The definitive life of Jesus from the bestselling author of A History of Christianity. Few figures have had such an influence on the world as Jesus of Nazareth. Paul Johnson's brilliant and powerful reading of Jesus' life at once captures his transfiguring message and his historical complexity. With a superb historian's command of his subject, a masterly writer's love of language, and a believer's passion, Johnson presents a lucid and deeply moving biography of a man whose life changed the c...
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The cross of Christ represents the spiritual, physical, and metaphoric reasons for our existence. Old Testament scripture foreshadows Christ and his sacrifice at the cross. New Testament scripture reiterates that Old Testament vision as we are led to the singularly most significant event in the history of mankind. At the Cross is a line-by-line examination of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as these apostles describe events from the Garden of Gethsemane to the resurrection and ascen...
Apart from the apostle Paul, Luke is arguably the most influential force in the canon of the New Testament. His Gospel and Acts occupy almost a third of the New Testament. Marshall provides us with a lucid guide to Luke's theology of salvation as it is unfurled in Gospel narrative, but always with an eye on its ongoing development in his companion work, the Acts of the Apostles. 252 pages, from Paternoster
Paul, Scripture and Ethics (Biblical Studies Library)
by Brian S. Rosner
Behind the Scenes of a Disciple Who Wanted To Learn How To Pray (Christian Guided Workbooks, #15)
by Rev Bill McBride
No single person has had a greater impact on the history of the world than Jesus. His being raised from death is celebrated on Easter Sunday - one of the holiest days in the church year. Jesus' life of sacrifice and service continue to uplift and inspire people around the world today. His teachings live on. Some will make you think. Many will give you hope. All of them will challenge you. This book captures many of the traditions and teachings of Jesus. The chapters include Famous Sayings of Jes...
Asyndeton in Paul (Studies in Bible & Early Christianity, v. 39)
by Eberhard W. Guting and David L. Mealand
A fresh look at Acts of the Apostles and its depiction of Jewish identity within the larger Roman era When considering Jewish identity in Acts of the Apostles, scholars have often emphasized Jewish and Christian religious difference, an emphasis that masks the intersections of civic, ethnic, and religious identifications in antiquity. Christopher Stroup's innovative work explores the depiction of Jewish and Christian identity by analyzing ethnicity within a broader material and epigraphic cont...
The Gospel According To Luke (NEW COLLEGEVILLE BIBLE COMMENTARY: NEW TESTAMENT, #3)
by Michael F. Patella
Luke continues to challenge our lives. Focusing on Jesus and his earthly ministry among the early church, Michael, F. Patella, OSB, opens the Gospel of Luke to the 21st-century reader. Patella presents literary, textual, and historical criticism in a readable manner to give readers a solid background for the Lukan Gospel. A brief introduction informs reader of Luke's literary technique, Luke as an evangelist, and other historical data. Chapters are "The Prologue (1:1-4)," "The Infancy Narrativ...