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Lose Your Life to Save It: Embracing the Paradox of Self-Serving Sacrifice [9780801074868]

Self-serving. It's a word that has zero positive connotations, especially among people of faith. Christians are supposed to be other-focused, even to …

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The Old Testament for a Complex World: How the Bible's Dynamic Testimony Points to New Life for the Church [9781540963727]

This impressive analysis will resonate with any Christian interested in the evolution of biblical criticism. --Publishers Weekly What if the Bible,…

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Church Conflicts: The Cross, Apocalyptic, and Political Resistance [9781540960108]

This important work by one of the most significant New Testament scholars of the modern period, now available in English for the first time, explores …

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The Book of Acts as Story: A Narrative-Critical Study [9780801098321]

A senior New Testament scholar and teacher helps students understand the historical, literary, and theological issues of the book of Acts and introduc…

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Handbook on the Gospels [9781540960160]

A leading New Testament scholar provides an easy-to-navigate resource for studying and understanding the Gospels. Written with classroom utility and p…

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The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty [9781540964892]

Every good giving and every perfect gift is from on high, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning …

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Disability: Living into the Diversity of Christ's Body [9781540962973]

Leading ethicist and pastoral theologian Brian Brock reflects on the challenge of disability, refuting widely held misconceptions and helping readers …

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Preaching to People in Pain: How Suffering Can Shape Your Sermons and Connect with Your Congregation [9781540961297]

Offering an important corrective to a pain-averse culture that celebrates individualism and success, veteran preacher and teacher Matthew Kim encourag…

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1 Peter: A Commentary [9781540962867]

Leading New Testament scholar Craig Keener, one of the most trusted exegetes working today, is widely respected for his thorough research, sound judgm…

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Introducing World Religions: A Christian Engagement [9781540964915]

This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the world's religions, including history, beliefs, worship practices, and contemporary expression…

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The Big Idea Companion for Preaching and Teaching: A Guide from Genesis to Revelation [9781540961792]

Haddon Robinson's widely used and influential text, Biblical Preaching, has influenced generations of students and preachers. In The Big Idea Companio…

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Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism [9781540963307]

Following his well-received Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition, Craig Carter presents the biblical and theological foundations of trinita…

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Passions of the Christ: The Emotional Life of Jesus in the Gospels [9781540961761]

Senior New Testament scholar F. Scott Spencer focuses on a neglected area in the study of Jesus and the Gospels: the emotional life of Jesus. This boo…

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Engaging the Christian Scriptures: An Introduction to the Bible [9781540962256]

This readable, faith-friendly, one-semester textbook aids students as they engage in their first reading of the biblical text in an academic setting. …

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Marriage, Scripture, and the Church: Theological Discernment on the Question of Same-Sex Union [9781540961839]

This book takes a distinctive approach to the same-sex-union debate by framing the issue as a matter of marriage. Darrin Snyder Belousek demonstrates …

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Divine Attributes: Knowing the Covenantal God of Scripture [9781540961259]

This book offers a clear and constructive account of the nature and attributes of God. It addresses the doctrine of God from exegetical, historical, a…

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Women in the Mission of the Church: Their Opportunities and Obstacles throughout Christian History [9781540960726]

Women have been central to the work of Christian ministry from the time of Jesus to the twenty-first century. Yet the story of Christianity is too oft…

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Introduction to Christian Mysticism, An: Recovering the Wildness of Spiritual Life [9781540961228]

This brief, accessibly written volume introduces key figures, texts, and themes of the mystical tradition and shows how and why the mystics can speak …

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The Ministry of Women in the New Testament: Reclaiming the Biblical Vision for Church Leadership [9781540963086]

Respected scholar Dorothy Lee considers evidence from the New Testament and early church to show that women's ministry is confirmed by the biblical wi…

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Jesus and the Forces of Death: The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First-Century Judaism [9781540964878]

Utterly fresh and innovative. . . . Thiessen summons his reader to nothing less than a radical reimagining of Christian origins. --Paula Fredriksen, R…

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