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Troublesome Bible Passages

Author : Douglas E. Wingeier

Publisher :

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 49,18 MB

Release : 1994

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780687783779

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Book Description

Bible students sometimes run across troublesome passages that are difficult to understand and put into practice, but are significant to Christian growth and discipleship. This study tackles Scriptures not normally studied from a discipleship viewpoint. This study book looks at 8 Old Testament and 15 New Testament scripture passages. Some of the lesson titles are: The Ten Commandments, Why Do Innocents Suffer?, Forgiveness, The Word Made Flesh, Speaking in Tongues and more. Appropriate for individual and group study, 23 sessions. (separate leader's guide #78378X)



Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses

Author : Ron Rhodes

Publisher : Harvest House Publishers

Page : 306 pages

File Size : 19,85 MB

Release : 2008-08-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0736931341

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Book Description

The instruction and wonder of the Bible can be clouded when readers are uncertain about the meaning of some verses. Bible scholar and popular author Ron Rhodes (more than 1 million copies in combined sales) draws on his many years of studying and teaching Scripture to empower readers with knowledge, background, and truth. With clear and helpful explanations, Rhodes: identifies the most troublesome verses reveals important principles to help interpret them addresses the stumbling blocks from Genesis to Revelation helps readers become familiar with God's message clarifies the different literary genres of the Bible Whether read to satisfy curiosity, pursue deeper Bible study, or prepare for discussions with non-believers, this practical resource will open up the promises and meaning of God's Word and gives readers confidence in all of Scripture.



Troublesome Bible Passages

Author : Randy Cross

Publisher :

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 43,47 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780687061730

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Book Description

The Bible has passages that are not fully understood, and we often ignore or overlook them. Troublesome Bible Passages, Vol 2 addresses 23 Scriptures in a way that brings out the transforming message in each.



Hard Sayings of the Bible

Author : Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.

Publisher : InterVarsity Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 31,50 MB

Release : 2010-05-11

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0830815406

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Book Description

Now in paperback, Hard Sayings of the Bible has explanations for over five hundred of the most troubling verses to test the minds and hearts of Bible readers. Verse by verse, four distinguished Bible scholars take you behind the scenes to find succinct solutions to the most difficult verses in Scripture.



Dark Passages of the Bible

Author : Matthew J. Ramage

Publisher : CUA Press

Page : 313 pages

File Size : 35,5 MB

Release : 2013-09-24

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0813221560

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Book Description

Following the lead of Pope Benedict XVI, in Dark Passages of the Bible Matthew Ramage weds the historical-critical approach with a theological reading of Scripture based in the patristic-medieval tradition. Whereas these two approaches are often viewed as mutually exclusive or even contradictory, Ramage insists that the two are mutually enriching and necessary for doing justice to the Bible s most challenging texts.



Cross Vision

Author : Gregory A. Boyd

Publisher : Fortress Press

Page : 292 pages

File Size : 29,81 MB

Release : 2017-08-15

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1506420745

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Book Description

Renowned pastor-theologian Gregory A. Boyd tackles the BibleÕs biggest dilemma. Ê The Old Testament God of wrath and violence versus the New Testament God of love and peaceÑitÕs a difference that has troubled Christians since the first century. Now, with the sensitivity of a pastor and the intellect of a theologian, Gregory A. Boyd proposes the Òcruciform hermeneutic,Ó a way to read the Old Testament portraits of God through the lens of JesusÕ crucifixion. Ê In Cross Vision, Boyd follows up on his epic and groundbreaking study, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God. He shows how the death and resurrection of Jesus reframes the troubling violence of the Old Testament, how all of Scripture reveals GodÕs self-sacrificial love, and, most importantly, how we can follow JesusÕ example of peace.



The Reliability of the New Testament

Author : Bart D. Ehrman

Publisher : Fortress Press

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 36,73 MB

Release :

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1451417152

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Book Description

This volume highlights points of agreement and disagreement between two leading intellectuals on the subject of the textual reliability of the New Testament: Bart Ehrman, James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Daniel Wallace, Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. This book provides interested readers a fair and balanced case for both sides and allows them to decide for themselves: What does it mean for a text to be textually reliable? How reliable is the New Testament? How reliable is reliable enough?



Bible Made Impossible, The

Author : Christian Smith

Publisher : Brazos Press

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 47,19 MB

Release : 2011-08

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1587433036

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Book Description

A world-renowned sociologist argues that evangelical biblicism is impossible and produces unwanted pastoral consequences.



Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

Author : Gleason Leonard Archer

Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 48,91 MB

Release : 1982

Category : Bible

ISBN : 9780310435709

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Book Description

This encyclopedia is intended for everyone, from scholars and students to laypersons--for all who are troubled by apparent contradictions in the Bible. It argues for the unity and the integrity of the Bible and should convince the skeptic and reassure the person who may be confused by the seeming discrepancies in Scripture.



The Violence of Scripture

Author : Eric A. Seibert

Publisher : Fortress Press

Page : 234 pages

File Size : 35,84 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1451424329

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No one can read far in the Old Testament without encountering numerous acts of violence that are sanctioned in the text and attributed to both God and humans. Over the years, these texts have been used to justify all sorts of violence: from colonizing people and justifying warfare, to sanctioning violence against women and children. Eric Seibert confrons the problem of "virtuous" violence and urges people to engage in an ethically responsible reading of these troublesome texts. He offers a variety of reading strategies designed to critique textually sanctioned violence, while still finding ways to use even the most difficult texts constructively, thus providing a desperately needed approach to the violence of Scripture that can help us live more peaceably in a world plagued by religious violence. --from publisher description