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hardcoverActs
Volume 5
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Francis Martin
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Acts of the Apostles—or more in keeping with the author's intent, the Acts of the Ascended Lord—is part two of Luke's story of "all that Jesus began to do and teach." In it he recounts the expansion of the church as its witness spread from Jerusalem to all of Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.
While at least forty early church authors commented on Acts, the ...
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paperbackDelivered from the Elements of the World
Atonement, Justification, Mission
by Peter J. Leithart
In Delivered from the Elements of the World Peter Leithart reframes Anselm's question, "Why the God Man?" Instead he asks, "How can the death and resurrection of a Jewish rabbi of the first century . . . be the decisive event in the history of humanity, the hinge and crux and crossroads for everything?" With the question reframed for the wide screen, Leithart pursues ...
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paperbackFollowing Jesus in the "Real World"
Discipleship for the Post-College Years
by Richard C. Lamb Jr.
What does it mean to follow Jesus after college?
If it was ever easy to graduate from college, choose a direction, and move on in life, it's not easy today. The terrain is unmapped, the destination uncertain, the stakes high.
To add to the pressure, Christians often find themselves looking back nostalgically on their school days. Then they knew genuine community, found time to pray, ...
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paperbackFive Things Biblical Scholars Wish Theologians Knew
by Scot McKnight
Foreword by Hans BoersmaThe disciplines of biblical studies and theology should serve each other, and they should serve both the church and the academy together. But the relationship between them is often marked by misunderstandings, methodological differences, and cross-discipline tension.
New Testament scholar Scot McKnight here highlights five things he wishes theologians knew about biblical studies. ...
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paperbackJohn's Letters
Discovering Genuine Christianity
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Ron Blankley
When we strip away what is superficial, cultural or traditional, what is the essence of true Christianity? What qualities and beliefs characterize a living--and life-changing--faith? The three letters of John help to answer these questions. 1, 2 and 3 John focus on the most important aspects of Christian life. As Ron Blankley leads you through the twelve LifeGuide® Bible Study lessons ...
Number of Studies: 12
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paperbackPredestination and Free Will
Four Views of Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom
Spectrum Multiview Book Series
Edited by David Basinger and Randall Basinger
Contributions by John Feinberg, Norman L. Geisler, Bruce Reichenbach, and Clark H. PinnockIf God is in control, are people really free?
This question has bothered Christians for centuries. And answers have covered a wide spectrum. Today Christians still disagree. Those who emphasize human freedom view it as a reflection of God's self-limited power. Others look at human freedom in the order of God's overall control.
In this Spectrum Multiview volume, David ...
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paperbackHabits of Hope
Educational Practices for a Weary World
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers
Foreword by Amos YongIn the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Christians called to academic vocations need authentic hope to sustain them in their work—and they need to be able to share that hope with a weary world.
Habits of Hope explores a Christian understanding ...
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caseboundHabits of Hope
Educational Practices for a Weary World
Edited by Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers
Foreword by Amos YongIn the world of education, disorientation and uncertainty has been increasing for several decades, with the Covid-19 pandemic only exacerbating preexisting challenges. Christians called to academic vocations need authentic hope to sustain them in their work—and they need to be able to share that hope with a weary world.
Habits of Hope explores a Christian understanding ...
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paperbackChristianity at the Crossroads
How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church
by Michael J. Kruger
The Gospel Coalition Book of the Year
Biblical Foundations Award Winner
Christianity in the twenty-first century is a global phenomenon. But in the second century, its future was not at all certain.
Initially Christianity possessed little social or cultural influence and found itself fighting for its life. While apostolic tradition was emerging ...
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paperbackThe Samaritan Woman's Story
Reconsidering John 4 After #ChurchToo
by Caryn A. Reeder
Reader's Choice Award Winner
Most Christians have heard a familiar description of the Samaritan woman in John 4: she was a sinner, an adulteress, even a prostitute. Throughout church history, the woman at the well has been seen narrowly in terms of her gender and marital history. What are we missing in the story? And what difference does our interpretation ...
