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Enacting Atonement : The Narrative Logic Of Sacrifice And Sonship In Leviti
$45.99Discover the story of salvation in Christ through Levitical rituals
Atonement lies at the heart of the Christian faith. In Christ’s work of atonement, we are reconciled to God, enabled to draw near to him, and can see his glory. Through studying the Levitical burnt offering, Roy McDaniel takes readers on a deep exploration of Leviticus 1:1-9 in this thought-provoking volume, part of the Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture series from IVP Academic. Using elements of narrative analysis like setting, plot, and hero, McDaniel shows how the Levitical burnt offering is a ritual recapitulation of the narrative of Israel’s election and deliverance as depicted in Genesis and Exodus, and how in doing so, it proclaims the atoning work of Christ.
At the heart of this work lies the “logic” of atonement, present in the Levitical burnt offering, an idea that contributes to the doctrine of atonement by demonstrating how Christ’s incarnate sacrifice is rooted in his eternal identity as God the Son.
In Enacting Atonement, Roy McDaniel:
*Provides a coherent account of atonement centered on the eternal identity of the Son,
*Shows how Levitical sacrifice can inform the church’s doctrine of atonement by modeling a careful theological exegesis of Leviticus, and
*Explores questions about the meaning of sacrifice and its relationship to the being and attributes of God.
Whether you’re a scholar, student, pastor-theologian, or a layperson seeking deeper understanding, Enacting Atonement invites you to uncover the rich tapestry of God’s redemptive narrative in the Levitical ritual.
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Life In A Lifeless World
$24.99Discover the Depth of the Book of Hebrews
In a world that often feels inhospitable to life, the original recipients of Hebrews found themselves struggling to maintain their faith against the pressures of doubt and despair. Likewise, modern believers face similar trials as they seek to live out their faith in a broken world.
Life in a Lifeless World is a deep exploration of the book of Hebrews, perfect for pastors, teachers, scholars, and lay readers seeking a deeper understanding of this complex epistle. Many Christians feel overwhelmed by Hebrews’ intricate allusions to the Old Testament and its cryptic imagery, unsure of how to extract practical applications from its teachings. In Life in a Lifeless World, biblical scholar Michael Kibbe guides readers through these challenges with clarity and insight, bridging theological depth with meaningful, practical application.
Life in a Lifeless World demystifies Hebrews with accessible language and reflection questions ideal for sermon preparation or small group discussions. Discover how Hebrews invites us not only to survive but how to become conduits of Christ’s life to those around us. This thought-provoking book promises to deepen your understanding of Hebrews and inspire you to live faithfully in today’s challenging world.
What You’ll Find:
*Clear explanations of Hebrews’ complex themes and imagery
*Reflection questions ideal for personal study or group discussions
*Guidance for persevering in faith amid life’s challenges
*Tools for applying Hebrews in sermons, small group discussions, or academic settingsWhether you’re preparing a sermon, leading a class, or seeking personal spiritual growth, Life in a Lifeless World illuminates Hebrews with fresh clarity. Discover how Michael Kibbe reveals the book of Hebrews’ message of perseverance and hope, and delve into this compelling epistle to explore both its meaning and powerful inspiration for living fully in a world that often feels lifeless. Begin your deep and rewarding exploration of Hebrews today!
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Unwavering Holiness : Pivotal Moments In The Book Of Isaiah, Part One
$22.00In Unwavering Holiness: Pivotal Moments in the Book of Isaiah, Part One, Walter Brueggemann and Brent Strawn lead readers through Isaiah 1-39, moving between looming predictions of punishment against Israel for breaking covenant with God and shining moments that lift the ultimate hope of Israel’s restoration.
Walter Brueggemann and Brent Strawn provide an accessible guide to Isaiah, in two parts, helping contemporary readers to grasp both the uncompromising demands of God’s holiness and God’s unshakable faithfulness to covenant relationship and desire to bring about a good future for God’s people. Isaiah is a dramatic book of prophecy and oracles that sweeps through the histories of Israel’s kings and dealings with surrounding nations, levying judgment, and destruction but also offering the hope of restoration, blessing, and shalom. This great prophet’s words are a lot to take in. Israel is taken to task for exploiting the poor and seeking security in political treaties and the human economy rather than in the fidelity of God. Ignoring the call of covenant to enact economic justice and righteousness for neighbors, Israel experiences the holy rule of God as working through geopolitical events that lead to the demise of Jerusalem. But Isaiah doesn’t rest here–Unwavering Holiness forecasts ahead to the promise of return to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile and to the imagination of the early church, inspired by the poetry of Isaiah to place its hope in Jesus the Messiah.
The ultimacy of God’s governance and faithfulness in the swirl of global political chaos and fear anchors this Bible study, helping readers grasp Isaiah’s vision of the covenantal fidelity of the Lord who wills newness amid sordid failed history. This book will help readers seek to identify the movement of God in the seeming chaos of sociopolitical machinations–in the midst of the natural consequences of forsaking the holy way on a global scale (climate disaster and the self-destruction of fearful, power-mongering governments)–and to continue to look for the inbreaking of God’s shalom.
Questions for reflection and discussion are included at the end of each chapter, making this book ideal for individual or group study.
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Daily Scripture Guidebook
$24.99The Daily Scripture Guidebook is meant to be used alongside your Bible and offers a unique blend of structured planning, commentary, and devotional content.
Recent studies show that fewer and fewer people are engaging with the Bible on a regular basis. Many people want to read the Bible, but they don’t have a good plan for how to make Bible reading a consistent and meaningful rhythm in their lives. And when they do try to read it, they find it difficult to understand.
The Daily Scripture Guidebook by pastor, professor, and popular YouTuber Tim Wildsmith will help readers stick to a unique plan that will guide them through the entire Bible in a year, while also providing weekly insights that will help them comprehend what they are reading and apply it to their lives. Each of the fifty-two manageable sections includes a weekly reading schedule, insightful devotionals, and space for personal reflection.
What sets this book apart from other one-year Bible reading guides?
*Insights on scripture from the Old Testament and New Testament, and a portion of a Psalm or Proverb are included in each day’s reading to keep you from getting bogged down in certain chapters.
*Checkboxes next to each scheduled reading visually help to keep you on track and motivated.
*Devotional insights illuminate the spiritual and historical context of the scriptures, enriching your understanding and making each passage more accessible and relatable.
*Space for daily reflection facilitates a more personal and profound connection with scripture.
The thoughtful, reflective commentary in the Daily Scripture Guidebook makes it an ideal companion for anyone wishing to undertake the rewarding challenge of reading the Bible in its entirety within a year. Whether you are seeking to deepen your faith, broaden your understanding of biblical texts, or simply incorporate a spiritually enriching practice into your daily routine, the Daily Scripture Guidebook provides the roadmap for a transformative spiritual journey.
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Weak Verb Morphology
$32.99One of the obstacles to success in learning biblical Hebrew is understanding the various ways weak verbs inflect. Weak Verb Morphology by Adam J. Howell addresses the features and characteristics of the various weak verb patterns. With plenty of examples and thoughtful discussion, Howell’s book helps to equip students to identify weak verbs and translate the biblical text with ease.
Advancing Biblical Hebrew, edited by Miles V. Van Pelt, is an accessible book series intended for students wanting to press deeper in their Hebrew language acquisition. Each volume provides focused instruction in a specific linguistic category in order to better understand, translate, and interpret the Hebrew Bible. Individual volumes contain an introduction to the topic, a brief history of the topic, detailed descriptions of the topic with numerous examples, and suggested resources for further study.
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Forgotten Teachings Of Jesus The Chosen Season Two
$18.99James and John struggle with their tempers, earning the nickname “Sons of Thunder.”
Jesus sees Nathanael’s pain and offers soul-deep healing.
The Pharisees grow suspicious of Jesus’s fame, even as the disciples help Him gather a crowd for one of the most powerful moments in world history.
The second season of The Chosen immerses us again in the world of Jesus, His disciples, and His mission. Walk through the historical and cultural reality of every episode with pastor and popular Chosen commentator Brandon Robbins in this spiritually rich guide.
Jesus’ growing ministry is stirring hearts–and stirring trouble. As new followers join Him, tensions rise among the disciples, religious leaders, and even Rome. From miraculous healings to intimate conversations, the events of The Chosen: Season 2 build toward Jesus’s foundational mountaintop teaching on how to live.
With four chapters for each of the eight episodes, this companion guide offers fascinating historical context and biblical insights to show us how:
*God calls imperfect people–fiery tempers, broken pasts, and all.
*Faith extends beyond cultural traditions, societal lines, and even our own assumptions.
*Jesus heals not just individuals but relationships.
*Followers of Jesus may have conflict, disagreement, or even hurt one another, but love for Jesus can hold them together.
*Jesus models mercy over law, compassion over rules, and freedom over fear.
Discover the life-changing truths behind the most compelling moments of The Chosen’s second season. As you step into the disciples’ shoes like never before, you’ll realize along with Jesus’ earliest followers that every moment in your journey prepares you for what’s next.
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Understanding Biblical Law
$83.31We tend to be perplexed by the psalmists who express delight in God’s laws. We see biblical law as a long list of rules with harsh punishments, and the more we read the biblical law within modern legal frameworks, the stranger it appears. We are too estranged from its world, aims, and concerns to see its beauty and wisdom.
In Understanding Biblical Law, Dru Johnson reorients the reader to see biblical law through ancient Israelite eyes. He deconstructs common myths regarding biblical law and shows how it often differs significantly from both modern law and ancient Near Eastern law. Johnson weaves in an ancient murder mystery between chapters to show how ancient Israelites could have reasoned with and through Torah to solve real-life problems. He then demonstrates how we can do the same by discerning biblical law’s literary and historical contexts, appreciating its sophisticated wisdom, and distinguishing it from our modern legal notions.
This book is engaging and accessible for undergrads and laypeople but robust enough for seminarians. Johnson demonstrates a skill-based approach for interpreting Old Testament law and uses examples to encourage readers to practice these skills for themselves.
When we enter the biblical world, we see with the psalmists the beauty and sophistication of Israel’s laws and discover a rich resource for thinking about the law’s theological implications for Hellenistic Judaism, the New Testament, and readers today.
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Grounded Theology In The Hebrew Bible
$99.98Many books focus on either the cultural contexts of ancient Israel or the theology of the Hebrew Scriptures. This unique and insightful work, coauthored by a biblical scholar with expertise in archaeology and a biblical theologian, bridges the gap between these two disciplines. This book shows readers how the everyday life of ancient Israelites shaped their relationship with God and how understanding their cultural context illuminates the profound connections between their world and their faith.
Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible explores topics such as households, food, marriage negotiations, covenants, warfare, and more. Each chapter begins by examining archaeological insights into the everyday practices and beliefs of ancient Israelites, shedding light on how these inform the theology that develops throughout Scripture. This approach enhances our understanding of ancient Israel’s theologies.
For the Bible student, pastor, or serious lay reader, this volume is an invitation to dig deeper into the cultural background and theology of the Hebrew Bible. The book includes suggestions for further reading, images, figures, and discussion questions.
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Did Jesus Really Say He Was God
$24.99How to Make Sense of Jesus’ Divine Claims
Do you ever wonder if Jesus really claimed to be God? Maybe you’ve heard people say, “Jesus never said he was God,” or you’ve been asked, “Why believe Jesus is divine if he never claimed it?” These challenges aren’t just from non-Christians-they show up in church, too. Even if you’re not coming from a place of skepticism, you might still question how well church teachings about Jesus match up with what he actually said. So, did the historical Jesus really claim to be divine?
This book is here to give you confidence in the historicity of Jesus’ claim to divinity. It’s designed to help you explain your faith in a world that increasingly doubts the Bible’s portrayal of Jesus. Instead of focusing on what Jesus’ followers believed, this book takes a different approach-it looks at what Jesus’ enemies thought. How did they interpret his words and actions? Their perspective can help you understand the historical validity of Jesus’ divine claim.
In this book, biblical scholar Mikel Del Rosario:
*uses historiography to examine claims about Jesus’ divinity,
*analyzes ancient Greco-Roman, Jewish, and biblical sources to understand how Jesus’ words and actions were interpreted by his adversaries and followers, and
*argues that Jesus claimed divine authority, a claim supported by strong historical evidence.
If you’re a Christian, this book will equip you to defend your faith against theories that suggest Jesus only claimed human authority, not divine. If you’re someone who sees Christianity differently, this book offers a serious investigation into the claims of the historical Jesus, providing evidence that any theory of his identity must address. Whether you’re searching for answers to your own questions or trying to share about Jesus with others, this book will help you communicate Jesus’ divine claim with clarity and confidence.
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Authority Of The Septuagint
$40.99Does the Septuagint have authority for the church today?
Numerous scholars have explored what the Septuagint is and its history and uses, but less scholarship has engaged with the ways it exercises authority within the Christian tradition. In the first multicontributor volume of its kind, biblical scholars Greg Lanier and Will Ross bring together experts from a variety of disciplines to explore the nature of the Septuagint’s authority over the ages.
Discover fresh insights from experts across disciplines-including Old Testament, New Testament, patristics, systematic theology, historical theology, and more-into whether and how the Septuagint holds authority for today’s church. With clarity and depth, this helpful addition to Septuagint studies will expand the conversation of how Christians should understand the Septuagint both in the academy and in the church.
This book seeks:
*To explore the “authority” question from multiple perspectives.
*To examine how the early church, Reformers, and systematic (Protestant and Catholic) theologians view the Septuagint.
*To disentangle the NT’s frequent use of the Septuagint from its perceived status as authoritative or “canonical”.
Whether you’re a scholar, theologian, pastor, or seminary student, The Authority of the Septuagint is an invitation to engage with the Septuagint, its history, and its significance for the church today.
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Mission Of God Second Edition
$64.99Tackle Key Questions from the Past Two Decades in this Fully Updated Edition
Engage with the latest scholarship on the biblical theology of mission and missional hermeneutics with Christopher J. H. Wright’s classic text-now fully revised and updated!
Most Christians would agree that the Bible provides a basis for mission. But Christopher Wright boldly maintains that there is a missional basis for the Bible itself. The entire Bible is generated by and is all about God’s mission. In order to understand the Scriptures, we need a missional hermeneutic, an interpretive perspective in sync with the beating heart of its great mission.
Wright gives us a new hermeneutical perspective on Scripture through an understanding of:
*Who God is
*What he has called his people to be and do
*How the nations fit into God’s missionIn this revised edition of The Mission of God, Wright extends his classic discussion to consider the ways that the conversation on missional hermeneutics has developed since its original publication. With fully updated citations and additional chapters focused on gospel-centered holistic mission and on the issue of election and supersessionism, this new edition addresses the questions, criticisms, and insights that have emerged during the intervening two decades.
God’s mission is to reclaim the world, and God’s people have a designated role to play. Whether you’re a pastor, scholar, or student, The Mission of God will benefit your understanding of how the Bible shapes the story and purpose of God’s peo
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Ancient Israel And Judah
$40.00Step into the world of the Hebrew Bible and discover how the contexts of the people who lived in it illuminate and deepen our understanding of the Scriptures.
In Ancient Israel and Judah, Beth Tanner takes readers on a compelling journey through the historical and cultural landscapes of ancient Israel and Judah, bringing the Hebrew Bible to life in an approachable manner yet to be achieved.
An essential guide for anyone new to biblical study, this book bridges the divide between traditional religious interpretations and academic study, empowering readers to grasp the Bible’s theological themes in their full historical richness. From the origins of the Genesis narratives to the dramatic period of the Maccabees, Tanner skillfully distills centuries of history and complex concepts into an accessible and engaging narrative with relatable insights, offering clarity and context without overwhelming detail.
Through an introduction to historical criticism and literary paradigms, readers learn to navigate the Bible’s poetic verses, sagas, and narratives with fresh eyes. Addressing modern misconceptions about biblical history, Tanner reveals how understanding the ancient world enhances both critical and faith-based readings of Scripture. With newfound insight, readers of this book will:
– learn why history and context are essential to any interpretation; how historical events are part of the Bible but why history is not its primary purpose, thus alleviating perceived conflicts within the text;
– develop an understanding of the story of the Israelites within the history of the ancient world as well as the other groups the people of the Bible encountered;
– read the biblical texts with knowledge about the life and worship practices of the people for whom the biblical texts were intended.
Moreover, the book’s unique inclusion of the often-overlooked late historical period (1000-33 BCE) sets the stage for the New Testament, offering vital context for students of all levels. Complete with charts, maps, and a glossary, Ancient Israel and Judah is more than a history book–it’s a road map to deeper biblical understanding.
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