The bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus, one of the most renowned and controversial Bible scholars in the world today examines oral tradition and its role in shaping the stories about Jesus we encounter in the New Testament and ultimately in our understanding of Christianity n nThroughout much of
The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So explains how Christians mistake certainty and correct belief for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy n nWith compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offer
Over the past hundred years, scholars have attacked the historical truth of the Gospels and argued that they were originally anonymous and filled with contradictions In The Case for Jesus, Brant Pitre taps into the wells of Christian scripture, history, and tradition to ask and answer a number of d
Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception The significance of Scripture may not be immediately obvious in our secular world, but its misunders
The central theme of Chronicles is the significance of the Davidic covenant as the enduring basis of Israel s life and hope The Davidic covenant is expressed in the two institutions that derive directly from it the monarchy and the temple These institutions are mutually related 1 Chron 17 10b
The Bible stands at the heart of the Christian faith But this leads to an inescapable question why should we trust the Bible Written to help non Christians, longtime Christians, and everyone in between better understand why God s Word is reliable, this short book explores the historical and theol
A dazzling reconsideration of the original languages and texts of the Bible, in both the Old and the New Testaments, from the acclaimed scholar and translator of Classical literature The best translation of the Aeneid, certainly the best of our time Ursula Le Guin The first translation since
Brant Pitre is one of the most compelling theological writers on the scene today Bishop Robert Barron n Bestselling author of nJesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist n casts new light on the Virgin Mary, illuminating her role in the Old and New Testaments n n nAre Catholic teachings on Mar
A global and pioneering leader of progressive Christianity and the bestselling author of Why Christianity Must Change or Die and Eternal Life explains why a literal reading of the Gospels is actually heretical, and how this mistaken notion only entered the church once Gentiles had pushed out all the