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…
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1. Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance
By: David A. deSilva , James H. Charlesworth
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
The status of the apocryphal (or deuterocanonical) books has been one of the longstanding areas of … read more
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2. 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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3. 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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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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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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7. 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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8. God's Kingdom Through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology
By: Stephen J. Wellum , Peter J. Gentry
3.54
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this abridgement of the groundbreaking book Kingdom through Covenant, a biblical scholar and a t… read more
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9. 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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10. 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)
11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. 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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"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)
15. Taking God at His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me
By: Kevin DeYoung
3.71
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith, but people disagree about its nature and auth… read more
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16. Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
By: Rob Bell
3.66
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
Millions of Christians have struggled with how to reconcile God's love and God's judgment: Has God… read more
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"You turn the light on, you get all kinds of bugs."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"Forgiveness is unilateral. God isn’t waiting for us to get it together, to clean up, shape up, get up - God has already done it."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"...Jesus responds to almost every question he's asked with...a question. "What do you think? How do you read it?" he asks, again and again and again."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"Love demands freedom. It always has, and it always will. We are free to resist, reject, and rebel against God's ways for us. We can have all the hell we want."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
17. Life in Biblical Israel (Library of Ancient Israel)
By: Philip J. King
3.90
Format: 440 pages, Hardcover
This special-edition volume of the Library of Ancient Israel, based on the latest research, present… read more
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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. Reenchanting Humanity: A Theology of Mankind
By: Owen Strachan
4.24
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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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27. 40 Questions About Biblical Theology
By: Jason S. DeRouchie
4.33
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
An accessible survey of the meaning, methodologies, themes, and applications of biblical theology … read more
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28. Five Views on the Exodus: Historicity, Chronology, and Theological Implications (Counterpoints: Bible and Theology)
By: Mark D. Janzen
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Gain a thorough understanding of the competing views on the historicity, chronology, and theologica… read more
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29. ReSourcing Theological Anthropology: A Constructive Account of Humanity in the Light of Christ
By: Marc Cortez
3.87
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Theologians working in theological anthropology often claim that Jesus reveals what it means to be … read more
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30. 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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31. Reading Scripture Canonically: Theological Instincts for Old Testament Interpretation
By: Mark S. Gignilliat
4.21
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Veteran Old Testament teacher Mark Gignilliat explores the theological and hermeneutical instincts … read more
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