La poligamia consecutiva (tantos esposos o esposas como uno quiera, pero solo uno por vez) es ahora la norma aceptada en la sociedad contemporánea. No es algo que deba extrañarnos, ya que las restricciones sociales, legales, morales y económicas que mantenían a los matrimonios unidos durante toda la vida han sido erosionadas persistentemente en una era relativista donde todo vale. Lo que sorprende es que el divorcio y el nuevo matrimonio se están volviendo tan frecuentes dentro como fuera de la iglesia, aun entre líderes cristianos y especialmente en la corriente evangélica. Los creyentes han sido elocuentes acerca del aborto y la homosexualidad, aunque su Señor Jesús no dijo nada acerca de ninguno de estos temas. Sí dijo bastante acerca del tema de este libro, pero existe ya sea una renuencia a tomar su enseñanza al pie de la letra o una avidez por agrandar su “excepción” hasta convertirla en la regla. Este libro apela principalmente a aquellas personas para las cuales la Biblia es la autoridad final en todos los asuntos de creencia y conducta, en especial las que predican, enseñan o aconsejan a otras. El autor cree que la iglesia debería estar liderando al mundo cuesta arriba en vez de seguirlo cuesta abajo.

The birth of Christ is recorded in two of the Gospels: Matthew and Luke. In Matthew 1-2/Luke 1-2: Joy to the World the two versions of the birth of Christ are explored and explained. A Guided Discovery of the Bible The Bible invites us to explore God s word and reflect on how we might respond to it. To do this, we need guidance and the right tools for discovery. The Six Weeks with the Bible series of Bible discussion guides offers both in a concise six-week format. Whether focusing on a specific biblical book or exploring a theme that runs throughout the Bible, these practical guides in this series provide meaningful insights that explain Scripture while helping readers make connections to their own lives. Each guide is faithful to Church teaching and is guided by sound biblical scholarship presents the insights of Church fathers and saints includes questions for discussion and reflection delivers information in a reader-friendly format gives suggestions for prayer that help readers respond to God s word appeals to beginners as well as to advanced students of the Bible By reading Scripture, reflecting on its deeper meanings, and incorporating it into our daily life, we can grow not only in our understanding of God s word, but also in our relationship with God."

Editor H. Wayne House introduces a lively debate on varying Christian views of divorce and remarriage. Contributors include J. Carl Laney, William Heth, Thomas Edgar and Larry Richards.

This is a valuable book.....It is a work of wide learning. It deals with a topic which, as the author states in his preface, has been much neglected in spite of the fact that biblical scholars and theologians have always paid lip service to the importance of law in Jewish life. It is a book which should be on the library shelf of every serious student of the New Testament. - Fr. Pius, O.F.M.C. Franciscan Friary, Crawley. J. Duncan M. Derrett was, until his retirement, Professor of Oriental Laws at the University of London. He has author works on legal history as well as 'Jesus's Audience', 'Studies in the New Testament' (6 vols.), 'The Sermon on the Mount', 'The Anastasis', and 'The Bible and the Buddhists'.

This wide-ranging volume looks at the reception history of the Bible's many texts; Part I surveys the outline, form, and content of twelve key biblical books that have been influential in the history of interpretation. Part II offers a series of in-depth case studies of the interpretation of particular biblical passages or books.