The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context
By: John H. Walton
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Our handling of what we call biblical law veers between controversy and neglect. On the one han…
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1. Church History in Plain Language
By: Bruce L. Shelley , Mark A. Noll
4.10
Format: 520 pages, Paperback
It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" an… read more
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"Christianity is the only major religion to have at its central event the humiliation of its God."-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language
"If we see some admirable work of human art, we are at once eager to investigate the nature, the manner, the end of its production; and the contemplation of the works of God stirs us with an incompara…"-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language
"Church historians often ask, ‘Is the church a movement or an institution?' . . . I think it is both. . . . I believe the people of God in history live in a tension between an ideal--the universal com…"-Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language
2. Paul: In Fresh Perspective
By: N.T. Wright
4.37
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Part One Themes 1. Paul's World, Paul's Legacy 2. Creation and Covenant 3. Messiah and Apocalyptic … read more
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3. Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
By: N.T. Wright
4.24
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, top-selli… read more
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4. The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, #3)
By: N.T. Wright
3.91
Format: 241 pages,
Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question - which a… read more
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5. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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6. The Unseen Realm
By: Michael S. Heiser
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael Heiser examines the ancient context of Scripture, explaining how i… read more
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7. This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence
By: John Piper
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Reflecting on forty years of matrimony, John Piper exalts the biblical meaning of marriage over its… read more
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8. 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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9. The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization
By: Vishal Mangalwadi , None
4.34
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Understand where we came from. Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its rele… read more
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10. Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.18
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
. We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical p… read more
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11. A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing
By: Scot McKnight
4.34
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
What is the way forward for the church?Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to … read more
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12. Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
By: Esau McCaulley
4.43
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
Growing up in the American South, Esau McCaulley knew firsthand the ongoing struggle between despai… read more
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"Prayer for leaders and criticism of their practices are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both have biblical warrant in the same letter."-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
"While I was at home with much of the theology in evangelicalism, there were real disconnects. First, there was the portrayal of the Black church in these circles. I was told that the social gospel ha…"-Esau McCaulley, Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
13. Paul: A Biography
By: N.T. Wright
4.34
Format: 480 pages, ebook
In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T.… read more
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14. 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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15. How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now
By: James K.A. Smith
4.29
Format: 189 pages, Hardcover
Many Christians are disconnected from the past or imagine they are "above" history, immune to it, a… read more
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16. 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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17. Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling
By: Nijay K. Gupta
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman s… read more
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18. Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for Salvation in Christ
By: Matthew W. Bates
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Challenging popular misconceptions about the biblical gospel, Matthew Bates shows that it is differ… read more
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19. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
20. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America
By: Russell D. Moore
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repen… read more
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21. Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters
By: Carmen Joy Imes
4.53
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
Biblical Foundations Award Finalist Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament―especially the Ol… read more
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"The law envisions a different kind of life, characterized by self-discipline and self-giving love. Imagine a community where every member actively worked to love and protect their neighbor!"-Carmen Joy Imes, Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters
22. Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies
By: N.T. Wright
4.14
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Should Christians be politically withdrawn, avoiding participation in politics to maintain their pr… read more
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23. Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
By: Nijay K. Gupta
4.35
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in … read more
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24. The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?
By: Jim Davis
3.88
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history. It is greater … read more
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25. The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context
By: John H. Walton
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Our handling of what we call biblical law veers between controversy and neglect. On the one han… read more
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- history
- jewish
- christianity
- theology
- judaism
- old testament
- religion
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. A Jewish Paul: The Messiah's Herald to the Gentiles
By: Matthew Thiessen
4.32
Format: 184 pages, Kindle Edition
What was the apostle Paul's relationship to Judaism? How did he view the Jewish law? How did he und… read more
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27. Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus: How a Jewish Perspective Can Transform Your Understanding
By: Lois Tverberg
4.44
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
What would it be like for modern readers to sit down beside Jesus as he explained the Bible to them… read more
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28. How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture
By: Dan Kimball
4.20
Format: None pages, Audio CD
When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wa… read more
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29. 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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- theology
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30. Inspired Imperfection: How the Bible's Problems Enhance Its Divine Authority
By: Gregory A. Boyd
4.27
Format: 175 pages, ebook
In Inspired Imperfection, Gregory A. Boyd adds another counterintuitive and provocative thesis to h… read more
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31. Unlimited Atonement: Amyraldism and Reformed Theology
By: Michael F. Bird
4.00
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Limited atonement is not the only Reformed model of atonement "Hypothetical universalism," or "u… read more
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