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paperbackThe Message of Isaiah
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Barry G. Webb
The book of Isaiah is outstanding in its brilliance of style, poetic power, and foretaste of the hope of the gospel. It tells how God himself has provided the highway to holiness for those who have been redeemed. These are images that evoke the exodus from Egypt and foreshadow Christ's achievement at the cross. There is joy even in Isaiah's portrayal of judgment—rebuilding within ...
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hardcoverDiary of an Old Soul
Annotated Edition
by George MacDonald
With Timothy Larsen"Be thou the well by which I lie and rest;
Be thou my tree of life, my garden ground;
Be thou my home, my fire, my chamber blest,
My book of wisdom, loved of all the best;
Oh, be my friend, each day still newer found,
As the eternal days and nights go round!
Nay, nay—thou art my God, in whom all loves are bound!"In 1880, the prolific ...
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paperback1 Chronicles
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Martin J. Selman
The Chronicler wrote as a pastoral theologian. The congregation he addressed was an Israel separated from its former days of blessing by a season of judgment. The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles bring a divine word of healing and reaffirm the hope of restoration to a nation that needed to regain its footing in God's promises and to reshape its life before God.
The Chronicler expounds the Bible ...
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hardcoverPaul's New Perspective
Charting a Soteriological Journey
by Garwood P. Anderson
The debate between proponents of the old and new perspectives on Paul has been followed closely over the years, consolidating allegiances on either side. But the debate has now reached a stalemate, with defectors turning to apocalyptic and other solutions. Garwood Anderson recounts the issues and concludes that "both 'camps' are right, but not all the time." And with that teaser, he rolls up his ...
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paperbackOriginal Sin and the Fall
Five Views
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister
"What is this that you have done?"
Throughout the church's history, Christians have largely agreed that God's good creation of humanity was marred by humanity's sinful rebellion, resulting in our separation from God and requiring divine intervention in the saving work of Christ.
But Christians have disagreed over many particular questions surrounding humanity's fall, ...
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paperbackThe Message of Numbers
Journey to the Promised Land
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Raymond Brown
What does it mean to be pilgrims in a confusing world? What vision of the good life drives us? In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Raymond Brown explores how the book of Numbers offers a picture of a better life. He shows how its message is eminently suited to our world today, a world without firm spiritual and moral foundations. Numbers pictures life as an accompanied journey, ...
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paperbackComing to Peace with Psychology
What Christians Can Learn from Psychological Science
by Everett L. Worthington Jr.
Religion and science have often been at odds. In particular, Christianity and psychology have not always gotten along. Some Christians are still suspicious of psychological findings. But researcher Everett Worthington argues that Christians can know people better--and even know God better--through psychological science. Worthington suggests that the relationship between psychological science and ...
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paperbackCulture Care
Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life
by Makoto Fujimura
Foreword by Mark LabbertonOutreach Magazine Resource of the Year
Christianity Today's Book of the Year Award of Merit"Culture is not a territory to be won or lost but a resource we are called to steward with care. Culture is a garden to be cultivated."
Many bemoan the decay of culture. But we all have a responsibility to care for culture, to nurture it ...
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paperbackEnjoying the Old Testament
A Creative Guide to Encountering Scripture
by Eric A. Seibert
ECPA Top Shelf Award Winner
Is it really possible to enjoy the Old Testament?
Christians know they are supposed to read the Old Testament. Yet many struggle to do so. They often find it confusing, theologically troubling, or just uninteresting. Eric Seibert understands this dilemma and provides a solution. His goal is to help people learn to ...
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The Acts of the Apostles, the first in a three volume set of newly discovered commentaries by J. B. Lightfoot, has been published by InterVarsity Press (IVP) this month. Joseph Barber Lightfoot (1828–1889) was one of the great biblical and patristic scholars of the nineteenth century in any language, and certainly in English. IVP is thrilled to make these important volumes available.
