Bible Introduction
BRUSH UP YOUR BIBLE
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ENGAGING THE CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES AN INT
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Engaging the Christian Scriptures: An Introduction to the Bible
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How the Bible Actually Works
Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells Me So and The Sin of Certainty explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool that nurtures our spiritual growth by refusing to provide us with easy answers but instead forces us to acquire wisdom.
For many Christians, the Bible is a how-to manual filled with literal truths about belief that must be strictly followed. But the Bible is not static, Peter Enns argues. It does not hold easy answers to the perplexing questions and issues that confront us in our daily lives. Rather, the Bible is a dynamic instrument for study that not only offers an abundance of insights but provokes us to find our own answers to spiritual questions, cultivating God's wisdom within us.
"The Bible becomes a confusing mess when we expect it to function as a rulebook for faith. But when we allow the Bible to determine our expectations, we see that Wisdom, not answers, is the Bible's true subject matter," writes Enns. This distinction, he points out, is important because when we come to the Bible expecting it to be a textbook intended by God to give us unwavering certainty about our faith, we are actually creating problems for ourselves. The Bible, in other words, really isn't the problem; having the wrong expectation is what interferes with our reading.
Rather than considering the Bible as an ancient book weighed down with problems, flaws, and contradictions that must be defended by modern readers, Enns offers a vision of the holy scriptures as an inspired and empowering resource to help us better understand how to live as a person of faith today.
How the Bible Actually Works makes clear that there is no one right way to read the Bible. Moving us beyond the damaging idea that "being right" is the most important measure of faith, Enns's freeing approach to Bible study helps us to instead focus on pursuing enlightenment and building our relationship with God--which is exactly what the Bible was designed to do.
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Kregal Pictorial Guide to the NT
Understanding that's visual! Well-known New Testament scholar Robert W. Yarbrough brings to life God's trusted communication to humanity by walking through the twenty-seven books that make up the New Testament. From Matthew to Revelation, the New Testament portrays Christ as both servant and Lord, fulfilling the Old Testament promises. Loaded with four-color charts, maps, photographs, and illustrations, this concise guide to the New Testament is perfect for personal study or classroom use.
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Old Testament Challenge Stepping Out In Faith OP!!!
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TRINITY GT THE BIBLE
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Nelsons New Testament Survey Discover the Background Theology & Meaning of Every Book in the New Testament
Each book of the New Testament is introduced and investigated with scholarship and biblical faithfulness. Includes all the information usually found in a Bible handbook - author, date, historical background, purpose, outline - but it goes much further.
The authors provide an exposition of every passage in the New Testament, written in contemporary, understandable language. Sidebars and inserts offer other valuable reference material such as lists of the parables of Jesus, the miracles of Jesus, and key theological principles.
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