Strange New Gospels
Author : Edgar Johnson Goodspeed
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 19,20 MB
Release : 1931
Category : Apocryphal Gospels
ISBN :
The Gospel According to Mark
Author :
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 48,26 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0857860976
Book Description
The earliest of the four Gospels, the book portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with enemies, his inner and external demons, and with his devoted but disconcerted disciples. Unlike other gospels, his parables are obscure, to be explained secretly to his followers. With an introduction by Nick Cave
Strange New Gospels
Author : Edgar J. Goodspeed
Publisher :
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 46,6 MB
Release : 1971
Category :
ISBN :
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Strange New World
Author : Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 49,79 MB
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433579332
Book Description
From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics How did the world arrive at its current, disorienting state of identity politics, and how should the church respond? Historian Carl R. Trueman shows how influences ranging from traditional institutions to technology and pornography moved modern culture toward an era of "expressive individualism." Investigating philosophies from the Romantics, Nietzsche, Marx, Wilde, Freud, and the New Left, he outlines the history of Western thought to the distinctly sexual direction of present-day identity politics and explains the modern implications of these ideas on religion, free speech, and personal identity. For fans of Trueman's The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, this ebook offers a more concise presentation and application of some of the most critical topics of our day. Individuals and groups can work through the book together with the Strange New World Study Guide and Strange New World Video Study, sold separately. Cultural Analysis from a Christian Perspective: Explores the history of the sexual revolution and its influence today A Concise Version of The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Offers an approachable presentation of the points in Trueman's popular book A Great Resource for Individual and Small-Group Study: Each chapter ends with thought-provoking application questions Part of the Strange New World Suite: Can be used with the Strange New World Video Study and Strange New World Study Guide
Strange Tales about Jesus
Author : Per Beskow
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,61 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN :
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Hidden Gospels
Author : Philip Jenkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 23,92 MB
Release : 2002-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0199923914
Book Description
This incisive critique thoroughly and convincingly debunks the claims that recently discovered texts such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and even the Dead Sea Scrolls undermine the historical validity of the New Testament. Jenkins places the recent controversies surrounding the hidden gospels in a broad historical context and argues that, far from being revolutionary, such attempts to find an alternative Christianity date back at least to the Enlightenment. By employing the appropriate scholarly and historical methodologies, he demonstrates that the texts purported to represent pristine Christianity were in fact composed long after the canonical gospels found in the Bible. Produced by obscure heretical movements, these texts have attracted much media attention chiefly because they seem to support radical, feminist, and post-modern positions in the modern church. Indeed, Jenkins shows how best-selling books on the "hidden gospels" have been taken up by an uncritical, drama-hungry media as the basis for a social movement that could have powerful effects on the faith and practice of contemporary Christianity.
The World Turned Upside Down
Author : Michael S. Heiser
Publisher : Lexham Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 22,24 MB
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1683593235
Book Description
What could the supernatural world of Stranger Things have in common with the Bible? The paranormal television series Stranger Things taps into the mysterious elements that have fueled spiritual questions for millennia. The otherworldly manifestations in Hawkins, Indiana offer compelling portrayals of important spiritual truths--and many of these truths are echoed in the supernatural worldview of the Bible. For Michael Heiser, Stranger Things is the perfect marriage of his interest in popular culture and the paranormal. In The Unseen Realm, he opened the eyes of thousands, helping readers understand the supernatural worldview of the Bible. Now he turns his attention to the worldwide television phenomenon, exploring how Stranger Things relates to Christian theology and the Christian life. In The World Turned Upside Down, Heiser draws on this supernatural worldview to help us think about the story of Jesus and discover glimpses of the gospel in the Upside Down. He argues that this celebrated series helps us understand the gospel in unique and overlooked ways. The spiritual questions and crises raised by Stranger Things are addressed the same way they are in the gospel, with mystery and transcendent power.
The Secret Gospel of Mark
Author : Geoffrey S. Smith
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300271816
Book Description
A groundbreaking account of the Secret Gospel of Mark, one of the most hotly debated documents in Christian history In 1958, at the ancient Christian monastery of Mar Saba just outside Jerusalem, Columbia University scholar Morton Smith claimed to have unearthed a letter written by the Christian philosopher Clement of Alexandria and containing an excerpt from a previously unknown version of the canonical Gospel of Mark. This excerpt recounts a story of Jesus’s apparent sexual encounter with a young, resurrected disciple. In recent years, an influential group of researchers has alleged that no Secret Gospel or letter of Clement existed in antiquity, and that the manuscript that Morton Smith “found” was a modern forgery—created by none other than Smith himself. In this book, Geoffrey S. Smith and Brent C. Landau enter into the controversy surrounding this document and argue that the Secret Gospel of Mark is neither a first-century alternative gospel nor a twentieth-century forgery by the scholar who announced its discovery. Instead, this account is intimately bound up with the history of Mar Saba, one of the oldest monasteries in the Christian world. In this fascinating work, Smith and Landau present the realities and misconceptions surrounding not only the now-lost manuscript but also its brilliant, enigmatic, and acerbic discoverer, Morton Smith.
The King Jesus Gospel
Author : Scot McKnight
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 28,69 MB
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310492998
Book Description
Contemporary evangelicals have built a "salvation culture" but not a "gospel culture." Evangelicals have reduced the gospel to the message of personal salvation. This book makes a plea for us to recover the old gospel as that which is still new and still fresh. The book stands on four arguments: that the gospel is defined by the apostles in 1 Corinthians 15 as the completion of the Story of Israel in the saving Story of Jesus; that the gospel is found in the Four Gospels; that the gospel was preached by Jesus; and that the sermons in the Book of Acts are the best example of gospeling in the New Testament. The King Jesus Gospel ends with practical suggestions about evangelism and about building a gospel culture.
The Lost Books of the Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden
Author : Rutherford Hayes Platt
Publisher : Nelson Bibles
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Apocryphal books
ISBN :
Book Description
Presented here are two volumes of apocryphal writings reflecting the life and time of the Old and New Testaments. Stories told by contemporary fiction writers of historical Bible times in fascinating and beautiful style.
