C. Kavin Rowe's keenest essays on Luke, Acts, and Paul, collected into one volume How should scholars undertake New Testament interpretation? C. Kavin Rowe unfolds a careful, multidisciplinary approach across fifteen of his most incisive articles and chapters. Focusing on Luke, Acts, and Paul's letters, this authoritative collection exemplifies ......
School Library Journal Best Books Best Picture Books List (2024) Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books About Families List (2024) "Straightforward, heartfelt words and thin-lined, fully imagined drawings from Desnitskaya (On the Edge of the World) give tender voice to one child's refugee experience." -- Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW) ......
"Vivid examples . . . plenty of thought-provoking surprises." -- The Wall Street Journal A vibrant journey through the six classification kingdoms of animals, plants, protists, fungi, archaea, and bacteria. ? Life is all around us--in millions of different forms! In this eye-popping nonfiction book, Carly Allen-Fletcher invites children on a ......
Doctrine and Scripture in Early Christianity, Vol. 2
How did Scripture function in early arguments about doctrine? Historical criticism has revealed a gap between scripture and the mainstream doctrines that define Christianity today. Not the least of these are the Trinity and two natures of Christ--widely accepted since the fifth century, but seemingly unfounded in historical readings of ......
Impious and amoral, petty and vindictive, Richard Nixon is not the typical protagonist of a religious biography. But spiritual drama is at the heart of this former president's tragic story. The night before his resignation, Richard Nixon wept--and prayed. Though his demanding parents had raised him Quaker, he wasn't a regular churchgoer, nor was ......
This book by Laura Zucconi is an accessible introductory text to the practice and theory of medicine in the ancient world. In contrast to other works that focus heavily on Greece and Rome, Zucconi's Ancient Medicine covers a broader geographical and chronological range. The world of medicine in antiquity consisted of a lot more than Hippocrates ......
A compelling novel-in-verse about mental illness, family relationships, and the power of art. -YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee -NYPL Best Book -Bank Street Best Books -Paterson Prize Honor Book -Foreword IndieFab Awards--Gold In 1960s Oregon, fifteen-year-old Laura just wants a quiet, regular life: drawing in her ......
What Young Adults Are Seeking in Places of Work, Faith, and Community
Cutting-edge social science research into what young adults want out of a faith community Purpose and meaning, healing and growth, community and fellowship--these values have traditionally been found in church. Though young adults are leaving the pews in droves, they are still seeking these spiritual benefits. How can churches entice them to ......
What difference does it make to identify Mark's gospel as an ancient biography? Reading the gospels as ancient biographies makes a profound difference to the way that we interpret them. Biography immortalizes the memory of the subject, creating a literary monument to the person's life and teaching. Yet it is also a bid to legitimize a specific ......
