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EbookOld Testament Theology for Christians
From Ancient Context to Enduring Belief
by John H. Walton
Modern readers of the Bible often find the Old Testament difficult and even disturbing. What are we to do with obscure prophecies of long expired nations? Why should we read and study ancient laws that even the New Testament says are eclipsed by Christ? How can we reconcile Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount with the Old Testament’s graphic narratives of sex and violence? What does the Old Testament offer ...
EbookKnowing God Through the Old Testament
Three Volumes in One
by Christopher J. H. Wright
Combining three volumes into one, Knowing God Through the Old Testament brings together three of Christopher J. H. Wright's best loved books: Knowing God the Father Through the Old Testament, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, and Knowing the Holy Spirit Through the Old Testament.Knowing God the Father Through the Old Testament explores images that ...
EbookMisreading Scripture with Western Eyes
Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
by E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien
Over 150,000 Copies Sold Worldwide!
Understand Scripture on Its Own Terms
What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western biases to the text. For example:
- When Western readers hear Paul exhorting ...
EbookEvery Leaf, Line, and Letter
Evangelicals and the Bible from the 1730s to the Present
Edited by Timothy Larsen
"I was filled with a pining desire to see Christ's own words in the Bible. . . . I got along to the window where my Bible was and I opened it and . . . every leaf, line, and letter smiled in my face." —The Spiritual Travels of Nathan Cole, 1765
From its earliest days, Christians in the movement known as evangelicalism have had "a particular regard for the Bible," ...
EbookCompassion (&) Conviction
The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
by Justin Giboney, Michael R Wear, and Chris Butler
Foreword by Barbara Williams-SkinnerChristian Book Award® program
Outreach Resource of the YearHave you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives?
Too often, political questions areframed in impossible ways for the faithful Christian: we're forced to choose between social justice and biblical values, between supporting women and opposing ...
EbookMajority World Theology
Christian Doctrine in Global Context
Edited by Gene L. Green, Stephen T Pardue, and K K Yeo
More Christians now live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. Yet most theological literature does not reflect the rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. If we take seriously the Spirit'smovement around the world, we must consider how the rich textures of Christianity in the Majority World can enliven, inform, and challenge all who are ...
EbookIs Christianity the White Man's Religion?
How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color
by Antipas L Harris
Among many young people of color, there is a growing wariness about organized religion and Christianity in particular. If Christianity is for everyone, why does the Bible seem to endorse slavery? Why do most popular images of Jesus feature a man with white skin and blue eyes? Is evangelical Christianity "good news" or a tool of white supremacy?As our society increases in ethnic ...
EbookThe Other Side of the Wall
A Palestinian Christian Narrative of Lament and Hope
by Munther Isaac
A Palestinian Pastor's Invitation to Lament and Hope
Christians have lived in Palestine since the earliest days of the Jesus movement. The Palestinian church predates Islam. Yet Palestinian Christians find themselves marginalized and ostracized. In the heated tensions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the voices of Palestinian Christians are often unheard and ignored.
This ...
EbookA Big Gospel in Small Places
Why Ministry in Forgotten Communities Matters
by Stephen Witmer
Foreword by Raymond C Ortlund, Jr.2019 World Magazine Book of the Year Short List
2019 The Gospel Coalition Book Award
2019 Send Institute's Top Ten Church Planting Related Books of 2019
Kevin DeYoung's Top 10 Books of 2019
Jesus loves small, insignificant places.
In recent years, Christian ministries have ...
EbookThe Messianic Vision of the Pentateuch
by Kevin S. Chen
Did Moses write about Jesus? Jesus himself made this bold claim (recorded in John 5:46). Yet while most readers of the Bible today recognize a few Messianic prophecies in the Pentateuch, they don't often see them as part of its central message. In The Messianic Vision of the Pentateuch, Kevin Chen challenges the common view of the Pentateuch as focused primarily on the ...
