"The Parables of Jesus" is the first offering in the new series "Bible Study That Matters." This series was developed especially for those who are dissatisfied with the type of Bible study normally found in Sunday Schools, Bible study groups, and devotional guides. It's for those who want more than a few feel-good platitudes and want to dive in to the biblical text and see what's really there. Written in a clear, conversational style, "The Parables of Jesus" gives a close-up view of the ma...

"The Book of Revelation" is the second offering in the new series "Bible Study That Matters." This series was developed especially for those who are dissatisfied with the type of Bible study normally found in Sunday Schools, Bible study groups, and devotional guides. It's for those who want more than a few feel-good platitudes and want to dive in to the biblical text and see what's really there. What if Revelation is more than a coded prophecy of the future? What if Revelation is more than...

The Suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the Original New Testament of Jesus Christ is a nineteenth-century compilation of early Christian apocrypha, presenting texts such as the Gospel of the Infancy, the Gospel of Nicodemus, apostolic letters, and other writings excluded from the canonical New Testament. Its style is heterogeneous: devotional, legendary, didactic, and at times dramatic, reflecting the imaginative piety and theological curiosity of early Christian communities. Read in liter...

Americans are watching the news with expectant eyes, full of apprehension about what will happen next. Is it too early to worry that the times are winding down? Mark Hitchcock, a Dallas Theological Seminary graduate and recognized expert on end times theology, distills the seven essential signs of the end, as foretold in the Bible. In this fifth book of his authoritative series on biblical prophecy, Hitchcock cuts straight to the heart of an urgent topic, providing the information people n...

HEAVEN AND HELLBy Emanuel SwedenborgSynopsisThis book is Swedenborgs description of heaven and hell. It reads like an actual account of someone who has been there and indeed, it is apparently based on a revelation that Emanuel Swedenborg received from God. It gives incredibly detailed descriptions of things like what angels wear in Heaven, how they speak, what Heaven looks like, marriages in Heaven and so much more. A really interesting book. Very heavy with footnotes....

You’re no idiot, of course. You’re familiar with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Judgment Day—especially in the wake of the new millennium. However, the Book of Revelation has existed for almost 2,000 years and is open to countless interpretations.Don’t get confused by scholarly analysis and religious dogma! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Book of Revelation shows you how so many meanings are derived from the book’s text. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get...

The Bible is certainly the most mysterious book ever created. The Scriptures are filled with hundreds of curious passages that have puzzled both Jews and Christians for thousands of years. In this powerful, faith-building book, respected author Grant R. Jeffrey takes the reader on a journey of mystery while uncovering deep truths found in the word of God.“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:But the honour of Kings is to search out a matter.”Proverbs 25:...

Building on the work of biblical scholars—Rudolph Bultmann, Raymond Brown, Jane Schaberg, and Robert Funk, among others—filmmaker Paul Verhoeven disrobes the mythical Jesus to reveal a man who has much in common with other great political leaders throughout history—human beings who believed that change was coming in their lifetimes. Gone is the Jesus of the miracles, gone the son of God, gone the weaver of arcane parables whose meanings are obscure. In their place Verhoeven gives us his vi...

An Exposition of Hebrews is the most complete and thorough study ever written on the subject. This books spends close to six hundred thousand words looking at every nuance and implication of the book of Hebrews. A wonderful tool for pastors, students, or anyone wishing a deeper understanding of this important book from the bible. Originally pushed as a series of articles and then as a two volume set, you can now have the entire unabridged edition of this book in one affordable volume.

Yes...the everyday Christian can understand the book of Revelation! This clear, helpful study encourages readers to delve into this important scripture and, by studying it inductively, let the text speak for itself.

The Gospels And Christian Life reads the four canonical Gospels as handbooks for religious formation through communal practices. The book focuses on the communities that produced each gospel, the dynamic energy each gospel displays for creating and sustaining community life, the different interpretations of the person of Jesus, and the different systems of organization and leadership each gospel promulgated. The authors carefully describe the social context of each Gospel and delineate the...

Over 3 million LifeChange studies soldHow did the church explode from a tiny group to a worldwide force in just a few years?After Jesus left His followers with a mission, the Spirit of God moved mightily through them to fulfill it. Luke's account of how the gospel was carried from Jerusalem to Rome—despite every conceivable obstacle—inspires the church today and helps us live out our individual mission in the world. Discover the exciting and...