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HardbackJohn 11-21
Volume 4B
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Gospel of John was beloved by the early church, much as it is today, for its spiritual insight and clear declaration of Jesus' divinity. Clement of Alexandria indeed declared it the "spiritual Gospel." Early disputers with heretics such as Cerinthus and the Ebionites drew upon the Gospel of John to refute their heretical notions and uphold the full deity of Christ. This Gospel more than any ...
HardbackWe Believe in One Lord Jesus Christ
Ancient Christian Doctrine Series
Edited by John Anthony McGuckin
"Who do you say that I am?" This question that Jesus asked of his disciples, so central to his mission, became equally central to the fledgling church. How would it respond to the Gnostics who answered by saying Jesus was less than fully human? How would it respond to the Arians who contended he was less than fully God? It was these challenges that ultimately provoked the Council ...
PaperbackAtonement
The Person and Work of Christ
by Thomas F. Torrance
Edited by Robert T. WalkerThis companion volume to T. F. Torrance's Incarnation: The Person and Life of Christ presents the material on the work of Christ, centered in the atonement, given originally in his lectures delivered to his students in Christian Dogmaticson Christology at New college, Edinburgh, from 1952-1978.
Like the first volume, the original lecture material has been expertly edited by Robert ...
PaperbackChristianity versus Fatalistic Religions in the War Against Poverty
by Udo Middelmann
Most literature and many aid efforts concerned with poverty relief and development function on mathematical assumptions. Those who have more should share with those who have less, thus creating equality. Some would add a moral component saying that those having more are morally wrong and must have gained their surplus from outright theft or unfair trade.But on the side of the needy, religious and ...
PaperbackPriorities
Tyranny of the Urgent
Christian Basics Bible Studies
by Charles E. Hummel
Have you ever wished for a thirty-hour day?
Does your list of unfinished tasks--unanswered letters, unvisited friends, unread books--grow larger and larger each week?
If so, you desperately need relief.
Six studies drawn from Charles Hummel's Tyranny of the Urgent will help you put your life back in order by focusing on God's "to do" list instead of your own.
Number of Studies: 6
PaperbackShades of Sheol
Death and Afterlife in the Old Testament
by Philip S. Johnston
"For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise?" (Psalm 6:5)
- Death is a profound and complex subject. How did the Israelites respond to it?
- The dead apparently went to Sheol. Where and what was it?
- The inhabitants of Sheol are sometimes called "shades." What does this indicate?
- Many ancient peoples venerated their ancestors. Did ...
PaperbackIsrael & the Nations
The History of Israel from the Exodus to the Fall of the Second Temple
by F. F. Bruce and David F. Payne
The story of Israel is one of the outstanding tales of human history. Israel, occupying a narrow strip of land between sea and desert, was positioned on an international highway of commerce and warfare. This was a people whose future would be intertwined with the stories of nations great and small.
F. F. Bruce shapes the daunting complexities of this history, nearly fourteen hundred years ...
EbookBeauty, Order, and Mystery
A Christian Vision of Human Sexuality
Center for Pastor Theologians Series
Edited by Todd A Wilson and Gerald L. Hiestand
Humans are sexual creatures.
Our sexuality can be a beautiful and mysterious expression of what it means to be human. But it can also become distorted and sinful.
Perhaps no issue is as urgent for the church today, orconfronts it with as many questions, as human sexuality: What does it mean to fulfill God’s will through our sexuality? To what extent should our sexuality ...
Paperback1-3 John
A Commentary on the New Testament
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series
by Marianne Meye Thompson
Torn by conflict, the congregation to whom John addressed his letters stood in need of his strong exhortations to love and unity within the bounds of truth. His word to them is well suited to the church today, confronted by controversies within and without that challenge its ability and will to stand for the truth in a pluralistic society.In this careful study of John's letters, readers will find ...
PaperbackKnowing God Study Guide
by J. I. Packer
Over a million people have found J. I. Packer's classic Knowing God to be an immense help, and tens of thousands have used this study guide to know God even better.
This twenty-two-session guide takes readers through the essential truths of Packer's classic. Individuals can stretch their understanding and allow the material to change their lives. Small groups can ...
Number of Studies: 22
