Best Christian New Testament Study
This Bible is filled with references and study aids to strengthen your Bible reading.
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From the manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Yancey presents a complex character who generates questions as well as answers; a disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to radically transform your life and stretch your faith.The Jesus I Never Knew uncovers a Jesus who is brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying. Philip Yancey realized that despite a lifetime attending Sunday school topped off by a Bible college education, he really had no idea who Jesus was. Publishing today is replete with writers committed to setting the story "straight,quot; joining countless others who, over the past 2,000 years, have determined to discover the truth about Jesus. Andrew Lloyd Webber cast him as a rock-n-roll rebel in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, many Christians see him as a handsome European-looking man, and social justice groups place him next to Ghandi in his defense of the downtrodden. But, says Philip Yancey, the real Jesus would have left most people scratching their heads along with the disciples and asking, "Who is this guy?" Instead, he finds a Galilean Jew born into apparent scandal making the most daring of claims: that he is the Way, the Truth, and the Light. (Wouldn't it be odd to center a calendar around Napoleon's birth or to scream "Thomas Jefferson" in a shocking situation? More than historical speculation or doctrinal recitation, Yancey asks the questions out of a personal desire to truly know Jesus.
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"This is a classic explanation of the essence of Christianity—Jesus, himself."
"A very interesting look at the Jesus you may think you know."
"Recommended to anyone who wants to know Jesus on a personal level his life, family and other aspects of his human life here on earth."
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But Forgotten: Still, leading Bible scholar N. T.Wright reveals shocking news: We have all forgottenwhat the four gospels are about. “Wright has never been more eloquent and persuasive than in this book that… caps a long, productive theological career.” (Booklist (starred review) ). “Scholarly, accessible, insightful and challenging . I recommend to everyone who wants to understand the Gospels’ message in a way that will not only inform the intellect but also transform life.” ( Tremper Longman III , Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies, Westmont College). Studied: For over two hundred years scholars havechallenged and defended the central claims of thegospels: miracles, historical accuracy, the divinity ofJesus, and more. "Despite centuries of intense and heavy industryexpended on the study of all sorts of features of thegospels," Wright writes, "we have often managed tomiss the main thing that they, all four of them, aremost eager to tell us.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Upon closer inspection, however, How God Became King is much more ambitious, for anyone who takes seriously Wright's proposals for how to read the gospels will find that they transform the way one reads not only the gospels, but the entire Bible. Neither approach, having neglected significant portions of the gospels in their final forms, can be said to fully grasp what the gospels are all about, for each fails to hold together the themes of kingdom and cross which the gospels insist are inextricably intertwined. In order to properly hear the gospels' message, the four dimensions of the gospels must be properly calibrated, like the four speakers of a sound system. Having sought to address the problem of missing the gospels' point by calibrating the four speakers, in part three Wright considers the implications of hearing the gospels' message in its intended harmony. The trouble with these approaches, Wright asserts, is that each fails to take seriously that Jesus was inaugurating God's cross-shaped kingdom on earth as in heaven, and it is into this vision that followers of Jesus, readers of the gospels, are called to live. Further, he demonstrates that from beginning to middle to end, the stories in the gospel which are often read as highlighting either kingdom or cross are actually highlighting both, so that they can make perfectly clear they are telling the story of God becoming King. Wright closes the book with a chapter that seeks to demonstrate the way in which this approach to reading the gospels can transform the way the church reads the gospels. Rather than reading the gospels through the lens of the creeds, which has led to reductionist readings of the gospels, churches can read the creeds through the lens of the gospels, which will allow the creeds to make their points in a manner more consistent with the overarching story of both scripture as a whole and the gospels. I fear some will not make this connection and thus miss the opportunity to begin reading these unofficial creeds through the lens of the gospels rather than reading the gospels through the lens of their unofficial creeds. So while he may have provided an approach to reading the gospels which helps us remember what the gospels are all about, he fails to deal adequately with the questions bound to arise when facing the challenge of figuring out what it looks like to live into their vision. In How God Became King Wright provides much needed pastoral instruction aimed at helping churches recover the gospels as the primary agent shaping their being and activity, he demonstrates the degree to which the canonical gospels set themselves apart from those not included in the canon, and he offers individual Christians an approach to reading scripture that can inform them so they are able to engage the world not on the terms of the powers, but on behalf of the God who became King on earth as in heaven."
"Wright continues emphasizing the story of Christianity as only understood as the fulfillment of God's promise to Israel. You can see that the above all find their place in the history of redemption and salvation rooted in Israel and the Church in the context of the Roman Empire. Wright elaborates on all of these as he emphasizes Jesus' life and ministry, death, resurrection, ascension and return in terms of these stories. For all readers, Wright does a great job of dispelling and rebuking the liberal, "Jesus Seminar" people and those scholars who attempt to dismantle and undermine Scripture and especially the gospels."
"The content of the book seems to be ok, but the narration is absolutely terrible."
Best Christian Old Testament Study
This Bible is filled with references and study aids to strengthen your Bible reading.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I give this bible 5 stars cause it exposes that the bible has been tampered with... All bible believers must have this bible in their collection..."
"I love this bible!"
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"Thank you this wonderful book."
"Love this bible."
"Great print size and of course it's word of God can't get any better."
"While there are free versions available, none of them really had the superior search feature that this one does."
"cheap option for distribution; not too durable but functional."
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