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hardcoverDictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings
A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship
The IVP Bible Dictionary Series
Edited by Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns
Christianity Today Merit Award winner
ECPA Gold MedallionThe Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry carry themselves differently from those of the Pentateuch, the histories or the prophets. The divine voicedoes not peal from Sinai, there are no narratives carried along by prophetic interpretation nor are oracles declaimed by a prophet. Here Scripture often ...
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paperbackThe Temple and the Church's Mission
A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by G. K. Beale
Series edited by D. A. Carson"Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. . . . And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem. . . . And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man." (Revelation 21:1-3, ESV).In this comprehensive study, a New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, G. K. Beale argues that the Old Testament tabernacle and temples were symbolically designed to point to the end-time ...
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ebookLay Me in God's Good Earth
A Christian Approach to Death and Burial
by Kent Burreson and Beth Hoeltke
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
A Christian case for natural burial
The promises of the Christian gospel are never more precious or more beautiful than in the context of death and burial. And yet current burial practices in Western society are archaic and impersonal. They fail to confront us with ...
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ebookCan You Just Sit with Me?
Healthy Grieving for the Losses of Life
by Natasha Smith
"Why are you still sad about that?"
It takes time and space to grieve well, but often our culture doesn't afford us these things. Drawing from her own experience with grief, Natasha Smith invites us into a reflection on whatit means to grieve and how to cling to hope even in our darkest moments. Instead of providing quick-fix solutions, this book ...
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ebookDoes God Really Like Me?
Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us
by Cyd Holsclaw and Geoff Holsclaw
"I guess I believe that God loves me. But does he like me?"
We all know what it's like to feel overlooked, disconnected, and ashamed. We might believe in God's love in the abstract, but we often live our lives without experiencing it in any deep or lasting way.
Pastors Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw understand this—indeed, they've felt it themselves. In this warm, engaging ...
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Os Guinness
Os Guinness (DPhil, Oxford) is the author or editor of more than thirty-five books, including The Dust of Death, The Call, Fool's Talk, Carpe Diem Redeemed, The Magna Carta of Humanity, Last Call for Liberty, Impossible People, Unspeakable, and Time for Truth. He is the founder of the Trinity Forum, a prominent social critic, and a frequent speaker who has addressed audiences worldwide. Guinness has a lifelong passion to make sense of our extraordinary modern world and stand between the worlds of scholarship and ordinary life, helping each to understand the other—particularly when advanced modern life touches on the profound issues of faith. A passionate advocate of freedom of religion and conscience for people of all faiths and none, he was the lead drafter for both the Williamsburg Charter and the Global Charter of Conscience. He lives with his wife, Jenny, in the Washington, DC, area.
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paperbackDeath and the Afterlife
Biblical Perspectives on Ultimate Questions
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Paul R. Williamson
Series edited by D. A. CarsonSignificant aspects of death and the afterlife continue to be debated among evangelical Christians. In this NSBT volume Paul Williamson surveys the perspectives of our contemporary culture and the biblical world, and then highlights the traditional understanding of the biblical teaching and the issues over which evangelicals have become increasingly polarized.Subsequent chapters explore the controversial ...
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paperbackMarriage and Family in the Biblical World
Edited by Ken M. Campbell
Current debates about marriage and the family assume much about the history of these institutions. But what do we really know about the social and ethical arrangements of these institutions, especially during biblical times? Placing the history of marriage and family in context requires not only a study of biblical literature that traverses several millennia but also a grasp of extrabiblical literature ...
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paperbackMoses
Deliverer, Mediator, and Friend of God
by J. Daniel Hays
Series edited by J. Scott DuvallWho was Moses, really?
From Hebrew slave to Egyptian prince to God's chosen deliverer, Moses' story is one of the most extraordinary in all of Scripture. In this book, learn how Moses finds his true identity face-to-face with God himself.
Through the exploration of the biblical, historical, social, and cultural contexts, biblical scholar J. ...
