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This revolutionary book about our future is based on the simple idea that, according to the Bible, heaven is not our eternal home--the New Earth is. As Jesus says in the gospel of Matthew, the next chapter of our story begins with "the renewal of all things," by which he means the earth we love in all its beauty, our own selves, and the things that make for a rich life: music, art, food, laughter and all that we hold dear. Everything shall be renewed...
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Understanding the Bible isn't for the few, the gifted, the scholarly. The Bible is accessible. It's meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary students. A few essential insights into the Bible can clear up a lot of misconceptions and help you grasp the meaning of Scripture and its application to your twenty-first-century life. More than three quarters of a million people have turned to How to Read the Bible for...
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With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself "literal" and one that is more "meaning-based"? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God's Word? How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories. Written by two seasoned Bible...
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Anthony Thiselton here brings together his encyclopedic knowledge of hermeneutics and his nearly four decades of teaching on the subject to provide a splendid interdisciplinary textbook. After a thorough historical overview of hermeneutics, Thiselton moves into modern times with extensive analysis of scholarship from the mid-twentieth century, including liberation and feminist theologies, reader-response and reception theory, and postmodernism. No...
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When God gives us blessings, he wants us to share them with others whenever possible. The joy that comes from giving and sharing is often priceless and beyond description. This is so relevant because this book is a blessing that must be shared with you. The Imagery of Scripture is about seeing the word of God with both new and ancient eyes. It will allow you to admire the Bible in a profound way, showing you the wonder of God's word and how it points,...
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The ancient writings of Scripture are overflowing with modern-day lessons. If we heed what they have to tell us, we will find ageless wisdom and timeless truths. Come explore their depths and find hidden treasure. In As It Is Written, Christina oakes challenges the notion that the first five books of the Bible (i.e. the Torah) is antiquated or no longer applies to our lives. Drawing on rabbinic wisdom, Miss Oakes offers a unique perspective on both...
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Christianity believes in a God who acts in history. The Bible tells us the story of God's actions in Israel, culminating in the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth and the spreading of the gospel from Jerusalem to Rome. The issue of history is thus unavoidable when it comes to reading the Bible. Volume 4 of the Scripture and Hermeneutics Series looks at how history has dominated biblical studies under the guise of historical criticism. This book explores...
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In debates about the authority of the Bible, people commonly argue that the Bible is inspired, even inerrant, and therefore that it has authority. Is this argument valid?
Dr. Edward W. H. Vick argues that it is not, that authority does not derive from inspiration, and that terms like 'inspiration' and 'inerrancy' do not contribute to a belief in, or the authority of the Scriptures at all.
Using the example of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and...
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La vida es un viaje, y como cualquier viaje, requiere de un mapa preciso y confiable para llevarnos a donde necesitamos ir. Dios nos ha provisto una guía así en su Palabra. Sin embargo, así como el navegante necesita aprender cómo interpretar todos los contornos y símbolos de un mapa, del mismo modo nosotros necesitamos poder entender cómo la Biblia nos comunica sus direcciones. Explorando la palabra de Dios ayuda a los que estudian la Biblia...
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The Politics of Faith addresses key biblical texts and their intersection with questions of good government, social policy, and societal leadership. It speaks to Christians and others who seek to ponder and discuss the role of faith and Bible in their decisions about civic politics and faithful citizenship. This book aims to enable readers to see more clearly that the Bible does speak about the kinds of economic and social policies a nation should...
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When someone claims they have a message from God, how do you decide whether to believe them?
This question has been with people of faith at least since Abraham heard someone-God, as it turned out-telling him to leave home and go to a place he would be shown. Other people have left their homes thinking God was guiding them, and have ended up with nothing but trouble.
And what about books? When someone claims a book is inspired by God how do you determine...
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This is the fourth of a six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature. This volume on the Gospels continues the tradition of the first three in the series by exploring the intersection of the Bible and literature. Ryken enables pastors, students, and teachers of the Bible to appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of the Gospels and how to interpret them correctly. He goes one step further than merely explaining the literary dimensions...
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Judges: A Theological Commentary for Preachers engages hermeneutics for preaching, employing theological exegesis that enables the preacher to utilize all the units of the letter to craft effective sermons.
This commentary unpacks the crucial link between Scripture and application: the theology of each preaching text (i.e., what the author is doing with what he is saying). Judges is divided into fourteen preaching units and the theological focus of...
15) Interpreting the Prophetic Word: An Introduction to the Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament
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The diversity of prophetic voices in the Bible provides a message that is rich and variegated. But the variety of the testimony can be lost by limiting one's interpretations or application of the prophetic word. Interpreting the Prophetic Word helps readers understand the harmony of the voices that reveal God's purposes in redemptive history. Dr. Willem VanGemeren explains clearly and fully the background of the prophetic tradition. He then interprets...
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Whether studying for exams or delving into the Scriptures, Bible students will love how this Zondervan Get an A! Study Guide puts critical information at their fingertips. No more hunting through textbooks or laboring over self-made study cards. This study resource is ideal for obtaining a quick overview of Scott Duvall and Daniel Hays' Grasping God's Word for exam preparation and last-minute review, or as an aid in Bible study.
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Existence of God didn't seem impossible to Bruce. After all, the universe exists, and something had to create it. All of the scientific theories that Bruce learned about the beginning of time, space, matter, and energy basically said that it just happened and perhaps cyclically repeated the process. He thought there was a critical piece missing because, according to his understanding, scientific principle requires a cause for every effect. But what...
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This is the last of a six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature. In this series, the author not only explores the intersection of the Bible and literature, but he also shows pastors, students, and teachers of the Bible the beautiful craftsmanship of Proverbs and wisdom literature and how to interpret them correctly. Dr. Ryken goes one-step further than merely explaining the genre of Proverbs and wisdom literature by including exercises...
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A crucial responsibility for Christian interpreters of Scripture, says Richard Bauckham, is to understand our contemporary context and to explore the Bible's relevance to it in ways that reflect serious critical engagement with that context. In this book Bauckham models how this task can be carried out.
Bauckham calls for our reading of Scripture to lead us to greater engagement with critical issues in today's world, including globalization, environmental...
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Todo creyente que ama a Jesús y por consiguiente ama su Palabra, encontrará en Con precision mucha ayuda para entender mejor todo lo que Dios nos ha dicho en la Biblia através de los siglos. Tanto los libros históricos, poéticosy proféticos, como los Evangelios y las Epístolas tienen mucho que aportar a nuestro entendimiento y vida cristiana, para que podamostener esa «vida en abundancia» (Jn. 10: 10) que Jesúsnos prometió. Este libro aumentará...