World Upside Down: Reading Acts in the Graeco-Roman Age
By: C. Kavin Rowe
4.36
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
For almost 300 years, the dominant trend in New Testament interpretation has been to read the Acts …
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1. Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels
By: Richard B. Hays
4.75
Format: 524 pages, Hardcover
The claim that the events of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection took place "according to the Scri… read more
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- new testament
- academic
- church
- nonfiction
2. Embracing Shared Ministry: Power and Status in the Early Church and Why It Matters Today
By: Joseph H. Hellerman
4.19
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
Social historian and pastor Joe Hellerman addresses issues of power and authority in the church--in… read more
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3. Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity (The Pastoral series, #2)
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Eugene Peterson issues a provocative call for pastors to abandon their preoccupation with image and… read more
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4. The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
By: C.S. Lewis
4.05
Format: 221 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure NARNIA...where the wo… read more
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"this is a book about something"-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
"It was a rich place: as rich as plumcake."-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
"No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice."-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
"Pooh! Grown-ups are always thinking of uninteresting explanations."-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
5. You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
By: James K.A. Smith
3.63
Format: None pages, Hardcover
You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author Ja… read more
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6. On Christian Doctrine
By: Augustine of Hippo , D.W. Robertson Jr.
3.25
Format: None pages, Paperback
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7. Thoughts for Young Men
By: J.C. Ryle
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
J.C. Ryle's handbook for young men, replete with warnings, exhortations, and instruction about this… read more
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8. The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus: Luke's Account of God's Unfolding Plan
By: Alan J. Thompson
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
When the book of Acts is mentioned, a cluster of issues spring to mind, including speaking in tongu… read more
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9. The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes
3.96
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch. NARNIA...where owls are wise, where… read more
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"Life isn't all fricasseed frogs and eel pie."-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
"It's expression was solemn, its complexion muddy."-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
"You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you," said the Lion."-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
"Though under earth, and throneless now I be Yet while I lived all earth was under me."-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
10. Middlemarch
By: Michel Faber , George Eliot
4.02
Format: 912 pages, Mass Market Paperback
"People are almost always better than their neighbours think they are" George Eliot’s most ambit… read more
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"After all, the true seeing is within."-Michel Faber, Middlemarch
"I protest against any absolute conclusion."-Michel Faber, Middlemarch
"I shall do everything it becomes me to do."-Michel Faber, Middlemarch
"What loneliness is more lonely than distrust?"-Michel Faber, Middlemarch
11. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
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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- theology
"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. Everything Sad Is Untrue
By: Daniel Nayeri
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Da… read more
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"Every story is the sound of a storyteller begging to stay alive."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"I won't tell you about her yet, because sometimes love has to be kept secret. If other people find out, they will attack it."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, "Yes. That is a thing you're looking at. You haven't lied to yourself."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Maybe there’s a lot more to it---maybe you choose and you practice, and that’s what makes the love true."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
14. 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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15. Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple
By: Scot McKnight
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
See how the Book of Revelation can be read as a book of discipleship , challenging Christ-followers… read more
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16. 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
17. 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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18. The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
By: Abigail Rine Favale
4.59
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderst… read more
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19. Power in Weakness: Paul’s Transformed Vision for Ministry
By: Timothy G. Gombis
4.43
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Envisioning cruciform community built on resurrection hope After Paul’s encounter with the risen … read more
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- new testament
- christian
- theology
20. Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters
By: Carmen Joy Imes
4.47
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our … read more
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21. 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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22. The Gospel and the Gospels: Christian Proclamation and Early Jesus Books
By: Simon J. Gathercole
4.80
Format: 450 pages, Hardcover
A robust scholarly defense of the distinctiveness of the canonical Gospels. Do the four New Testa… read more
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23. The Synoptic Problem: Four Views
By: Stanley E. Porter
4.23
Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition
Leading Scholars Debate a Key New Testament TopicThe relationship between Matthew, Mark, and Luke i… read more
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24. World Upside Down: Reading Acts in the Graeco-Roman Age
By: C. Kavin Rowe
4.36
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
For almost 300 years, the dominant trend in New Testament interpretation has been to read the Acts … read more
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- christianity
- new testament
- academic
- church
- nonfiction
25. 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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26. Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus's Death
By: Andrew Remington Rillera
4.69
Format: 356 pages, Paperback
Lamb of the Free analyzes the different sacrificial imagery applied to Jesus in the NT in light of … read more
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27. The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus
By: Michael F. Bird
4.20
Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition
Balanced, comprehensive survey of the critical questions involved in studying the four Gospels In t… read more
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28. Women in the New Testament World (Essentials of Biblical Studies)
By: Susan Hylen
4.11
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Modern readers of the New Testament often notice its varying ideas about women. Some passages encou… read more
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29. The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement
By: Michael J. Gorman
4.28
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
In this groundbreaking book, Michael Gorman asks why there is no theory or model of the atonement c… read more
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30. The Written Gospel
By: Markus Bockmuehl
3.69
Format: None pages, Paperback
Leading experts in New Testament studies discuss the origins, composition and reception of the cano… read more
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31. Jesus and the Last Supper
By: Brant Pitre
4.70
Format: 604 pages, Hardcover
Who did Jesus of Nazareth claim to be? What was his relationship to early Judaism? When and how did… read more
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