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Who Wrote the Bible?
Author: On Knowing the Bible
Author: Witness LeePublisher: Living Stream Ministry
ISBN: 0736351965
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
These lessons are meant to provide only a very simple and brief overview of 1) the Bible, 2) its completion, 3) its subject, central thought, and sections, and 4) the principles for interpreting the Bible.
How Did We Get the Bible?
Author: Tracy M. SumnerPublisher: Barbour Publishing
ISBN: 1634091620
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Readers will gain even more appreciation for their Bible when they see how God directed its development, from the original authors through today’s translations. How Did We Get the Bible? provides an easy-to-read historical overview, covering the Holy Spirit’s inspiration of the writers, the preservation of the documents, the compilation of the canon, and the efforts to bring the Bible to people in their own language. This fascinating story, populated by intriguing characters, will encourage readers with God’s faithfulness—to His own Word, and to those of us who read it. It’s a fantastic, value-priced resource for individuals and ministries!
The Date of Mark's Gospel
Author: James G. CrossleyPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0567081958
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This book argues that Mark's gospel was not written as late as c. 65-75 CE, but dates from sometime between the late 30s and early 40s CE. It challenges the use of the external evidence (such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria) often used for dating Mark, relying instead on internal evidence from the gospel itself. James Crossley also questions the view that Mark 13 reflects the Jewish war, arguing that there are other plausible historical settings. Crossley argues that Mark's gospel takes for granted that Jesus fully observed biblical law and that Mark could only make such an assumption at a time when Christianity was largely law observant: and this could not have been later than the mid-40s, from which point on certain Jewish and gentile Christians were no longer observing some biblical laws (e.g. food, Sabbath).
Revelation
Author: Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 0857861018
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.
Forged
Author: Bart D. EhrmanPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062078631
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Bart D. Ehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus, Interrupted and God’s Problem reveals which books in the Bible’s New Testament were not passed down by Jesus’s disciples, but were instead forged by other hands—and why this centuries-hidden scandal is far more significant than many scholars are willing to admit. A controversial work of historical reporting in the tradition of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, and John Dominic Crossan, Ehrman’s Forged delivers a stunning explication of one of the most substantial—yet least discussed—problems confronting the world of biblical scholarship.
The Gospel According to Matthew
Author: Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136169
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
Kingdom of Priests
Author: Eugene H. MerrillPublisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441217037
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
From the origins and exodus to the restoration and new hope, Kingdom of Priests offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of Old Testament Israel. Merrill explores the history of ancient Israel not only from Old Testament texts but also from the literary and archeological sources of the ancient Near East. After selling more than 30,000 copies, the book has now been updated and revised. The second edition addresses and interacts with current debates in the history of ancient Israel, offering an up-to-date articulation of a conservative evangelical position on historical matters. The text is accented with nearly twenty maps and charts.
Authors of The Bible
Author: Amazing WordsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Discover who it was that authored The Bible! Almost as important as understanding The Bible is learning WHO authored The Bible. We spend most of our time trying to understand what God is trying to tell us that we don't always take the time to learn about the amazing people who wrote The Bible. Where they came from, where they lived when they wrote and what books they authored. Authors of The Bible takes you on the journey to discover the backgrounds and inspiring stories of the people who authored the Bible. As part of our 'Made Amazingly Simple' series, we've simplified all the information you want to know about the 29 authors of The Bible, into enjoyable and easy to understand summaries. Each page is laid out in beautifully designed, single page cheat-sheets, so you can: ‣ Discover who authored The Bible ‣ Understand When and Where they came from ‣ Uncover their unique Experiences and Backgrounds ‣ Learn which books they authored ‣ See where they were when they wrote This isn't a substitute for reading The Bible, but it will give you a head start into uncovering what The Bible is trying to teach us.
The Making of the Bible
Author: Konrad SchmidPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674248384
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The authoritative new account of the BibleÕs origins, illuminating the 1,600-year tradition that shaped the Christian and Jewish holy books as millions know them today. The Bible as we know it today is best understood as a process, one that begins in the tenth century BCE. In this revelatory account, a world-renowned scholar of Hebrew scripture joins a foremost authority on the New Testament to write a new biography of the Book of Books, reconstructing Jewish and Christian scriptural histories, as well as the underappreciated contest between them, from which the Bible arose. Recent scholarship has overturned popular assumptions about IsraelÕs past, suggesting, for instance, that the five books of the Torah were written not by Moses but during the reign of Josiah centuries later. The sources of the Gospels are also under scrutiny. Konrad Schmid and Jens Schrter reveal the long, transformative journeys of these and other texts en route to inclusion in the holy books. The New Testament, the authors show, did not develop in the wake of an Old Testament set in stone. Rather the two evolved in parallel, in conversation with each other, ensuring a continuing mutual influence of Jewish and Christian traditions. Indeed, Schmid and Schrter argue that Judaism may not have survived had it not been reshaped in competition with early Christianity. A remarkable synthesis of the latest Old and New Testament scholarship, The Making of the Bible is the most comprehensive history yet told of the worldÕs best-known literature, revealing its buried lessons and secrets.