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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible
Good kings and bad kings, good faith and bad faith - these are the
themes of 1 and 2 Kings, from the wise King Solomon to the
consequences of his successors' folly. Using personal anecdote, a
lively style, and drawing on his considerable theological
knowledge, John Goldingay takes us deep into the unfolding story of
the Old Testament.
Bible readings, reflections and worship resources from Iona
Community members and associates - Helen Boothroyd, Ruth Burgess,
David Coleman and Zam Walker, John Davies, Leith Fisher, Ian M
Fraser, Kathy Galloway, Tom Gordon, John Harvey, Peter Millar, Jan
Sutch Pickard, Norman Shanks, Thom Shuman, Alison Swinfen, Brian
Woodcock. May this book be a friend through the joy and euphoria of
Christmas and New Year, and may it feed you, challenge you, in the
in-between times. There are good-hearted, human companions here for
our journey through this bewildering and beautiful world.
Listen to God speaking life by the Spirit for the world The most
popular modern English translation with study notes drawn from the
million-selling Bible Speaks Today commentary series from IVP, and
application questions for personal or group use. If you're new to
the Bible, the clear and helpful explanations will help draw you in
to God's word. If you are a Christian, you will find the NIV Bible
Speaks Today useful for devotional reading and as a study Bible.
It's also great for helping small group leaders, teachers and
preachers in preparing to explain and apply the Bible for others.
Be equipped to apply the Bible to your life and to today's world.
Features include: * Complete text of the New International Version
(British text) * Over 2,300 notes extracted from the Bible Speaks
Today series to explain and apply the Bible text * Questions at the
end of every note for personal or group use to help you understand
and apply Biblical truths * Outlines that give a brief overview of
each Bible book * Background and setting to provide the context to
understand each book * Themes and relevance to apply the Bible to
the contemporary world * Maps showing the locations of key Bible
events * Parallel passages cross-referenced to identical or similar
passages The Bible Speaks Today series was edited by Alec Moyter
(Old Testament), John Stott (New Testament) and Derek Tidball
(Bible themes), with contributors including Michael Green, Mary J
Evans, Derek Kidner, Dick Lucas, Rosemary Nixon and many more.
With an attractive new slipcase and binding, this compact white
Bible is an ideal gift for any special occasion, including
confirmation, weddings or first communion. The full text of the
ever-popular Authorized King James Version Bible, with all its
literary beauty and poetic grandeur, in an attractive size and with
beautiful binding and slipcase making it an ideal gift.
We're updating and revising our bestselling LifeGuides to make them
even more effective for small group Bible study!
New features of the revised LifeGuides include special options
for group activities, additional questions for personal reflection,
a "Now or Later" section with practical follow-up activities for
use after the study or between sessions, expanded and improved
leaders' notes and an attractive, redesigned format for easier
reading.
Beginning with the new guides Miracles and Pleasing God
(released in February 1999), all new LifeGuides will be presented
in the new format. In addition, more existing volumes will be
revised every year to ensure that all our LifeGuides continue to be
effective Bible study resources for the twenty-first century.
We despise our weaknesses; the apostle Paul delighted in his. We
beg God to remove obstacles from our lives; Paul thanked God for
such opportunities to experience his power. Throughout 2
Corinthians Paul turns many of our values upside down. He teaches
us that in all circumstances we can rely on God's promise: "My
grace is sufficient for you".
Conveniently sized and affordable, the ESV Value Thinline Bible is
also durable, featuring a smyth-sewn binding and a TruTone cover.
This is a quality Bible edition that makes a great gift.
Reading the Bible is now even easier in this extra-large Comfort Print
edition from Thomas Nelson. Enjoy the full text of the Holy Bible in
the trustworthy New King James Version. This classic Scripture design
features two columns of Scripture with an extensive center-column
cross-reference system.
Features include:
- Complete text of the beautiful New King James Version
- Exclusive Thomas Nelson NKJV Comfort Print® typeface
- Complete center-column reference system
- Thumb-indexing along the page edges to make it easier to
locate books
- Book introductions
- Concordance
- Words of Christ in red
- Full-color maps
- Easy-to-read 13.5-point print size
Take early readers on an adventure through God's Word with the #1
Bible for kids! Includes thumb-indexed tabs to make finding the
books of the Bible easier. The bestselling NIrV Adventure Bible (R)
for Early Readers gets kids 6-10 excited about God's Word! They
will be captivated with the full-color features that make reading
Scripture and memorizing their favorite verses engaging and fun.
Along the way they'll meet all types of people, see all sorts of
places, and learn all kinds of things about the Bible. Most
importantly, they'll grow closer in their relationship with God.
This Bible includes the complete New International Reader's Version
(NIrV) which is written at a third-grade reading level and based on
the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV).
The NIrV is perfect for children learning to read and explore the
Bible for the first time on their own. Over 10 million copies
within the Adventure Bible (R) brand have been sold. The Adventure
Bible is recommended by more Christian schools and churches than
any other Bible for kids! Features include: Complete text of the
easy-to-read New International Reader's Version (NIrV) of the Bible
Full-color design throughout - Makes learning about the people,
places, and culture of the Bible even more engaging Life in Bible
Times - Articles and illustrations describe what life was like in
ancient days Words to Treasure - Highlights great verses to
memorize Did You Know? - Interesting facts help you understand
God's Word and the life of faith People in Bible Times - Articles
offer close-up looks at amazing people of the Bible Live It! -
Hands-on activities help you apply biblical truths to your life
Twenty special pages - Focus on topics such as famous people of the
Bible, highlights of the life of Jesus, how to pray, and the love
passage for kids, all with a jungle safari theme Book introductions
with useful facts about each book of the Bible
Dictionary/concordance for looking up tricky words Color map
section to help locate places in the Bible Thumb indexed with fun,
brightly colored tabs to make it easier to find each book of the
Bible Satin ribbon marker 9-point font size
The representation of sexual trafficking in the book of Esther has
parallels with the cultural memories, histories, and materialized
pain of African(a) girls and women across time and space, from the
Persian Empire, to subsequent slave trade routes and beyond.
Trafficking Hadassah illuminates that Africana female bodies have
been and continue to be colonized and sexualized, exploited for
profit and pleasure, causing adverse physical, mental, sexual,
socio-cultural, and spiritual consequences for the girls and women
concerned. It focuses on sexual trafficking both in the biblical
book of Esther and during the transatlantic slave trade to
demonstrate how gender and racism intersect with other forms of
oppression, including legal oppression, which results in the sexual
trafficking of African(a) females. It examines both the conditions
and mechanisms by which the trafficking of the virgin girls (who
are collectively identified) are legitimated and normalized in the
book of Esther, alongside contemporary histories of Africana
females. This important book examines ideologies and stereotypes
that are used to justify the abuse in both contexts, challenges the
complicity of biblical readers and interpreters in violence against
girls and women, and illustrates how attention to the nameless,
faceless African girls in the text is impacted by the #MeToo and
#SayHerName social movements. This book will be of particular
interest to those studying the Bible, religion, gender, theology,
and sex trafficking. It is also an important book for those in the
related fields of Africana Studies, Trauma Studies, Post-Colonial
Studies, Diaspora Studies, Critical Race Studies, as well as to the
general reader.
This book explores the early Jewish understanding of divine
knowledge as divine presence, which is embodied in major biblical
exemplars, such as Adam, Enoch, Jacob, and Moses. The study treats
the concept of divine knowledge as the embodied divine presence in
its full historical and interpretive complexity by tracing the
theme through a broad variety of ancient Near Eastern and Jewish
sources, including Mesopotamian traditions of cultic statues,
creational narratives of the Hebrew Bible, and later Jewish
mystical testimonies. Orlov demonstrates that some biblical and
pseudepigraphical accounts postulate that the theophany expresses
the unique, corporeal nature of the deity that cannot be fully
grasped or conveyed in some other non-corporeal symbolism, medium,
or language. The divine presence requires another presence in order
to be transmitted. To be communicated properly and in its full
measure, the divine iconic knowledge must be "written" on a new
living "body" which can hold the ineffable presence of God through
a newly acquired ontology. Embodiment of Divine Knowledge in Early
Judaism will provide an invaluable research to students and
scholars in a wide range of areas within Jewish, Near Eastern, and
Biblical Studies, as well as those studying religious elements of
anthropology, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and gender
studies. Through the study of Jewish mediatorial figures, this book
also elucidates the roots of early Christological developments,
making it attractive to Christian audiences.
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