"There are many religions and religious figures in history and in the world today, who have claimed to be divine or whose followers revere as the one who leads the way to God. So what makes Jesus so special? He is the only person who ever chose to be born..." The author begins with a section on the historicity of the Gospels. Next is the harmonisation of the Gospels which is the four gospels arranged in order of time and sequence. This gives a broad understanding of the career and teaching of Je...
The Life of Jesus, the Christ (Kiraz Theological Archive, #57)
by Henry Ward Beecher
This book concentrates on the life and teachings of Jesus, as related by the fashionable Gilded Age clergyman. As a crystallized sample of one sort of Victorian devotion, Beecher's book is full of miracles, scenery and sentiment, but devoid of systematic theology.
Part of Fortress Press's classic text series. This volume has justifiably held a leading position among scholarly presentations of Jesus' life and teachings.--Amos N. Wilder.
In this long-awaited follow-up to New York Times bestseller The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi, discover the stories of key men and women from the Bible who changed the world and whose stories continue to offer life, hope, and direction for today. The God of the Way is a grand story of scriptural faith and the people who changed the world forever. Merging the ancient with the modern, bestselling author Kathie Lee Gifford partners once again with Rabbi Jason Sobel, creating a book and video curri...
On the first day of his Senate confirmation hearings, John Ashcroft raised his right hand and vowed, "I swear to unhold the laws of the United States of America, so help me God."People who knew him intimately knew they could count on this.And so will others as they read On My Honor, a book that reveals Ashcroft's personal beliefs on racism, abortion, capital punishment, our judicial system, his faith in God, and more.These beliefs were not designed to answer his critics in the Senate. They are...
For some, Christmas is a time of excitement, celebration, and family, while for others it is a time of loneliness, grief, and loss. No matter what this season holds for you, the promise of Christmas will bring you a lifetime of hope. Christmas begins what Easter celebrates. The child in the cradle becomes the King on the cross. Because of Bethlehem, we have a Savior in heaven. These are the heart shaping promises of Christmas. Long after the guests have left, the carolers have gone home, and th...
How did ancient persons understand themselves, other people, and the world around them? Is there a marked contrast between their understandings of "self" and "other" and the way modern Westerners define the same? Bruce Malina and Jerome Neyrey focus on the figure of Paul to provide a comprehensive investigation of how one man was perceived in the ancient world. Drawing on primary sources from antiquity, as well a lessons from cultural anthropology, the authors help provide a fuller understanding...
