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PaperbackReading Scripture with the Church Fathers
by Christopher A. Hall
Many Christians today long to become reacquainted with their ancient ancestors in the faith. They see a deeper worship and devotion in the prayers and hymns of the early church. And they believe that the writings of the early church can shed new light on their understanding of Scripture.
But where and how do we begin? Our first encounter with the writings of the church fathers may seem like ...
HardbackJoshua, Judges, Ruth
Old Testament Volume 4
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
by N. Scott Amos
"Where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God."
Ruth's response to her mother-in-law Naomi demonstrated both Ruth's loyalty to her family and her trust in God. The Reformers of the sixteenth century found theological significance in such Old Testament narratives. For example, German Lutheran pastor and theologian ...
HardbackProverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by David C. Fink
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die..."
When the reformers of the sixteenth century turned to this well-known text from the Book of Ecclesiastes, they did not find a reason to despair, but rather confirmation of their hope and faith in God. For example, Martin Luther pointed ...
HardbackMatthew
New Testament Volume 1
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Jason K. Lee and William M. Marsh
"As they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body.'"
How should one interpret these words of Jesus?
The sixteenth-century Reformers turned to Scripture to find the truth of God's Word, but that doesn't mean they always agreed on how to interpret it. For example, when approaching ...
Hardback2 Corinthians
New Testament Volume 9B
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Scott M. Manetsch
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
When the Reformers of the sixteenth century turned to this biblical text, originally written by Paul to the first-century church in Corinth, they found truths that apply to Christians regardless of their historical context. For example, Reformed theologian Wolfgang ...
PaperbackWhat Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?
Comparing Conceptual Worlds of the Bible and Evolution
by Dru Johnson
Believe it or not, the book of Genesis might have been the most Darwinian text in the ancient world. And throughout the opening books of Scripture, we find ideas that would also become prominent insights of the biologist Charles Darwin interlaced with the Bible's one-of-a-kind origin story. Key plot markers come to the surface again and again, driving the history of Israel and the ...
PaperbackLa misión cristiana en el mundo moderno
by John Stott and Christopher J. H. Wright
Foreword by Ruth Padilla DeBorstJesús nos envía al mundo de la misma manera que el Padre lo envió a él. Sin embargo, aun miles de años después, muchos cristianos todavía no se ponen de acuerdo que incluye esto. Algunos creen que el enfoque de la misión cristianaes evangelizar y «salvar almas». Otros enfatizan asuntos de justicia global o la labor de alivio y desarrollo. ¿Acaso solo una de estas dos opiniones está ...
PaperbackHow Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
Rediscovering the African Seedbed of Western Christianity
Early African Christianity
by Thomas C. Oden
Africa has played a decisive role in the formation of Christian culture from its infancy. Some of the most decisive intellectual achievements of Christianity were explored and understood in Africa before they were in Europe.If this is so, why is Christianity so often perceived in Africa as a Western colonial import? How can Christians in Northern and sub-Saharan Africa, indeed, how can Christians ...
PaperbackA Un camino en el desierto
Encontrándonos con Dios en los lugares desolados de las Escrituras--Un estudio bíblico de 6 semanas con acceso a video
IVP Bible Study Experience
by Kristel Acevedo
Si en algún momento te has sentido desconectado, perdido, lastimado o confundido y te has preguntado dónde está Dios, entonces has experimentado lo que Kristel Acevedo denomina una temporada de desierto. Y ella entiende porque ha experimentado supropia temporada de desierto de soledad, aislamiento y desesperación.
Pero Kristel quiere que sepamos que Dios está con nosotros en esas temporadas.
Usando ...
Number of Studies: 6
PaperbackSurprised by Paradox
The Promise of "And" in an Either-Or World
by Jen Pollock Michel
Foreword by Russ RamseyWord Guild Awards Shortlist — Apologetics/Evangelism
Word Guild Award — Best Book Cover Award
Christianity Today's Book of the Year Award of Merit - The Beautiful Orthodoxy
What if certainty isn't the goal?
In a world filled with ambiguity, many of us long for a belief system that provides straightforward ...
