Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

How can we make sense of the seismic shift between the Old and New Testament?

Did Jesus intend to found a church separate from Judaism?

James's epistle is usually remembered for being very practical and for inviting its readers to acts of mercy and compassion.

This book in the Westminster Bible Companion series explores one of Paul's most central letters.

Did you know that if you allow your child to learn a foreign language today, you are gearing him/her up for great societal contributions tomorrow?

While most books on biblical rhetoric focus primarily on the epistles, this volume from prominent scholar C.

What is union with Christ?

It's that time of exploration and keeping new discoveries at bay.

Teaching your child to learn and fall in love with a language can be tough especially if he/she is still transitioning from babbling to speaking.

A Life Lived and Laid Down for Friends reflects on the iconoclastic life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.

The author claims that the gospel of Mark is a speech or sermon.

Kids are too young to get bored with learning languages.

Conflict is all too common in the church today.

The Psalms express the most elemental human emotions, representing situations in which people are most vulnerable, ecstatic, or driven to the extremities of life and faith.

This book contains twelve meditations on the New Testament book of Revelation, written by theologians, biblical scholars, historians, and clergy.

The romantic French language sounds so complicated and hard.

Securing Life represents a novel yet timely approach to reading and understanding the Bible.

Feasting on the Gospels is a new seven-volume series that follows up on the success of the Feasting on the Word series to provide another unique preaching resource, this time on the most prominent and preached upon New Testament books, the four Gospels.

This book strengthens next-level scripture engagement for Jesus followers, pushing us to:Move beyond fill-in-the-blank discipleship programs, Feel as competent about the Bible as we feel about our life work, andGet comfortable living with unanswered questions while we seek and serve God.

Love, seduction, betrayal, violence, riddles, and myth all find their place in the biblical story of Samson.

This first volume in an exciting new series for laity provides an accessible study of some of the Bible's most important themes.

Paul's Christophany (i.

Westminster John Knox Press is pleased to present the seventeen-volume Old Testament for Everyone series.

In this theological exposition of Deuteronomy, Patrick Miller is sensitive to the character of the book as a part of scripture that self-consciously addresses different generations.

Elizabeth Achtemeier examines the often-neglected Minor Prophets and explains them as they reflect the church at worship and at work.

Should Genesis rightly be identified as law--that is, as torah or legal instruction for Israel?

The Gospel of John is one of the most beloved books in the Christian canon.

The French culture and language are two of the most beautiful things ever created.

While it is true the Bible does relate important episodes in the history of the Jewish people, it is thought of as being much more than a history book.

New Testament scholars have widely recognized and acknowledged the occasional nature of Paul's first canonical letter to the Corinthians.

In this new volume in the Belief series, Amy Plantinga Pauw reveals how the biblical books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, while often overlooked, are surprisingly relevant for Christian faith today.

King of Mercy: The Complete Book of Psalms Rhymed is a book written with one goal in mind--to present the psalms in a new and creative way without losing the meaning of the original psalms.

Small groups continue to be a significant part of church life and Christian formation in the twenty-first century, impacting a church and society characterized by loneliness and fragmentation.

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.

John H.

Those who study the Bible are becoming increasingly attentive to the significance of economics when examining ancient texts and the cultures that produced them.

A collection of twelve previously published academic essays on the Second Letter of Peter.

Contrary to what we might imagine from its title, the Epistle to the Hebrews is immersed in Hellenistic thought.

The Epistle of Jesus to the Church is a commentary on the book of Revelation that assumes Jesus was the author and John the reporter of the words and events described.

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Churches often find themselves in the middle of conflict.

Although it might seem natural that Jesus' beliefs about God should shape Christian theology, this has often not been the case.

What if the story of Eve and Adam was not meant to be a story about creation and the origin of life?

The book of Psalms is a treasure trove of teaching about Jesus Christ.

Did you know that learning a foreign language increases your child's cognitive skills?

For the last two centuries biblical interpretation has been guided by perspectives that have largely ignored the oral context in which the gospels took shape.

Thomas G.

Perhaps without realizing it, we now find ourselves living in a unique time compared to all of human history.

Three's a Crowd brings together the three dialogue partners of Pentecostalism, hermeneutics, and the Old Testament.

This collection of essays argues that Paul's articulation of Christ and his saving work makes use of the categories and perspectives of ancient Jewish apocalyptic eschatology.