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Letters Across the Divide: Two Friends Explore Racism, Friendship, and Faith

Letters Across the Divide: Two Friends Explore Racism, Friendship, and Faith

by David Anderson and Brent Zuercher

A black minister and a white businessman candidly discuss the obstacles, stereotypes, and sins that inhibit interracial reconciliation. Provocative and honest.… Read more…

Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament

Jewish Backgrounds of the New Testament

by J. Julius ScottJr.

This survey of intertestamental Judaism illuminates the customs and controversies that provide essential background for understanding the New Testament. Scott opens a door into the Jewish world and literature leading up to the development of Christianity. He also offers an accessible overview of the data through helpful charts, maps, and diagrams incorporate… Read more…

Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible: A Basic Guide

Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible: A Basic Guide

by John D. Currid

A popular introduction to archaeology and the methods archaeologists use to reconstruct the history of ancient Israel.… Read more…

Looking for Jesus

Looking for Jesus

by Virginia Stem Owens

This stunningly fresh and original volume explores the person and work of Jesus as seen through the eyes of a wide variety of people who encountered him face-to-face during his lifetime. Reflecting on thirty Gospel stories, Virginia Owens suggests how certain characters--such as Mary Magdalene, the Samaritan woman, Zacchaeus, and Nicodemus--dealt with Jesus.… Read more…

Theology of the Prophetic Books: The Death and Resurrection of Israel

Theology of the Prophetic Books: The Death and Resurrection of Israel

by Donald E Gowan

Donald Gowan offers a unified reading of the prophetic books, showing that each has a distinctive contribution to make to a central theme. These books--Isaiah through Malachi--respond to three key moments in Israel's history: the end of the Northern Kingdom in 722 BCE, the end of the Southern Kingdom in 587 BCE, and the beginning of the restoration from … Read more…

Peoples of the Old Testament World

Peoples of the Old Testament World

by Alfred J Hoerth, Gerald L Mattingly and Edwin M Yamauchi

Detailed historical and archaeological essays give insight into the many people groups who interacted with and influenced ancient Israel.… Read more…

Abandoned: What Is God's Will for the Jewish People and the Church?

Abandoned: What Is God's Will for the Jewish People and the Church?

by Stan Telchin

Christians must reexamine God's Word and become equipped to reach out to and receive Jewish people with the love of God in their hearts.… Read more…

History of Prophecy in Israel, Revised and Enlarged

History of Prophecy in Israel, Revised and Enlarged

by Joseph Blenkinsopp

This revised and enlarged edition of a classic in Old Testament scholarship reflects the most up-to-date research on the prophetic books and offers substantially expanded discussions of important new insight on Isaiah and the other prophets.… Read more…

Restoring At-Risk Communities: Doing It Together and Doing It Right

Restoring At-Risk Communities: Doing It Together and Doing It Right

by John M. Perkins

This comprehensive handbook to urban ministry introduces and shows how to implement a Christian community development program.… Read more…

The Bible and the Future

The Bible and the Future

by Anthony A. Hoekema

Writing from the perspective that the coming of God's kingdom is both present and future, Hoekema covers the full range of eschatological topics in this comprehensive biblical exposition. The two major sections of the book deal with inaugurated eschatology (the "already") and future eschatology (the "not yet"). Detailed appendix, bibliography, and indexe… Read more…

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History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period, Volume I: From the Beginnings to the End of the Monarchy

History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period, Volume I: From the Beginnings to the End of the Monarchy

by Rainer Albertz

This book, the first of two volumes, offers a comprehensive history of Israelite religion. It is a part of the Old Testament Library series.The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.… Read more…

The Book of Acts in Its Ancient Literary Setting

The Book of Acts in Its Ancient Literary Setting

by Winter and Clark

The Book of Acts in Its Ancient Literary Setting includes fourteen chapters devoted to the literary framework that undergirds the Book of Acts. Topics include the text as historical monograph, ancient rhetoric and speeches, the Pauline corpus, biblical history, subsequent ecclesiastical histories, and modern literary method. All of these chapters arise out o… Read more…

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