The Peoples' Companion to the Bible
Title | The Peoples' Companion to the Bible PDF eBook |
Author | Curtiss Paul DeYoung |
Publisher | Fortress Press |
Pages | 362 |
Release | |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1451403305 |
Highlighting the role of cultures in both the development of the Bible and in its subsequent reception around the world, The Peoples' Companion to the Bible enables students to see how social location-including gender, ethnicity, social class, and cultural pluralism-has figured in the ways particular peoples have understood the biblical text. But it also helps students formulate their own social location and biblical horizon as a key to understanding the Bible and its import for them.
Romans
Title | Romans PDF eBook |
Author | James Reapsome |
Publisher | WaterBrook |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 2011-09-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0307758176 |
Live a Conspicuously Christian Life. The book of Romans is widely regarded as one of the most influential writings of all time. The foundational document of Paul's theology, Romans shaped Church history through men like Augustine, Luther, Bunyan, and Wesley--leaders who were profoundly affected by its teachings. It continues to change millions of lives today. Exploring the beloved book of Scripture that preaches life in Christ, exhorts us in our present sufferings, and promises we are "more than conquerors," this studyguide will help you understand what you can do to live a distinctly Christian life. 16 studies for individuals or groups.
The People's Book
Title | The People's Book PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Powell McNutt |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2017-04-11 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830891773 |
The Bible played a vital role in the lives, theology, and practice of the Protestant Reformers. These essays from the 2016 Wheaton Theology Conference bring together the reflections of church historians and theologians on the nature of the Bible as "the people's book," considering themes such as access to Scripture, the Bible's role in worship, and theological interpretation.
All the People in the Bible
Title | All the People in the Bible PDF eBook |
Author | Richard R. Losch |
Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Pages | 587 |
Release | 2008-05-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0802824544 |
"More than any other book, the Bible offers an amazing collection of fascinating characters ranging from the holiest of the holy to some of the most depraved scoundrels imaginable. Many are mentioned only in passing, yet history and archaeology can often fill in the blanks and flesh them out as exciting human beings. For this reason we have in many cases been able to tell much more about them than the Bible alone reveals." -- Richard R. Losch (from the preface)A comprehensive gathering of persons found in the Bible, including the Apocrypha, All the People in the Bible really delivers on its title: literally all of the Bible's characters appear in this fascinating reference work. From the first article on Aaron to the final entry on Zophar, Richard Losch details each person in a lively narrative style.The bulk of the book consists of Losch's A-Z articles covering the familiar and the not-so-familiar figures in Scripture. Names of people who are found only in genealogies or who had no significant effect on history are included solely in the alphabetical listing starting on page 452. That listing, "All the People in the Bible and Apocrypha," includes pronunciations, brief identifications, and biblical references. Persons covered in greater detail in the main part of the book are identified in bold print.Losch's intriguing look at all the people in the Bible is anything but a dry reference work. This is a book to dip into and enjoy over and over.
A People of One Book
Title | A People of One Book PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Larsen |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2011-01-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0191614335 |
Although the Victorians were awash in texts, the Bible was such a pervasive and dominant presence that they may fittingly be thought of as 'a people of one book'. They habitually read the Bible, quoted it, adopted its phraseology as their own, thought in its categories, and viewed their own lives and experiences through a scriptural lens. This astonishingly deep, relentless, and resonant engagement with the Bible was true across the religious spectrum from Catholics to Unitarians and beyond. The scripture-saturated culture of nineteenth-century England is displayed by Timothy Larsen in a series of lively case studies of representative figures ranging from the Quaker prison reformer Elizabeth Fry to the liberal Anglican pioneer of nursing Florence Nightingale to the Baptist preacher C. H. Spurgeon to the Jewish author Grace Aguilar. Even the agnostic man of science T. H. Huxley and the atheist leaders Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant were thoroughly and profoundly preoccupied with the Bible. Serving as a tour of the diversity and variety of nineteenth-century views, Larsen's study presents the distinctive beliefs and practices of all the major Victorian religious and sceptical traditions from Anglo-Catholics to the Salvation Army to Spiritualism, while simultaneously drawing out their common, shared culture as a people of one book.
Revelation
Title | Revelation PDF eBook |
Author | Wayne D. Mueller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780810006744 |
The Book of Bible Names
Title | The Book of Bible Names PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela L. McQuade |
Publisher | Barbour Publishing |
Pages | 394 |
Release | 2011-08-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1607426285 |
Here’s a quick Bible reference, a fun trivia resource, even a baby names book—The Book of Bible Names, featuring more than 2,000 entries. For every Bible person named—2,026 names and nearly 3,400 individuals—you’ll find relevant information including brief biographies, relevant verse references, and name meanings. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the people of scripture, from Aaron to Zurishaddai.