What does it meas to be some one “after God’s own heart?” David, Old Testament shepherd, King and Psalmist, offers and answer in the Shape of his own life. In many ways he was a most extraordinary man- intelligent, handsome, abundantly gifted as a poet, musician, worrior, and administrator. Yet in other ways he waw a most ordinary man- often gripped by destructive passion, rocked by f…
Paul has provoked people as much as in recent times as he dit in the early chruch. Then thye sometimes threw stones as him. Now they tend to throw the words. Some people still regard Pau as a pestilent and dangerous fellow. Other think him the greatest teacher of Christianity after Jesus himself. This book looks at key questions such as: What does Paul mean by “the gospel?”, What dis he …
The Sermon on the Mount and the Lord’s Prayer lie at he heart of the New Testament and are the key to message and life of Jesus. In this book, Rudolf Schnackenburg provides a clearly written and easy to understand exegesis of the Sermon on the Mount in light of the Lord’s Prayer. By doing so, he demonstrates that the strenous requirements for true discipleship as prescribed in the Sermon o…
Charming retellings of Bible favorites feature adorable pastel illustrations that will evoke warm sentiments in young readers Combining respect for the biblical originals with a warm-hearted and original child's-eye view of the events- these 10 classic Bible stories are presented lovingly alongside endearing and brightly colored illustrations. The story of creation is included- as well as No…
Building on the success of his 1992 collection "Foundations of Ministry" (over 17-000 sold)- Michael Anthony offers "Introducing Christian Education" to fill the need in the C.E. curriculum for an introductory foundations textbook--one that provides an overview and understanding of the broad range of subjects included in C.E.--for college and seminary use. Thirty-one chapters are offered under …
No source- other than the Bible itself- provides more relevant information on the first century than the work of Flavius Josephus. This newly edited version updates the original 18th century language- includes commentary by the award winning author and historian- Dr. Paul L. Maier- cross references numbers throughout to the Greek text of Josephus in the Loeb Classical Library- and offers rev…