The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts
By: Joel B. Green
4.11
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two…
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1. Hermeneutics: An Introduction to Interpretive Theory
By: Stanley E. Porter
3.83
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
In this concentrated, intelligible, and useful introductory volume Stanley Porter and Jason Robinso… read more
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2. The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature?
By: John N. Oswalt
3.99
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Sixty years ago, most biblical scholars maintained that Israel’s religion was unique―that it stood … read more
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- religion
- history
- theology
3. Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers: Focusing Concern and Action
By: Christopher A. Hall
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Many Christians today long to become reacquainted with their ancient ancestors in the faith. They s… read more
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4. Linguistics Biblical Interpretation
By: Max Turner , Peter Cotterell
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this introduction to the use of linguistics in biblical interpretation, Peter Cotterell and Max … read more
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- nonfiction
5. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more
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6. Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World
By: Larry W. Hurtado
3.62
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
"Silly," "stupid," "irrational," "simple." "Wicked," "hateful," "obstinate," "anti-social." "Extrav… read more
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- christianity
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- nonfiction
7. Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
By: John H. Walton
3.70
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Much of the Old Testament seems strange to contemporary readers. However, as we begin to understand… read more
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8. Backgrounds of Early Christianity
By: Everett Ferguson
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Having long served as a standard introduction to the world of the early church, Everett Ferguson's … read more
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- nonfiction
9. The Divine Comedy
By: Dante Alighieri , Eugenio Montale , Allen Mandelbaum
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in th… read more
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10. Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Exegesis and Interpretation
By: Gregory K. Beale
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
This concise guide by a leading New Testament scholar helps readers understand how to better study … read more
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11. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.93
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more
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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
12. Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament
By: John D. Currid
3.96
Format: 433 pages, Paperback
Did the Old Testament writers borrow ideas from their pagan neighbors? And if they did, was it done… read more
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13. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament
By: John H. Walton , Victor H. Matthews
3.91
Format: None pages,
Preaching'sPreacher's Guide to the Best Bible Reference for 2014 (General Reference) How can we a… read more
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14. Paradise Lost
By: John Milton , John Leonard
3.84
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the… read more
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"What hath night to do with sleep?"-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Solitude sometimes is best society."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
15. The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation
By: John H. Sailhamer
4.29
Format: 426 pages, Paperback
The Pentateuch is the foundation for understanding the Old Testament and the Bible as a whole. Yet … read more
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16. Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
By: C.S. Lewis
4.00
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Pla… read more
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- christian
"Say a child’s prayer if you can’t say a man’s."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom,"-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"The joy came from finding at last what hatred was made for."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"About this time tomorrow, you will have done the impossible."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
17. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
By: John Mark Comer
4.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The author of the international bestseller The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry calls us to rediscover… read more
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- christianity
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- nonfiction
18. Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking
By: Caroline Leaf
3.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety--our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world an… read more
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19. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer
By: Tyler Staton
4.60
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more
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20. The Four Loves
By: C.S. Lewis
4.17
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A repackaged edition of the revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human lov… read more
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"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"To know that one is dreaming is to be no longer perfectly asleep."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"El amor empieza a ser un demonio desde el momento en que comienza a ser un dios."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
"People who bore one another should meet seldom; people who interest one another, often."-C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
21. Exploring Biblical Backgrounds: A Reader in Historical and Literary Contexts
By: Derek S. Dodson
3.63
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Exploring Biblical Backgrounds provides students and teachers with a rich compendium of ancient pri… read more
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22. The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts
By: Joel B. Green
4.11
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
This volume addresses the most important issues related to the study of New Testament writings. Two… read more
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- new testament
- philosophy
- ancient history
- religion
- nonfiction
23. Old Testament Parallels (Fully Revised and Expanded Third Edition): Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East
By: Victor H. Matthews
3.90
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Old Testament Parallels has been, since its first edition, one of Paulist Press's best regarded and… read more
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24. Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts
By: Jonathan S. Greer
4.12
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of… read more
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- religion
25. Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology
By: Jeffrey Jay Niehaus
3.93
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology traces the many parallels between the Old Testamen… read more
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26. Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture
By: David A. deSilva
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Contemporary Western readers may find it surprising that honor and shame, patronage and reciprocity… read more
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- new testament
- ancient history
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27. The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures
By: D.A. Carson
4.25
Format: 1248 pages, Hardcover
Valuable insights into key disputed topics from a veritable who's who of evangelical scholars In t… read more
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- theology
28. The Use of the Septuagint in New Testament Research
By: R. Timothy McLay
4.04
Format: 221 pages, Paperback
Too often the Septuagint is misunderstood or, worse, ignored in New Testament studies. In this book… read more
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29. Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament: Genre, Authorial Intent, and the Nature of Scripture (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)
By: Brian J. Tabb
4.11
Format: 322 pages, Paperback
The authors of the New Testament regularly quote and allude to Old Testament passages that point to… read more
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- christian
- theology
30. Worship in the Early Church
By: Justo L. González
4.35
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
While many histories of Christian worship exist, this project undertakes a task both more focused a… read more
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31. A Ransom for Many: Mark 10:45 as a Key to the Gospel
By: John J.R. Lee
4.23
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
"Not to be served, but to serve" Unlike the Gospels of Luke and John, Mark's Gospel never explicitl… read more
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