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Elizabeth Malbon tracks the way in which the characters other than Jesus are portrayed in the Gospel of Mark, employing a literary approach that reveals their contributions to the Gospel story. After outlining the four elements of narrative criticism,...

Broaden the scope of your New Testament studies with this introduction to early Christian apocryphal literature.To understand the New Testament well, it is important to study the larger world surrounding it, and one of the primary avenues for this...

This series of commentaries on the New English Bible is designed for use in schools and colleges, and for the minister and the layman. Each volume comments on one book, or part, of the Bible. In each the text is given in full. Sections of text and...

In this book, Calvin Roetzel explores the social, political, religious, and intellectual environment of the New Testament writers. Roetzel maps the major features of the first-century landscape so that the student may be able to view the whole, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830852741Author William A. SimmonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 154mm...

This edition incorporates the text of the Revised English Bible. A short guide to John's Gospel, the book concentrates on the main themes of the gospel as they are expressed in stories, dialogues and speeches, and attempts to explain how to read the...

This volume brings together some of the most distinguished writers in the field of New Testament studies to provide an overview of discussions about the nature of New Testament theology. Examines the development, purpose and scope of New Testament...

In this book, Katherine M. Hockey explores the function of emotions in the New Testament by examining the role of emotions in 1 Peter. Moving beyond outdated, modern rationalistic views of emotions as irrational, bodily feelings, she presents a...

Scot McKnight's careful study of Jesus' relationship with his followers reveals that elements of all three contemporary models of conversion--the personal decision, the sociological, and the liturgical--are present within the Gospel accounts. But because...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781625642684Author Douglas HarinkFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

St Mark's Gospel was put together from oral and perhaps written source material, which the redactor-editor edited and linked together by `seams' or joining phrases. The evangelist is thus regarded as a translator/editor of sources, and also as a creative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781597311298Author Stratford CaldecottFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Philip Ryken reveals the power and truth within each phrase of the Lord's Prayer and helps readers realize the peace, contentment, forgiveness, and hope that this prayer offers.About the AuthorPhilip Graham Ryken (DPhil, University of Oxford) is the...

This study reconstructs the historical Pontius Pilate and looks at the way in which he is used as a literary character in the works of six first century authors: Philo, Josephus and the four evangelists. The first chapter provides an introduction to the...

This book thoroughly examines Matthew's gospel. It discusses appropriate methods for interpretation and considers in detail the gospel's origin, purpose, and social setting. Graham Stanton claims that Matthew wrote the Gospel following a period of...

In this book, Peter Stuhlmacher stresses the Old Testament and postbiblical Jewish traditions as the primary backdrop to Paul's thought, as these traditions were known by Paul himself or mediated to him through Jesus and the early church. The themes of...

John C. Poirier examines the "inspired" nature of the Scripture, as a response to the view that this "inspiration" lies at the heart of most contemporary Christian theology. In contrast to the traditional rendering of theopneustia as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780834121911Author Kent BrowerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Beacon Hill Press of Kansas CityPublisher Beacon Hill Press of Kansas CityWeight(grams)...

Timothy W. Reardon uncovers thesalvation narrative developed within Luke-Acts and its key themes as they develop within the Lukan presentation of time and space, while being attentive to overcoming a facile compartmentalization of religion and politics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802849748Author Seyoon KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing CoWeight(grams)...

In the first two chapters of the book of Amos, the prophet denounces a number of neighbouring nations for committing atrocities in war and then declares Israel to be equally blameworthy in view of the social injustices prevailing in his time (the eighth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556352072Author Jerome H Sj NeyreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Louise Lawrence introduces you to contextual Bible reading, which prioritizes the question 'what does the Bible mean to you in your context?'. She provides a practical resource that will enable you to initiate such readings within your own context.About...

This book provides a learning-by-doing approach to the study of the Gospels. It allows students to uncover literary patterns, theological issues, and interpretive problems through close readings of primary sources. Questions are asked along the way that...

Since 1914 Cambridge has published The Elements of New Testament Greek, a best-selling textbook for scholars and students of the Bible. The original book by Nunn was replaced and succeeded in 1965 by J. W. Wenham's book of the same title; now Jeremy Duff...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780800636494Author David RhoadsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Augsburg FortressPublisher 1517 MediaWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938484100Author Christopher ConeFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Tyndale Seminary PressPublisher Tyndale Seminary PressWeight(grams)...

The aim of this study is to examine the speeches given to leading characters in the Books of Chronicles, including those which formed the basis of Gerhard von Rad's book The Levitical Sermon in the Books of Chronicles. These are compared with similar...

This is a theological commentary on the Greek text; on the foundation of linguistic detail is based a doctrinal exposition. The first section of the Introduction is on the religious ideas of the epistles, and frequent allusion is made throughout the...

This anthology of gospel literature contains texts that are not a part of the New Testament but are of great importance for the study of Christian origins. Containing some of the writings from the Nag Hammadi library, these sixteen texts constitute what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781573123181Author Marie E. IsaacsFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Smyth & Helwys,U.S.Publisher Smyth & Helwys,U.S.Weight(grams) 431g

In the course of his pioneering work in The Christian Community, Emil Bock made many studies of different aspects of the Gospels. Bringing his wide knowledge of the history of that time together with his deep insights in anthroposophy, he brings a fresh...

For hundreds of years, we thought we knew what happened during Jesus' last days. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday are not only observed by Christians around the world, but are also recognized in calendars and by non-practitioners as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865542228Author Bernard OrchardFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint Mercer University PressPublisher Mercer University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780664230616Author R Alan CulpepperFormat HardbackPage Count 664Imprint Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.Publisher Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780933999992Author Andy GausFormat PaperbackPage Count 508Imprint Phanes Press,U.S.Publisher Phanes Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620322932Author William S. CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

The Second Letter to the Corinthians is one of Paul's most intriguing epistles. In reality, it comprises two documents. In the first, Paul cautiously attempts to repair the damage done to his relations with the Corinthians by an earlier letter (1...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683071624Author Craig a EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 575Imprint Hendrickson Publishers IncPublisher Hendrickson Publishers Inc

Christology and the New Testament offers an up-to-date, comprehensive and critical survey of the whole question of the Christology of the New Testament writers. It covers recent discoveries in the area of Judaism and critiques older approaches to the...