Author : Garry Wills
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 32,67 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780670018710
Presents a biblical analysis of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, evaluating each for their evangelistic style and goals while revealing key differences in how each writer portrayed Jesus.
Author : Garry Wills
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 2007-02-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780143038801
“Garry Wills brings his signature brand of erudite, unorthodox thinking to his latest book of revelations. . . . A tour de force and a profound show of faith.” (O, the Oprah Magazine) Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What The Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017. In what are billed “culture wars,” people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus as endorsing their views. But in this New York Times-bestselling masterpiece, Garry Wills argues that Jesus subscribed to no political program. He was far more radical than that. In a fresh reading of the gospels, Wills explores the meaning of the “reign of heaven” Jesus not only promised for the future but brought with him into this life. It is only by dodges and evasions that people misrepresent what Jesus plainly had to say against power, the wealthy, and religion itself. But Wills is just as critical of those who would make Jesus a mere ethical teacher, ignoring or playing down his divinity. An illuminating analysis for believers and nonbelievers alike, What Jesus Meant is a brilliant addition to our national conversation on religion.
Author : Garry Wills
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,46 MB
Release : 2007-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780143112631
“If you think you knew Paul, get ready to have all sorts of cherished preconceptions exhilaratingly stripped away. If you've ever been vaguely curious, there is no finer introduction.” (Los Angeles Times) Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What The Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017. In his New York Times bestsellers What Jesus Meant and What the Gospels Meant, Garry Wills offers fresh and incisive readings of Jesus' teachings and the four gospels. Here Wills turns to Paul the Apostle, whose writings have provoked controversy throughout Christian history. Upending many common assumptions, Wills argues eloquently that Paul’s teachings are not opposed to Jesus' message. Rather, the best way to know Jesus is to discover Paul. In this stimulating and masterly analysis, Wills illuminates how Paul, writing on the road and in the heat of the moment, and often in the midst of controversy, galvanized a movement and offers us the best reflection of those early times.
Author : Erik Kolbell
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664222925
In this timely exploration of the Beatitudes, Kolbell suggests that the eight pillars--meekness, empathy, righteousness, peace, persecution, poverty, purity, and simplicity--are still valuable codes of conduct for busy, anxious lives.
Author :
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 40,11 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 0857860976
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
Author : Shane Claiborne
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 24,49 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1400204186
Expounds the ideas of Red Letter Christianity, or, following Jesus' words exactly in order to live a better and more faithful life.
Author : Gary Inrig
Publisher : Our Daily Bread Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,26 MB
Release : 2015-06
Category : Large type books
ISBN : 9781627072779
Get an eye-opening point of view on Jesus' parables that will touch your life in practical and compelling ways.
Author :
Publisher : Canongate U.S.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 36,60 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780802136169
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
Author : Nate Bramsen
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,4 MB
Release : 2021-07
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 9781593872861
What if Jesus words were never intended to fit into your existing lifestyle? What if they were meant to change everything? What if Jesus never wanted merely part of your life? What if He wants everything? Instead of offering easy answers, these pages ask difficult questions, leading the reader on a journey with life-altering implications. If Jesus meant what He said, how might His words affect our relationships, investments, speech, perspectives, discipleship, spiritual disciplines, and every other aspect of life? What if the only balanced Christian life is all-out surrender to Jesus Christ?
Author : Arthur W. Pink
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1608997863
