Jesus and the Violence of Scripture, Paperback - John Dominic Crossan

A world-renowned scholar explores and explains the two views of God in the Bible - the violent God of vengeance and retribution and the non-violent...

Reducere. John Domonic Crossan boldly attempts to understand the parables from inside their own world. In Parables sets the reading and study of the parables...

This fascinating book makes the results of a lifetime of scholarship readily available to nonspecialists who want to meet the historical Jesus. Emi...

Reducere. In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the peri...

DescriptionThe four canonical gospels are long set in established sequence as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This book is about four other gospels,...

Reducere. In The Greatest Prayer, foremost historical Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan, bestselling author of Historical Jesus and Jesus: A Revolutionary B...

This book underscores the centrality of refugees to the workings of current dynamics of social and cultural membership in the welfare state. The co...

This book offers a clear and constructive account of the nature and attributes of God. It addresses the doctrine of God from exegetical, historical...

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Reducere. The Bible frequently depicts God as angry and violent, and also sometimes depicts human violence as positive or even as commanded by God. This form...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Karl HapalIllustration(s): 11 Halftones, black and white; 4 MapsNumber of pages: 216Publication date:...

Reducere. These selections from the sermons and writings of Archbishop Oscar Romero share the message of a great holy prophet of modern times. Three short ye...

An unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present.Illustrations: 150 ...

Explores power relations in the households, schools, and monasteries of late antiquity in light of social theory, in a way that will be of interest...

Leonard Rubenstein-a human rights lawyer who has investigated atrocities around the world-offers a gripping and powerful account of the dangers hea...

The gruesome history of the Congo-Ocean Railway, a forgotten chapter in the story of colonial AfricaPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): J. P...

Reducere. Winner of the AAR's 2016 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies How Repentance Became Biblical tells the story of repentanc...

The global struggles against racism, capitalism, and patriarchy revealed by the Black and Indigneous women and trans communities leading its resist...

Reducere. In this book based on his popular podcast series of the same name, the late Fr. Thomas Hopko meditates on over 50 different names and titles used f...

Publisher: Christian Focus Publications LtdAuthor(s): Mike McKinleyNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 19Cover type: ...

Reducere. With informed readings of scripture, Horatius Bonar discusses the teachings central to Christianity, and the good Christian's relationship to the d...

Reducere. The Green Revolution has been heralded as a political and technological achievement-unprecedented in human history. Yet in the decades that have fo...

Winner, 2017 Margaret Mead Award presented by the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied AnthropologyHonorable Mention, 2...

Reducere. When Holy Scripture is read aloud in the liturgy, the church confesses with joy and thanksgiving that it has heard the word of the Lord. What does ...

Reducere. Steve Moyise, an expert on the use of the Old Testament in the New, offers a brief but reliable introduction to the use of the Old Testament in the...

Reducere. Essays by a highly regarded biblical counselor. Some of these pieces exegete Scripture with a counseling perspective, while others recast specific ...

It is important for our children to know that no matter what happens in their lives that Jesus will be right there with them and that they can alwa...

A bestselling textbook which surveys the grand narrative of the Bible and demonstrates how its story forms the foundation of a Christian worldview....

DescriptionIn 1938, Superman debuted, jumping off the pages of Action Comics #1. In the cultural context of the Great Depression and World War II, ...

Reducere. "To relish the feast that is Scripture, we need to use multiple models." A Christian never gains all that Scripture offers by reading it with just ...

Reducere. When Spurgeon speaks, you'd be wise to listen.The great London preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon had a lot to say during his four decades of ministr...

Reducere. The word "mystery" in Scripture does not denote that which is mysterious. Its meaning therefore differs from that of its current use in English. In...

DescriptionDescription: Christians have been interpreting Scripture with an aim of deepening their life with God and each other from the very begin...

Winner of two 1990 Christianity Today Awards: Readers' Choice (1st place; theology doctrine) and Critics' Choice (1st place; theology doctrine).A 1...

Reducere. "Could you tell me something about the church of Christ?" "Could you tell me the difference between the church of Christ and the ___________ church...

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Reducere. What if Jesus was serious about loving our enemies?For too long, those who carry the name "Christian" have ignored the Christlike path of enemy-lov...

Reducere. Smith Wigglesworth knew firsthand of the power of Scripture. For years, the Apostle of Faith taught the Bible to millions of believers in his legen...

Reducere. A book that helps guides the lost and confused to the true church you can read about in the Scriptures. This book gives a good overall description ...

Reducere. Why should you read the Bible? Many people find it to be an obscure and oddly organized book; they are not sure how to approach it, so they don't. ...

Reducere. Compiled from the lectures of Neville Goddard, "The Story Of Jesus Is Persistent Assumption: A Metaphysical Interpretation Of Scripture" is excerpt...

An articulation of a vital doctrine for Christianity.Publisher: Inter-Varsity PressAuthor(s): Mark D ThompsonNumber of pages: 196Collection: New St...

Reducere. Discover who God is. Encounter freedom from your past. Awaken to a whole new way of seeing the world. Peel back the curtain of the spirit-realm. Se...

Reducere. From this engrossing portrait of first-century Palestine, Jesus emerges as the catalyst of nonviolent social revolution that anticipates the renewa...

TULIP is a popular acronym for the five points of Calvinism--total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, and pe...

Reducere. The pieces are in place. The curtain rises for the final act. God is about to die.An unprecedented conspiracy of injustice, cruelty, and religious ...