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A short guide to the pronunciation of Greek in Judea-Palestine from the Hellenistic period to the Byzantine period with special attention given to the Roman period and the time of the New Testament"--

An introduction to New Testament studies for laypeople"--

What did the apostles' Greek sound like?How would New Testament Greek have been pronounced? Often students are taught Erasmian pronunciation, which does not even reproduce Erasmus's own pronunciation faithfully, let alone that of the New Testament authors. In his new book, Benjamin Kantor breaks a path toward an authentic pronunciation of Koine Greek at the time of the New Testament.The first comprehensive phonological and orthographic study o...

A commentary on the Book of Sirach in English translation"--

A theological commentary on the book of Proverbs"--

A long-awaited culmination of scholarship by a pioneer of missiology and global ChristianityThe history of the missions is complex and fraught. Though modern missions began with European colonialism, the outcome was a largely non-Western global Christianity. Highly esteemed scholar Andrew Walls explores every facet of the movement, including its history, theory, and future.Walls locates the birth of the Protestant missionary movement in the We...

Questions for individual study or group discussion based on Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones"--

Uncovering ancient texts and rethinking early Christian identity with the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the ApostlesShaping the Past to Define the Present comprises both new and revised essays by esteemed New Testament scholar Gregory E. Sterling on Jewish and early Christian historiography. A sequel to his seminal work, Historiography and Self-Definition, this volume expands on Sterling's reading of Luke-Acts in the context of contemporary J...

A reflection on how Christians can live more joyfully through their faith"--

A study guide for Baby Dinosaurs on the Ark? The Bible and Modern Science and the Trouble of Making It All Fit with notes, discussion questions, lists of external resources, and expanded treatments of each chapter's topics"--

The newest and best Old Testament intro for university and seminary studentsIn this up-to-date, student-friendly text, Robert Hubbard and J. Andrew Dearman bring decades of scholarly study and classroom experience to bear as they introduce readers to the context, composition, and message of the Old Testament.Each chapter orients readers to the Old Testament book or books under consideration, outlining historical and cultural back­ground, liter...

Morning and evening prayers for the peace of the whole world.We as Jews, Christians, and Muslims share a common spiritual descent, yet painful divisions between us lie at the center of much conflict and war in the world today. Praying with the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace articulates the deep longings for peace that unite these great spiritual traditions. For each morning and evening of the week, John Philip Newell provides strikingly beautif...

Academy of Parish Clergy's Top Ten Books for Parish Ministry Elegant volume of liturgical prayers that tie sacrament and Word together theologically This unique, elegant resource for ministers and worship planners provides a beautifully crafted Eucharistic prayer for every Sunday of the three-year Revised Common Lectionary cycle, also including prayers for special holy days and other occasions. In a helpful introduction Samuel Wells and Abigai...

A unified soteriology for the whole church. It is commonly claimed that Western Christianity teaches salvation as deliverance from sin through Jesus's sacrifice on the cross, while Eastern Christianity teaches salvation as deliverance from death--and as deification--through Christ's incarnation. But is it really true that no normative, unified doctrine of salvation is to be found in Scripture and tradition? Theologian Khaled Anatolios, deeply ...

A book of reflections on hope: what it is, what it isn't, and how to find it in hopeless times"--

God is Mother. God is Midwife. God is Hostess. God is Mystery. God is Home. Traditional language for God has been dominated by a single image-Father-and masculine norms. For some, this language is meaningful. For others, it is deeply problematic. In both cases, it's limited. One thing is certain: God is More. Mallory Wyckoff believes it's past time to expand the ways we think about God. Through personal story, theology, spirituality, and socia...

A wide-ranging study of the interpretation of Paul's letter to the Romans throughout history, with discussions of the letter's textual history and its first readers in Rome"--

A survey of the varying ways in which American Protestants envisioned the task of childrearing during the colonial and Victorian eras, accompanied by reflections on what this historical legacy might mean for our understanding and practice of contemporary Christian parenting"--

How faith sustained Jackie Robinson-both as an athlete and as an activist. The integration of Major League Baseball in 1947 was a triumph. But it was also a fight. As the first Black major leaguer since the 1880s, Jackie Robinson knew he was not going to be welcomed into America's pastime with open arms. Anticipating hostility, he promised Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey that he would "turn the other cheek" during his first year...

A reframing of Christianity that portrays traditional belief and the response of skepticism as two rival stories and offers a third story that incorporates doubts and failures into a renewed understanding of Christian faith"--