As the single work at the heart of Christianity, the world's largest organized religion, the Bible is the spiritual guide for one out of every three people in the world. It is also the world's most widely distributed book and its bestselling, with an estimated six billion copies sold in the last two hundred years. But the Bible is a complex work with a complicated and obscure history. Its contents have changed over the centuries, it has been transformed...

Large numbers of atheists, humanists, and conspiracy theorists are raising one of the most pressing questions in the history of religion: "Did Jesus exist at all?" Was he invented out of whole cloth for nefarious purposes by those seeking to control the masses? Or was Jesus such a shadowy figure -- far removed from any credible historical evidence -- that he bears no meaningful resemblance to the person described in the Bible? In Did Jesus Exist?...

Women in the Biblical World: A Survey of Old and New Testament Perspectives is a volume featuring the most current research in biblical scholarship. This collection will whet the reader's appetite for cutting-edge research and encourage a closer look at some of the familiar passages that may have been overlooked in the biblical text. New insights will be gained, a greater depth of understanding in the biblical text will be fostered, and a greater...

When Biblical scholar Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages, he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. For almost 1500 years these manuscripts were hand copied by scribes who were influenced by the cultural, theological and political disputes of their day. Both mistakes and intentional changes abound in the surviving manuscripts,...

The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adam recounts his transformative spiritual journey in which he discovered a new, more honest way to love and appreciate God's Word. Trained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion, teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary. But the further he studied the Bible, the more he found himself confronted by questions that could neither be...

"The inimitable Jane Yolen has teamed up with Barbara Diamond Goldin (a prolific author in her own right) to retell Bible stories from the point of view of twelve women (in nine chapters, as some come in pairs). After each story, there is a reflection "imagine" piece written from the voice of each woman (written by Barbara) and a poem about her (written by Jane). Intermixed with the main text are sidebars called "midrash" in the singular or "midrashim"...

In 5 Principles To Overcome Poverty Apostle Hubbard tackles the subject of why many believers have fallen into the bondage of poverty.

Hayley DiMarco knows that teens are hungry for God's Word. They want to know what God has to say to them and how they can apply his truth to their lives. But there are just not many teen-centered Bible study materials out there that connect. Hungry Planet to the rescue! Combining unique packaging with honest, teen-focused content, these Hungry Planet Bible studies are what teens, parents, and youth pastors have been waiting for. In each volume, Hayley...

Con este libro espero que las oraciones, reflexiones, y guas, encuentres la paz espiritual que necesitas, pues DIOS nos concede toda su GRACIA, su ternura y comprensin, el SEOR te tiene un llamado sonre!!! Que L te dar nuevo valor a tu vida, porque t eres algo muy especial para tu PADRE CELESTIAL, tu MAESTRO DIVINO, y tu GRAN ESPIRITU SANTO, que son los que dan luz a las mentes ciegas y fortaleza a las almas, y con su TERNURA PATERNAL y LUZ CELESTIAL...

The Just the Word Bible study profiles single words across the entire Word of God, from Genesis to Revelation, to reveal a comprehensive view of each topic. This guide is free of author commentary, allowing the Word of God to be its own commentary. Just the Word seeks to be practical, featuring a straightforward question and answer format, usable with any translation of the Bible; universal, offering nondenominational studies appropriate for school-age...