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Peter : Learning To Be More Like Jesus (Student/Study Guide)
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Simon Peter was a follower like us-he wanted to be like Jesus, but he struggled wtih doubts, and at times he failed. At other times he was used powerfully by God. These studies on his life challenge and motivate us to continue to grow in Christlikeness. This LifeGuide Bible Study in the new revised format features questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, as well as a new “Now or Later” section in each study. 12 studies for individuals or groups.

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Paul : The Man And The Myth
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We are left to reconstruct a portrait of Paul with only scraps of what was once a large and imposing canvas-a small collection of letters and a historical narrative written a generation after his death. This reconstruction focuses on important parts of the image that usually fall in the shadows, parts dealing with Paul’s sexual asceticism, his preoccupation with holiness-holy Spirit, holy community, and holy ethos-the evolution of his theology, and his emergence as a legendary figure. Although I have tried to follow the strict rules of historical investigation, of necessity much guesswork is involved in any exploration of Paul’s life. All of these efforts are attempts to deal with the gaps in the text, understood in the broadest sense to include not just Paul’s written words but also the culture, social world, and political realities surrounding them.

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Just James : The Brother Of Jesus In History And Tradition
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)”Discusses not only the New Testament evidence about Jesus’ brother, but also a number of later church traditions. A good piece of scholarship, which is essential for anyone who has a serious interest in the best known of Jesus’ natural brothers,”—Expository Times.

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Paul And The Corinthians
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The volumes in “The Life and Letters of Paul” series are especially appropriate for those who want an in-depth study of the Pauline epistles.

Paul and the Corinthians explores the sometimes tumultuous relationship between Paul and the Christians in Corinth who were struggling to make sense of their faith in a diverse and secular culture. Wingard relates his firsthand knowledge of the setting of Corinth and applies Paul’s wisdom to some of the most pressing issues faced by the church today: The Church and the Bible, Making Moral Decisions, Christian Unity, Women and Men in Church and Society, The Resurrection, Christian Giving, and Reconciliation in a Broken World. Each of the seven sessions is self-contained and includes questions for reflection.

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Every Woman In The Bible
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Comprehensive coverage of every woman mentioned in the Bible-both named and unnamed.

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Mary : Glimpses Of The Mother Of Jesus
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In this lucid account of Jesus’ mother, Gaventa emphasizes literary analysis, addressing in turn: Matthew, Luke-Acts, John, and the second-century work Protevangelium of James. Gaventa provides the scholar with much to ponder, but in a style accessible to students and the general reader.

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Philemons Problem A Print On Demand Title
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Philemon was a wealthy Christian whose slave Onesimus went off in search of freedom, met and listened to Paul, and joined the church. But instead of being given a new life of his own, Onesimus was sent back by Paul to an aggrieved master with no protection but his mentor’s brief Letter to Philemon. Paul never asked Philemon to free his slave. Instead, he admonished him to take Onesimus back – only now as his brother in Christ. This left both master and bondsman with a problem: how could one man own another and both be brothers in Christ? In this unique work James Tunstead Burtchaell uses the ancient story of Philemon and Onesimus as a compelling entry into modern theological reflection on the unbelievable reach of the grace and forgiveness of the Father whose Son died without disciples, rose to reconcile and transform them, and then scattered them around the world as men and women who were now also able to love those who loved them not – and transform them too. According to Burtchaell, in order for the faith of Philemon and Onesimus to cope with Paul’s imperative, they required an inspired imagination to take in the notion that the Father loves sinners (i.e., all of us), and he neither would nor could do otherwise. For Philemon and Onesimus to undertake such a relentless love themselves would require frighteningly new convictions, new commitments, and new celebrations.

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Women Of The Passion
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The Women of the Passion offers a completely fresh and challenging perspective on the key events in the life of Jesus and his followers, seeing them from the point of view of the women present. aaJesus’ human life begins with a young girl courageously saving yes to a startling plan. At his death, when his disciples have fled, Mary stands at the foot of the cross with her sister and friend and share in the bitter agony of it all. Distraught, but unafraid to face the Roman guard, a group of women bring anointing spices to the tomb only to find it empty… And on that wonderful Easter morning, it is to a woman that the resurrected Christ first appears. Other women are strangely affected by only the remotest encounter – the servant girl who accuses Peter on the night of Jesus’ trial and sees the piercing look that reduces the headstrong disciple to shameful weeping, Pilate’s wife who has a troubled night on Jesus’ account and begs her husband to leave well alone.aaTheir voices speak with clarity and directness down the c

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Book Of Revelation
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Schussler Fiorenza’s pioneering and widely acclaimed volume, reissued here with a new Epilogue, has served to reorient understanding of the Bible’s most controverted book. Fiorenza makes an impressive attempt in this book to develop a convincing method for understanding the confusion world of the symbols and images of Revelation.

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Speaking For Ourselves
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There are many powerful women in the Bible, but their descriptions are almost always tantalizingly brief. If they had a chance to tell their own stories in their own voices, what would they have said? Basing her interpretation of these women on extensive research, Katerina Whitley puts herself in their shoes, giving today’s listeners a fuller understanding of each of their stories. The women explored include: the Virgin Mary, Miriam, Mary Magdalene, Elizabeth, and more. Study questions follow each woman’s story.

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Pauls Early Period A Print On Demand Title
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A description of the first thirty years of the primitive church is largely a description of the course of Paul’s life and ministry. A full understanding of Paul’s activities and thought is therefore essential for any study of the church or of New Testament theology in general. This thoroughgoing work by Rainer Riesner addresses many of the scholarly questions relating to early Pauline chronology and theology. Conversant with nearly everything of significance written on the subject, this volume will be a valuable aid to the study of Paul and his importance to the early church.

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Mary Magdalene : Beyond The Myth
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A fascinating alternative to the traditional image of Mary of Magdala, with a detailed examination of the Gospel of Mary.

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Paul And The Gentiles
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In Protestant circles it has been axiomatic to consider Paul’s doctrine of justification by faith to be the key to understanding his religious convictions. Now Donaldson (among others) identifies Paul’s mission to the Gentiles as the overriding theme and here strongly buttresses his views.

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Portraits Of Paul
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These pioneers in applying cultural anthropology to the New Testament re-examine Acts and the Epistles, drawing contrasts between modern and ancient views of personality. They show how public speeches were shaped by conventions of rhetoric and morality, while honor/shame and gender distinctions cause us to misread Paul.

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From Eve To Esther
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This is the first book-length attempt to focus on female biblical figures in the ancient rabbinic writings of midrash and Talmud. Primary rabbinic sources employed by the author bring new life and insight into the stories of Eve, Deborah, Hannah, Serah bat Asher, and others. As women and men today attempt to reevaluate past historical models, it serves us well to understand the values and inner workings of rabbinic thinking. The examination of what the sources actually say, and not what others would like them to have said, enable reinterpretation of women’s role to proceed on an honest and authentic basis. Biblical women, reclaimed with contemporary midrash, can become paradigms for our modern lives.

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Pauls Narrative Thought World
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It is a common belief that Paul’s letters are not stories but rather theological ideas and practical advice. Ben Witherington thinks otherwise. He is convinced that all Paul’s ideas, arguments, practical advice, and social arrangements are ultimately grounded in stories, some found in the Hebrew scriptures and some found in the oral tradition. Witherington says that Paul’s thought was shaped by four interrelated stories comprising a larger drama: the story of a world gone wrong; the story of Israel in that world; the story of Christ, which arises both out of the story of Israel and out of the story of God as creator and redeemer; and the story of the Christians, which indicates a world set right again. According to Witherington, the story of Christ is the crucial turning point that affects how the story will ultimately be resolved.

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31 Secrets Of The Unforgettable Woman
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This Study Will Give You A Whole New Perspective. Learn The 31 Wisdom Secrets from the life story of Ruth, a woman memorialized for her persistence, teachable spirit and pursuit of intimacy. Discover how these practical Wisdom Keys can be applied to your life today in…Making The Right Choices / Being Willing To Wait / Respecting Mentorship and many more. You Are Close To Seeing Your Dreams Fulfilled.

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Let The Oppressed Go Free
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This important collection draws together fascinating recent studies of aspects of the New Testament of special interest to women by Louise Schottroff, a leading European scholar. These essays, translated for the first time, will deepen feminist scholarship in the English-speaking world. There are insightful depictions of the Virgin Mary, “the woman who loved much,” Mary Magdalene, and the women at Jesus’ grave. Schottoff also studies Paul and women in the first Christian communities of the Roman empire. Such fresh interpretations will be valuable to students at all levels as well as to scholars and interested lay readers.

The Gender and the Biblical Tradition series brings to a wide audience important new discoveries concerning women and the Bible, ancient Israel, and early Christianity. The books explore the role of sexuality within the biblical tradition and document the continuing influence of biblical treatments of gender on subsequent life and thought.

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Written Also For Our Sake
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In this book, James Aageson likens interpretation to a conversation and uses Paul as a model for illustrating this. In Paul’s case, interpretation is a conversation between two people, Paul and scripture. Aageson gives four case studies of Paul conversing with scripture: Paul’s use of Abraham texts, his understanding of Israel, his use of the figure of Adam, and his seeing Christ as a figure by which all traditions are understood in new ways.

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Mark These Men
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Foreword
Dedication
1. The Man Who Defiled Baal (Elijah)
2. The Man Who Played The Fool (Saul Of Kish)
3. The Man Who Bore The Brands (Paul)
4. The Man Who Braved The Lion (Daniel)
5. The Man Who Cursed The Children (Elisha)
6. The Man Who Came Back From Beyond (Lazarus)
7. The Man Who Routed The Aliens (Gideon)
8. The Man Who Was Rebuked By His Ass (Balaam)
9. The Man Who Went Away Grieved (The Rich Young Ruler)
10. The Man Who Knew How Long He Would Live (Hezekiah)
11. The Man Who Led Paul To Christ (Ananias)
12. The Man Who Helped Carry The Cross (Simon Of Cyrene)
13. The Man Who Rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah) Page 149

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The Bible is a treasure house of biographies of people famous and infamous, rich and poor, good and evil. In short, it is full of ordinary people, people just like us. As Dr. Baxter points out in his foreword, “The biographical treasures of the Bible are exhaustless. Again and again we turn back to the figures which move before us in its pages, and find new relevancies, new significances, new applicaitons to our own times and to our own lives. Somehow, these Scripture characters seem to be invested with typologically and representative qualities which live for all time.”
Included are provocative profiles of Elisha and Elijah, King Saul, Daniel, Gideon, Balaam, and Nehemiah. Also included are such New testament characters as: the Apostle Paul, Lazarus, the rich young ruler, Ananias, and Simon of Cyrene.

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Gnostic Paul
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In this landmark work, Elaine Pagels demonstrates how evidence from gnostic sources may challenge the long-established assumption that Paul writes his letters to combat “gnostic opponents” and to repudiate their claims to secret wisdom. Drawing upon evidence from a variety of gnostic sources, including the Nag Hammadi documents, Pagels demonstrates how gnostic writers not only failed to grasp the whole point of Paul’s writings, but dared to claim his letters as a primary source for their anthropology, Christology, and sacramental theology.

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No Longer Be Silent
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Cheryl Brown studies the portrayal of women in Biblical Antiquities, attributed to Philo, and in the Jewish Antiquities of Josephus, two documents that characterize women differently than their biblical prototypes. Her insightful investigation will bring new perspectives on the subject of women in Judaeo-Christian tradition during the Greco-Roman period.

The Gender and the Biblical Tradition series brings to a wide audience important new discoveries concerning women and the Bible, ancient Israel, and early Christianity. The books explore the role of sexuality within the biblical tradition and document the continuing influence of biblical treatments of gender on subsequent life and thought.

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Far More Precious Than Jewels
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One of the best ways to grasp the contours of an idea is to look at it from a perspective not your own. Darr concisely introduces interpretive models from three ”different” traditions—rabbinical, critical, and feminist—to give Christians new ways of understanding Old Testament women. She focuses particularly on Ruth, Sarah, Hagar, and Esther. This is the first volume in Westminster’s new series, Gender and the Biblical Tradition

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Now And Then
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Spiritual and autobiographical reflections on the author’s seminary days, early ministry, and writing career.

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Women Of Genesis
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THE WOMEN OF GENESIS 12-50 describes the significant roles of the many women mentioned in the biblical book of Genesis. Through close attention to the literary features of the text, the author depicts Sarah, the daughter of Lot, Hagar, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah, Dinah, Tamar, and Potiphar’s wife as integral persons who shaped Israel’s destiny, revealed perspectives on God’s involvement in the course of history, and portrayed human failure, freedom and strength.

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All The Women Of The Bible
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1. The Life And Lot Of Bible Women
2. Alphabetical Exposition Of Named Bible Women
3. Nameless Bible Women
4. Symbolic And Representative Women
5. The Ideal Woman Among Bible Women
6. Aids For Women’s Groups And Meetings
7. Biographical Study Of A Bible Woman
8. Messages For Mother’s Day
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Dr. Herbet Lockyer provides a convenient commentary on all the named and unnamed women of the Bible from Abi to Zipporah. He reveals how the life roand character of women of Bible times mirrors the situation among women today. The more than 400 entries are concise and fact-filled, providing ample resource materials for all who are called upon to speak in public or conduct Bible study groups.

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All The Men Of The Bible
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All the MEN of the Bible

A Portrait Gallery and Reference Library of More Than 3000 Biblical Characters

All the Men of the Bible, a unique source book on the subject of Bible characters, is a monumental achievement to benefit Christians who want to have information on biblical characters at their fingertips.

The Bible contains more than three thousand named men, all of whom are dealt with in this book. The many thousands of unnamed men are also classified. Included in the book is a guide to the pronunciation of all names.

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All The Apostles Of The Bible
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All the Apostles of the Bible is a complete series on the lives, times, and ministries of the men chosen of God to declare His message to the world. Included are the twelve apostles of Jesus, Jesus himself as the “chief apostle,” Paul, and lesser known men such as James the Lord’s brother, Matthias, Andronicus, Barnabas, Epaphroditus, Silas, Timothy, Junias, and Apollos. In discussing each apostle of the Bible, Dr. Lockyer presents evidence concerning the family, character, personality, ministry, unique aspect of his service for God, and his call into the ministry for Christ.

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David Lion And Lamb
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Few biblical characters are as popular as David, and this set of 27 complete messages covers all Cycle B texts in the Common Lectionary — as well as several others — dealing with this popular Bible personality.
Each message incorporates thorough biblical scholarship with popular reference points and concerns, and addresses the reader in a comfortable, personable style — making this versatile resource appropriate for Cycle B lectionary preaching, independent sermon series preparation, and individual or group Bible study.

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Life Of Saint Paul
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This volume is fittingly a part of James Stalker’s trilogy The Life of Jesus Christ, The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ, and The life of St. Paul, for the apostle Paul is the interpreter of the entire purpose of Christ’s coming. This book has been recognized by many as the leading popular biography of the greatest preacher of the Christian church. It is informative and heartwarming in its treatment of the life and ministry of Paul. Chapter titles include the following: – His Place in History – His Unconscious Preparation for His Work – His Conversion – His Gospel – The Work Awaiting the Worker – His Missionary Travels – Picture of a Pauline Church – His Great Controversy — Hints for Teachers and Questions of Pupils conclude this work.

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Paul The Apostle
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With a new preface by the author, this book posists two pillars as the foundations of Paul’s thought: the interaction between coherence and contingency in Paul’s interpretation of the gospel and the apocalyptic character of his gospel.

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Women Of The Old Testament
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This classic by Dr. A. Kuyper gives us 50 graphic character sketches that radiate scriptural insight. Each character study is based on a specific passage of Scripture.

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Women Of The New Testament
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This classic by Dr. A. Kuyper gives us 30 graphic character sketches that radiate scriptural insight. Each character study is based on a text which is used as a foundation for the study.

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