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PaperbackGod the Peacemaker
How Atonement Brings Shalom
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Graham A Cole
Series edited by D. A. CarsonWhat does God intend for his broken creation? In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Graham A. Cole seeks to answer this question by setting the atoning work of the cross in the broad framework of God's grand plan to restore the createdorder, and places the story of Jesus, his cross and empty tomb within it. Since we have become paradoxically the glory and garbage of the universe, our ...
EbookLanguage for God in Patristic Tradition
Wrestling with Biblical Anthropomorphism
by Mark Sheridan
Criticism of myth in the Bible is not a modern problem. Its roots go back to the earliest Christian theologians, and before them, to ancient Greek and Jewish thinkers. The dilemma posed by texts that ascribe human characteristics and emotions to the divine is a perennial problem, and we have much to learn from the ancient attempts to address it.
Mark Sheridan provides a theological and historical ...
EbookEsther
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Debra Reid
The place: Persia. The time: fifth-century BC. The Jews were threatened with genocide. A decree ordered the extermination of young and old, women and children. The book of Esther describes how this crisis was averted through the bravery of Esther,the wisdom of Mordecai and the unity of the Jewish people. Debra Reid's approachable commentary helps us see even more clearly in the book of Esther the ...
EbookThe Pastoral Epistles
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
by Osvaldo Padilla
Series edited by Eckhard J. Schnabel
Consulting Editor Nicholas PerrinIn his New Testament letters to Timothy and Titus, the apostle Paul is concerned with church order, defending correct doctrine, and passing on the faith.
In this introduction and commentary to both letters, Osvaldo Padilla sets them in their distinct context of Paul's later ministry and draws out their pastoral wisdom. With thoughtful exposition he shows how the lessons Paul ...
EbookIncluding the Stranger
Foreigners in the Former Prophets
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by David G. Firth
Series edited by D. A. CarsonBiblical Foundations Award Finalist
The Old Testament, particularly the Former Prophets (Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings), has frequently been regarded as having a negative attitude towards foreigners. This has meant that these texts are often employed by those opposed to the Christian faith to attack the Bible—and such views can be echoed by Christians. While the ...
EbookBlessed Are the Nones
Mixed-Faith Marriage and My Search for Spiritual Community
by Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
Can the Christian life be lived alone?
When her husband left Christianity several years into their marriage, Stina Kielsmeier-Cook was left "spiritually single"—struggling to live the Christian life on her own, taking her kids to church by herself, and wrestling with her own questions and doubts.
In this memoir, Kielsmeier-Cook tells the story of her mixed-faith marriage ...
PaperbackThe Morals of the Story
Good News About a Good God
by David Baggett and Marybeth Baggett
Christianity Today 2019 Book of the Year Award of Merit, Apologetics/Evangelism
What arguments best support the existence of God?
For centuries the moral argument—that objective morality points to the existence of God—has been a powerful apologetic tool.
In this volume, David and Marybeth Baggett offer a dramatic, robust, and even playful version ...
PaperbackInnovation in Mission
Insights into Practical Innovations Creating Kingdom Impact
Edited by James W. Reapsome and Jon Hirst
As the world around us is changing, our methods also need to adapt in order to fulfill the unchanging vision of reaching the lost. Innovations in Missions provides outstanding opportunities to solve the great challenges of ministry in this new Century. This book is not an all-or-nothing approach to being innovative in ministry. It offers what has worked in other areas and lets the reader ...
EbookUnderstanding Postmodernism
A Christian Perspective
by Stewart E. Kelly
With James K. Dew Jr.Postmodernity has matured. But the challenge of navigating our contemporary culture remains. In order for Christians to make wise decisions, we first need to understand the many facets of our postmodern context.If René Descartes is often identified as the first truly modern philosopher in light of his confidence in human reason, then postmodernism has taken Descartes to the woodshed. Stewart Kelly ...
