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PaperbackBound for the Promised Land
New Studies in Biblical Theology
by Oren Martin
Series edited by D. A. CarsonJust as the Old Testament book of Genesis begins with creation, where humans live in the presence of their Lord, so the New Testament book of Revelation ends with an even more glorious new creation where all of the redeemed dwell with the Lord andhis Christ.
The historical development between the beginning and the end is crucial, for the journey from Eden to the new Jerusalem proceeds through ...
PaperbackMaking Peace with the Land
God's Call to Reconcile with Creation
Resources for Reconciliation
by Fred Bahnson and Norman Wirzba
Foreword by Bill McKibbenGod is reconciling all things in heaven and on earth.We are alienated not only from one another, but also from the land that sustains us. Our ecosystems are increasingly damaged, and human bodies are likewise degraded. Most of us have little understanding of how our energy is derived or our food is produced, and many of our current industrialized practices are both unhealthy for our bodies and unsustainable ...
PaperbackOld Testament Ethics for the People of God
by Christopher J. H. Wright
Nothing confuses Christian ethics quite like the Old Testament. Some faithful readers struggle through its pages and conclude that they must obey its moral laws but may disregard its ceremonial and civil laws. Others abandon its teaching altogether in favor of a strictly New Testament ethic. Neither option, argues Chris Wright, gives the Old Testament its due.In this innovative approach to Old Testament ...
PaperbackThe New Christian Zionism
Fresh Perspectives on Israel and the Land
Edited by Gerald R. McDermott
Can a theological case be made from Scripture that Israel still has a claim to the Promised Land? Christian Zionism is often seen as the offspring of premillennial dispensationalism. But the historical roots of Christian Zionism came long before the rise of the Plymouth Brethren and John Nelson Darby. In fact, the authors of The New Christian Zionism contend that the biblical and theological ...
HardbackLand of My Sojourn
The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found
by Mike Cosper
Library Journal's Best Nonfiction of 2024
"Cosper’s honest appraisal of Church disagreements and his own spiritual uncertainty results in his joyful acceptance of his identity as an imperfect wounded healer. Essential reading for Christians who have lost hope.” – Library Journal Starred Review, January 2024
Faith in the Wilderness
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Library Journal, the most widely circulated publication for librarians, has named Land of My Sojourn by Mike Cosper among its list of Best Nonfiction of 2024.
EbookOld Testament Ethics for the People of God
by Christopher J. H. Wright
Nothing confuses Christian ethics quite like the Old Testament. Some faithful readers struggle through its pages and conclude that they must obey its moral laws but may disregard its ceremonial and civil laws. Others abandon its teaching altogether in favor of a strictly New Testament ethic. Neither option, argues Chris Wright, gives the Old Testament its due.In this innovative approach to Old Testament ...
PaperbackThe Other Side of the Wall
A Palestinian Christian Narrative of Lament and Hope
by Munther Isaac
A Palestinian Pastor's Invitation to Lament and Hope
Christians have lived in Palestine since the earliest days of the Jesus movement. The Palestinian church predates Islam. Yet Palestinian Christians find themselves marginalized and ostracized. In the heated tensions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the voices of Palestinian Christians are often unheard and ignored.
This ...
PaperbackDeuteronomy
An Introduction and Commentary
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
by Edward J. Woods
A dramatic address delivered on the verge of Israel's entry into the land of Canaan, Deuteronomy has been described as a book "on the boundary." Edward J. Woods expounds its all-encompassing vision and shows how the Israelites were exhorted to make its words the interpreter of their life's story within the land "beyond the Jordan."This completely new volume replaces the previous editon of Deuteronomy ...
PaperbackThe Message of Numbers
Journey to the Promised Land
The Bible Speaks Today Series
by Raymond Brown
What does it mean to be pilgrims in a confusing world? What vision of the good life drives us?In this Bible Speaks Today volume, Raymond Brown explores how the book of Numbers offers a picture of a better life. He shows how its message is eminently suited to our world today, a world without firm spiritual and moral foundations. Numbers pictures life as an accompanied journey, and ...
