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…
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1. Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
By: Timothy J. Keller , Katherine Leary Alsdorf
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet Timothy Keller shows how God calls on eac… read more
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"It (idolatry) means turning a good thing into an ultimate thing."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"Two things we want so desperately, glory and relationship, can coexist only in God."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"Community service has become a patch for morality. You can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
"The great danger is to always single out some aspect of God’s good creation and identify it, rather than alien intrusion of sin, as the villain."-Timothy J. Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Plan for the World
2. The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
By: Timothy J. Keller , Kathy Keller
4.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you."-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
"Real love, the Bible says, instinctively desires permanence."-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
"A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments."-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
"Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints."-Timothy J. Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
3. The Imitation of Christ
By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.
4.32
Format: 632 pages, Paperback
Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more
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4. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
By: Douglas K. Stuart , Gordon D. Fee
4.23
Format: None pages, Paperback
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5. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
By: Richard J. Foster
3.77
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
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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. 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
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8. The Story of Christianity: Volume 1: The Early Church to the Reformation
By: Justo L. González
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Format: 371 pages, Paperback
Sheds light on the major cultural and theological currents shaping the church during this period. read more
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9. Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ
By: Eugene H. Peterson , Dallas Willard
3.43
Format: 375 pages,
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10. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
By: Scott Hahn , Brant Pitre
4.60
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A revelatory exploration of the Jewish roots of the Last Supper that seeks to understand exactly wh… read more
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"The whole context of Jesus' bread of life discourse is centered on the Jewish hopes for the coming of a new Moses and the return of the manna from heaven."-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"People were not to consume blood because "the life" or "the soul" (Hebrew nephesh) of the animal is in the blood. As Leviticus states, "It is the blood that makes atonement, by the power of its life.…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"Some ancient rabbis believed that the manna was protological--that it had existedsince the very dawn of creation. As such, the manna was the perfect food, untouched by the sin of humanity's first par…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
"For, as any ancient Jew would have known, the Passover sacrifice was not completed by the death of the lamb, but by eating its flesh. Five times the Bible states that they must "eat" the lamb; five t…"-Scott Hahn, Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper
11. The Unseen Realm
By: Michael S. Heiser
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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12. The Knowledge of the Holy
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3.98
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
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13. Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
By: E. Randolph Richards , Brandon J. O'Brien
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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14. Holy Bible: New Living Translation
By: Anonymous
4.28
Format: 120 pages,
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15. A Grief Observed
By: C.S. Lewis
4.22
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
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"Time itself is one more name for death."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
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16. Letters to the Church
By: Francis Chan
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
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"You can’t fully mature without being attacked."-Francis Chan, Letters to the Church
"Just because something is said with the wrong attitude doesn’t mean it’s wrong information"-Francis Chan, Letters to the Church
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17. Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
By: John Mark Comer
4.63
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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18. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer
By: Tyler Staton
4.60
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19. The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate (Volume 5) (The Lost World Series)
By: Tremper Longman III
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20. Birthright: The Coming Posthuman Apocalypse and the Usurpation of Adam's Dominion on Planet Earth
By: Timothy Alberino
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Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition
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"The purpose [of the alien abduction program] is not to deceive us or to save us or to destroy us but to become us -- to progenerate alien-human hybrids who can blend seamlessly into our society and u…"-Timothy Alberino, Birthright: The Coming Posthuman Apocalypse and the Usurpation of Adam's Dominion on Planet Earth
21. Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible
By: Michael F. Bird
4.34
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Answers to the most common questions and misconceptions about the Bible Seven Things I Wish Chr… read more
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