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A Beautiful Bible for a Beautiful Faith. This edition of the NRSVue Holy Bible with Apocrypha invites you to explore the depth and beauty of Scripture. It's durable and elegant design make it the ideal Bible to carry with you to work, school, or church...

The Psalms and Wisdom Literature is one of six textbooks covering the Old and New Testaments, all written by authors who have extensive experience of teaching students in their first two years of university-level study. This book offers an...

Jeremiah and Ezekiel are among the most neglected treasures of the Bible. They knew that what they said would be unpopular - both then and now - but they also knew that it was God's Word and the only remedy for the problems that were facing the people of...

Recounting the greatest event of divine salvation in the Old Testament, the book of Exodus is not merely a story about the Lord God rescuing enslaved Israelites from the power of a despotic and xenophobic dictator. More importantly, it highlights how a...

Situated in the years leading up to the overthrow of Judah by the Babylonians, Jeremiah's prophesies are set against a tense atmosphere of threat and invasion. Strongly warning of God's judgment and the nation's imminent catastrophe, Jeremiah lost...

Commentaries by James Montgomery Boice explain the meaning of the biblical text verse by verse and section by section, while also relating the text to the realities of Christian life. This latest addition to Boice's popular expositional commentary series...

The Gospel isn't first and foremost about forgiveness. That's simply how we enter into the hallway of salvation to explore all of the rooms in the palace. That's why we need these three books of the Bible. They remind us that God has given us some...

The Historical Books of the Old Testament (the Histories) are: Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, Ruth, Esther, Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 and 2 Chronicles. This book is an introduction to the Histories intended for first- or second-year students...

Lent for Everyone: Luke, Year C provides readers with an inspirational guide through the Lenten season, from Ash Wednesday through the week after Easter. Popular biblical scholar and author Tom Wright provides his own Scripture translation, brief...

Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. In this landmark work, Alter's masterly translation and probing commentary combine...

With their messages of doom and judgment, the Minor Prophets have not been popular subjects in the history of biblical interpretation. In this exegetical and expository commentary, noted scholars remedy this neglect by offering an authoritative,...

According to tradition, Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible. Depicted there in suprising and contradicting ways, and both for and against his people, bringer of the tablets of law which he then breaks.By way of a series of possible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781433648199Author CSB Bibles by Holman CSB Bibles by HolmanFormat HardbackPage Count 2226Imprint Holman Bible Publishers,U.S.Publisher Broadman & Holman...

This is the first volume of a practical and readable introduction to the Psalms which effectively unfolds the text and meaning as songs for the people of God. The expositions represent Michael Wilcock's attempts over many years to unfold God's Word to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400071074Author Grant JeffreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)Publisher Waterbrook Press (A...

The Book of Nehemiah offers a first-hand telling of how ancient Jerusalem's walls were rebuilt in the face of great odds after the Babylonian exile - an act that represented the renewal of the people's faith and the reforming of their conduct. In The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948014410Author Michael S HeiserFormat PaperbackImprint DefenderPublisher DefenderWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm * 18mm

Using personal anecdote, a witty and lively style, and drawing on his considerable theological knowledge, John Goldingay takes us deep into the unfolding story of the Old Testament.About the AuthorJohn Goldingay is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at...

The book of Job is one of the oldest surviving pieces of writing in human history. It also deals with two of the biggest questions that humans have asked throughout history - what is God like, and why does he allow such suffering in the world? Allow Phil...

Exploring the poetry, themes, and wisdom of this song from a Christocentric perspective, O'Donnell elucidates on the greatest subject of all time-love."Doug O'Donnell is becoming one of the most edifying pastors of our time. I heartily recommend this...

Many people skim over the twelve Minor Prophets at the end of the Old Testament, assuming that their words are too obscure to understand. That's tragic, because both Jesus and the writers of the New Testament see them as pivotal. If we want to understand...

Who are the people of God? Cowardly, contemptuous, distrustful, whining ingrates? Are those the words that spring to mind when you think of a people set apart and named holy by God? Hardly. And yet that is what the book of Numbers shows the people of God...

Who are the people of God? Cowardly, contemptuous, distrustful, whining ingrates? Are those the words that spring to mind when you think of a people set apart and named holy by God? Hardly. And yet that is what the book of Numbers shows the people of God...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911173854Author David PawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Anchor Recordings LtdPublisher Anchor Recordings LtdWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm)...

These books were written at a moment of great crisis and confusion for the Jewish nation. They were written to reveal to them the story behind the story. The great disaster that has befallen God's people has come from God's own hand. So will restoration...

Using personal anecdote, a witty and lively style, and drawing on his considerable theological knowledge, John Goldingay takes us deep into the unfolding story of the Old Testament.About the AuthorJohn Goldingay is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at...

The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the Book of Genesis lies in its stories - Creation, the Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Jacob and Joseph. These ancient tales illuminate some of our most enduring and profound...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062560155Author Amy-Jill LevineFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 685g

This volume studies the biblical book of Judges, which focuses on the period in Israel's history when the nation was ruled by a series of judges. The book describes the progressive deterioration of the nation as a result of the violence and idolatry of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781888212211Author Father Patrick Henry ReardonFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Conciliar PressPublisher Conciliar PressWeight(grams)...

Christianity Today 2024 Book Award Finalist (Biblical Studies) The book of Isaiah has been regarded from the earliest Christian period as a key part of the Old Testament's witness to Jesus Christ. This commentary by highly regarded Old Testament...

A modernized, queer reading of the Torah In the Jewish tradition, reading of the Torah follows a calendar cycle, with a specific portion assigned each week. These weekly portions, read aloud in synagogues around the world, have been subject to...

Let the wisdom and truth of the Old Testament comfort you in this elegant compilation of Psalms and Proverbs that includes study notes, articles, and references from Bible teacher and pastor David Jeremiah.Perfect for personal reflection or gift-giving,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830842148Author Francis I. AndersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams)...

William Brown introduces a new method of exegesis, particularly for biblical poetry, that attends to the metaphorical contours of the Psalms. His method as proposed and demonstrated in this book supplements traditional ways of interpreting the Psalms and...

This is the fourth title in a major series of text books for students. Subjects covered include, for every prophet, a discussion of the date, who the prophet spoke to, how the critics have interpreted it, how it relates to history and to other prophets,...

Ryken applies Jeremiah's words to a contemporary audience, urging readers to search out spiritual fractures that may lie beneath the comfortable surface of daily life. Now with ESV Scripture references.About the Author Philip Graham Ryken (DPhil,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780800660741Author George W. E. NickelsburgFormat HardbackPage Count 662Imprint Augsburg FortressPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

In his clear and readable style Walter Brueggemann presents Genesis as a single book set within the context of the whole of biblical revelation. He sees his task as bringing the text close to the faith and ministry of the church. He interprets Genesis as...

These prophets were writing in the time period 7th to 8th Century BC. Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah were all writing towards the end of the 7th Century BC. Micah's is the oldest prophecy here, he was a contemporary of Isaiah, Jonah came in between at the...