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paperback1 & 2 Thessalonians
N. T. Wright for Everyone Bible Study Guides
by N. T. Wright
With Patty PellFirst impressions stick with us. Paul's first impression of the Thessalonian Christians was an especially powerful one: The gospel message he preached grasped their hearts and minds, and transformed their lives. That memory moves Paul to write tothe young church that's bubbling with a sense of the power of the living God. These studies seek to open our lives to that God who leaves a lasting impression ...
Number of Studies: 8
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paperback1 & 2 Peter and Jude
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Carolyn Nystrom
"I'll never grow up."
Sometimes we all feel a little like Peter Pan. We'd rather be children, free of obligations and responsibilities. Sometimes we even feel that way about our Christian lives.
The writers of 1 and 2 Peter and Judeunderstand how difficult it is to grow into maturity. As Carolyn Nystrom leads us through these letters in this twelve-session LifeGuide® Bible Study , ...
Number of Studies: 12
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paperbackThe Message of Samuel
Personalities, Potential, Politics and Power
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Mary J. Evans
In the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, we witness the transition of Israel from tribal confederacy to established monarchy. And, as Mary Evans shows in this passage-by-passage commentary, during such a transition questions of identity and power are unavoidable.
In the aftermath of the decline of the judges, priests abuse their priestly privileges; Israelites covet the centralized ...
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paperbackSwing Low, volume 1
A History of Black Christianity in the United States
Swing Low Set
by Walter Robert Strickland
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist
A Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten ...
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caseboundSwing Low, volume 1
A History of Black Christianity in the United States
Swing Low Set
by Walter Robert Strickland
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Finalist
A Groundbreaking Portrait of African American Christianity
The history of African American Christianity is one of the determined faith of a people driven to pursue spiritual and social uplift for themselves and others to God's glory. Yet stories of faithful Black Christians have often been forgotten ...
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paperbackActs 1–12
Part 1: God's Power in Jerusalem and Judea
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Phyllis J. Le Peau
Do you ever feel powerless?
The people of the early church discovered what true power looks like. Jesus transformed their lives—and they changed the world!
Acts is the extraordinary record of what these early Christiandisciples did. The power that you see in action in this book is the same power that can transform your life. As Phyllis J. Le Peau leads you through the ...
Number of Studies: 12
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paperback1 Corinthians
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Thomas R. Schreiner
Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
Consulting Editor Nicholas PerrinThe cosmopolitan city of Corinth was the site of one of the apostle Paul's greatest evangelistic successes. However, the church he founded was full of contention, ranging from questions about leadership to incest. Some Christians were taking fellow believers to court. There were issues concerning marriage, celibacy, food offered to idols, public worship, and spiritual gifts. In response, Paul offered ...
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paperback2 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 ofrestoration 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 as he knows ...
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hardcover1-2 Corinthians
Volume 7
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Gerald Bray
General Editor Thomas C. OdenIn Paul's letters to the Corinthian church, the pastoral issues of a first-century Christian community stand out in bold relief. And as the apostle responds to these challenges, the fathers lean over his shoulder, marveling and commenting on his pastoral wisdom.Best known among these patristic commentators is Chrysostom, whose seventy-seven homilies on the two Corinthian epistles ...
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paperbackPaul Through Mediterranean Eyes
Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians
by Kenneth E. Bailey
Christianity Today Book Award winner
Paul was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, steeped in the learning of his people.
But he was also a Roman citizen who widely traveled the Mediterranean basin, andwas very knowledgeable of the dominant Greek and Roman culture of his day. These two mighty rivers of influence converge in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians.
With ...
