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by Wilfred Hildebrandt (Author)Numbers reveals tremendous challenges faced by Israel after the miraculous Exodus event from Egypt in their wilderness journey towards the promised covenantal land. Primary themes include divine guidance, testing, the Spirit of God, prophetic leadership, worship, judgment, blessing, cursing, providence, anointing, and healing. Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 0.82 x 9.22 x 6.32 IN Publication Date: February 13, 2025

Questioning Our Faith in Practice: Unlearning White Supremacy in Practical Theology - Paperback

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by Katherine Turpin (Author)Practical theology emerged as a discipline steeped in white supremacy, traces of which can be found in some of its most central practices and habits of mind. Identifying the remnants of this legacy allows practical theologians to begin to imagine how to proceed without reinscribing narratives of white saviors, unlimited progress, dominating control of bodies, and individual heroic leadership. You are invited to question this worldview while learning from scholars i...

Herman Bavinck: Centenary Essays - Paperback

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by Bruce Pass (Volume Editor) Number of Pages: 214 Publication Date: December 06, 2024

Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World - Paperback

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by Paul Mirecki (Editor), Marvin Meyer (Editor)This volume contains a series of provocative essays that explore expressions of magic and ritual power in the ancient world. The essays are authored by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, early Christianity and patristics, and Coptic and Islamic Egypt.The strength of the present volume lies in the breadth of scholarly approaches represented. The ...

A Political Theology of Vulnerability - Paperback

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by Sturla J. Stålsett (Author)Vulnerability is at the core of the political drama of our time. Countering conventional approaches, this book presents human vulnerability as a source of political community and a potential for political agency in precarity. Analyzing Christian celebrations of Christmas and Easter in contexts of struggle, it shows how religious resources inspire precarious politics. Combining critical political theory, liberation theology, and lived religion, Sturla J. Stålsett ...

Early Egyptian Christianity: From Its Origins to 451 CE - Paperback

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by C. Wilfred Griggs (Author)In this well-documented and clear study, the history of Christianity in Egypt is discussed. It critically and attractively focuses on early Egyptian Christianity, from its earliest recorded origins to the Council of Chalcedon in 451 CE. That was the moment, after the separation from the Catholic University, when the Egyptian Coptic Church became the national religion. During this period, we observe the development of features unique to Egyptian Christianity, such ...

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song - Paperback

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by Henry Louis Gates (Author)The instant New York Times bestseller and companion book to the PBS series. "Absolutely brilliant . . . A necessary and moving work." --Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., author of Begin Again "Engaging. . . . In Gates's telling, the Black church shines bright even as the nation itself moves uncertainly through the gloaming, seeking justice on earth--as it is in heaven." --Jon Meacham, New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of Stony the Road and ...

Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage - Paperback

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by Elsaid Badawi (Author), Muhammed Abdel Haleem (Author)The Qurʾan is the living source of all Islamic teaching, and is of singular importance to those interested in Islam and the study of religions. Despite this, there exists a long-felt lack of research tools for English first-language speakers who wish to access the Qurʾan in the original Arabic.The Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage is the first comprehensive, fully-researched and contextualised Arabic-English dictionary of Qurʾanic usage, com...

Dreams and Visions in African Pentecostal Spirituality: The Sub-Saharan Horizon of the Pneumatological Imagination - Paperback

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by Anna M. Droll (Author)Euro-Western descriptions of knowledge and its sources fall short of accommodating the spiritual, experiential terrain of the imagination. What of the embodied, affective knowing that characterizes Pentecostal epistemology, that is, the distinctive Pentecostal-Charismatic knowing derived from dreams and visions (D/Vs)? In this stunning ethnographic work, the author merges African scholarship with an investigation of what visioners say about the significance of their D...

The Evolution of a Pentecostal Scholar: Twenty Years in Luke-Acts - Paperback

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by Martin Mittelstadt (Author)This collection of previously published essays reveals a personal journey. Two decades ago, I could not have anticipated the twenty-first century theological and methodological shifts in biblical studies. In these essays, I encourage readers to observe my evolution by way of adventures in Luke-Acts. In so doing, I invite readers to reimagine a story not simply about the past, but rich with possibilities Number of Pages: 322 Publication Date: October 10, 2024

As the Oracles of God: Policing the Word in Colonial Quakerism - Paperback

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by S. Spencer Wells (Author)"As the Oracles of God" examines how Quakers in colonial America sought to control both the written and spoken word in their religious communities. It looks at the ways in which American Friends set up committees to censor texts deemed heterodox, as well as the ways Quakers sought to moderate the words of believers through encouraging self-censorship as a way to access personal revelation, while also paying particular attention to the experiences of those who ran a...

Ibn Taymiyya on Reason and Revelation: A Study of Darʾ Taʿāruḍ Al-ʿaql Wa-L-Naql - Paperback

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by Carl Sharif El-Tobgui (Author)In Ibn Taymiyya on Reason and Revelation, Carl Sharif El-Tobgui offers the first comprehensive study of Ibn Taymiyya's ten-volume magnum opus, Darʾ taʿāruḍ al-ʿaql wa-l-naql (Refutation of the conflict of reason and revelation). In his colossal riposte to the Muslim philosophers and rationalist theologians, the towering Ḥanbalī polymath rejects the call to prioritize reason over revelation in cases of alleged conflict, interrogating instead the very conception...

Temples, Religion, and Politics in the Roman Republic - Paperback

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by Orlin (Author)The success and smooth functioning of the Roman Republic depended on a careful balancing of the interests of the individual and the interests of the commonwealth. In this study, Eric Orlin examines the process through which new temples were vowed, built, and dedicated as a way of examining key features of the interrelated political and religious systems of Republican Rome. Orlin questions previous scholarship on several points, suggesting that the Senate, and not just individ...

Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice: A Critical Edition - Paperback

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by Carol Newsom (Author) Number of Pages: 508 Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 1985

Jesus and His Contemporaries: Comparative Studies - Paperback

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by Craig a. Evans (Author)Jesus was a man from Nazareth who died in Jerusalem. But he was nor ordinary man, or was he? That Jesus existed we are all quite sure, but what were the real, historical facts of his life and death? What, about all that has been said of him, is truly authentic? Who is the real Jesus? With Evans' research, a more accurate portrait of Jesus begins to emerge. Ironically, the most important and obvious fact to bear in mind when trying to understand Jesus is that he was, ...

Book of Daniel, Volume 1 Composition and Reception

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Report copyright infringementby Collins (Editor), Peter W. Flint (Editor)Even though the earlier debates of the twentieth century have subsided, questions concerning the composition and genre of Daniel, the social setting of the work, its literary context, and its theology persist. Because of the Dead Sea Scrolls discoveries and advances in understanding the history of transmission, Daniel has found a new generation of scholars interested in its place in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. C...

Book of Daniel, Volume 2 Composition and Reception - Paperback

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by Collins (Editor), Peter W. Flint (Editor)International experts offer fresh insights into: (1) Review of Scholarship and Context; (2) Near Eastern Milieu; (3) Interpretation of Specific Passages; (4) Social Setting; (5) Literary Context, Including Qumran; (6) Reception in Judaism and Christianity; (7) Textual History; and (8) Theology of Daniel.This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.Author BiographyJohn J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testa...

Nkjv, Reference Bible, Center-Column Giant Print, Leathersoft, Brown, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)This New King James Version Bible includes center-column references and giant print text for an easy Bible reading experience.Thanks to the exclusive Thomas Nelson NKJV Comfort Print(R) typeface in a giant print format, your eyes will discover a whole new level of comfort. But with the NKJV Giant Print Center-Column Reference Bible, you won't have to sacrifice study features for readability. Center-column references, book introductions, a concordance, and full-color m...

KJV, Reference Bible, Super Giant Print, Leather-Look, Burgundy, Indexed, Red Letter Edition - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)This Bible published in the classic King James Version includes cross references and extra-large print type allowing for an easy Bible reading experience. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at any size.The literary beauty of the King James Version and the most comfortable reading experience imaginable with Thomas Nelson's custom KJV font in a super-giant-print format. Don'...

Whisper: How to Hear the Voice of God - Paperback

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by Mark Batterson (Author)PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER - The question isn't whether God speaks. The question is what does He have to say to you? The New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker teaches readers how to listen to God. WINNER OF THE ECPA CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING The voice that spoke the cosmos into existence is the same voice that parted the Red Sea, and made the sun stand still in the midday sky. One day, this voice will make all things new, but it's al...

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Report copyright infringementby Stanley E. Porter (Editor)A Handbook to the Exegesis of the New Testament is a substantial theoretical and practical guide to the multifaceted discipline of New Testament exegesis. This volume covers current topics in New Testament exegesis in sufficient depth to provide a useful methodological basis. The introduction includes an analysis of the various definitions of exegesis, a term notoriously difficult to define, and a bibliographic essay covering the basic...

Gentle and Lowly Study Guide - Paperback

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by Dane C. Ortlund (Author)A Study Guide Companion to the Bestselling Book Gentle and Lowly In his bestselling book, Gentle and Lowly, Dane Ortlund takes readers into the depths of Christ's very heart for sinners. Focusing on Jesus's words that he is "gentle and lowly in heart," Ortlund dives deep into Bible passages that speak of who he most deeply is, encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people. Designed to be used in conjunction with the book, the Gentle and Lowly Stu...

Does God Go on Vacation?: A Book about God's Presence - Board Book

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by Amy Gannett (Author)Does God ever leave Heaven? Does He take vacations? Will He ever go somewhere where He can't hear our prayers? Amy Gannett, founder and creator of the popular Tiny Theologians(R) brand, aims to answer questions like these in Does God Go on Vacation? The engaging, rhyming text and bold, delightful illustrations make God's omnipresence (His all-present nature) understandable, relatable, and applicable for kids. Young readers will close the book knowing there's no need to ...

NASB Large Print Compact Reference Bible, Burnt Sienna Leathertouch - Imitation Leather

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by Holman Bible Publishers (Author)The NASB Large Print Compact Reference Bible features a large, easy-to-read 8-point type in a convenient, easy-to-carry compact size that slips nicely into a coat pocket, backpack, or purse. It is the perfect gift for a person who wants to keep the Word of God on hand at work or when traveling. FEATURES Durable Smyth-sewn lay-flat binding Two-column text format Robust cross-reference system Topical subheadings Words of Christ in red 8-point type size Gild...

The Politics of Reformation: Benjamin Bailey and the CMS in the Ecclesiastical Development of Travancore - Hardcover

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by Gary McKee (Author)In this book you will learn of the unheralded CMS missionary Benjamin Bailey. You willl hear the story through unpublished archive material combined with rare accounts from an Indian perspective. You will see how church reformation in India was aided by Western involvement but retained independence from it. You will learn how the story of colonial politics and church reform are intertwined but never straightforward. For practitioners today there is much food for thought ...

Henry Cadbury: Quaker, Pacifist, and Skeptic - Paperback

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by James Krippner (Author), David Harrington Watt (Author)This book introduces readers to the life, thought, social activism and political conflicts of the Quaker intellectual and peace activist Henry Cadbury (1883-1974). Born into an established Orthodox Philadelphia Quaker family, Cadbury was among the most prominent Quaker intellectuals of his day. During his lifetime, he was well known as a contributor to one of the most important English translations of the Bible (the Revised Standard Ve...

American Christian Programmed Quaker Ecclesiology: A Foundational Model for Future Empirical and Confessional Approaches - Paperback

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by Derek Brown (Author)In American Christian Programmed Quaker Ecclesiology, Derek Brown argues that American Christian Programmed Quakerism has inherited a practical and pragmatic ecclesiology at the expense of an ontological understanding of the church. Inspired by the work of Gerben Heitink, Brown proposes a normative, deductive, ontological ecclesiology based on the biblical concept of koinonia, which would act as a 'foundational' model for future confessional, empirical, and practical ef...

Lamentations: A Commentary Based on the Text in Codex Vaticanus - Hardcover

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by Antje Labahn (Author)This commentary on Greek Lamentations is based on the Codex Vaticanus, and includes an introduction, Greek text and English translation. LamLXX presents a new interpretation of the past, creating its own conceptual idea about loss and destruction, grief and suffering. In varied vivid images, metaphors and pictures, LamLXX retells past experiences as present life, invoking conditions reminiscent of Exodus. Hope is reduced to a limited amount, suffering seems endless. On...

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by J. I. Packer (Author)J. I. Packer's Bestselling Book, Knowing God, Now Available in a Beautiful Hardcover Edition Knowing God by J. I. Packer is a modern Christian classic. Since its original publication in 1973, Packer's insightful and practical approach has impacted countless Christians throughout the world as they are introduced to the wonder and joy of knowing God. In this beloved work, Packer challenges readers that while they may know about God, it is not the same thing as knowing h...

One Big Story Bible Storybook, Hardcover: Connecting Christ Throughout God's Story - Hardcover

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by B&h Kids Editorial (Author)Discover how the Bible is one big story! Give kids the big picture of God's story with this exciting Bible storybook. It includes 146 Bible stories that show kids how God's plan for salvation appears throughout the Bible. The One Big Story Bible Storybook is the perfect companion to The Gospel Project for Kids curriculum and features Christ Connections that connect the story of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation. Each story also features a Big Picture Question...

What Doesn't Kill You: Beyond the Morbid Thoughts in Search of God's Purpose for Me

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Report copyright infringementby Perry Muse (Author)Readers get an up-close and confiding look at the true, inspiring tale of an accomplished author and business leader's once-reckless life turned fulfilling when a spiritual awakening brought him closer to God.When Perry was young, his life was made up of near-death experiences and reckless choices. Even he admits some of these close calls happened in his more mature years-leading him to a place he hadn't thought to go before.Inside himself.Wh...

The Building of Vṛndāvana: Architecture, Theology, and Practice in an Early Modern Pilgrimage Town - Hardcover

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by Kiyokazu Okita (Editor), Rembert Lutjeharms (Editor)The small town of Vṛndāvana is today one of the most vibrant places of pilgrimage in northern India. Throngs of pilgrims travel there each year to honour the sacred land of Kṛṣṇa's youth and to visit many of its temples. The Building of Vṛndāvana explores the complex history of this town's early modern origins. Bringing together scholars from various disciplines to examine history, architecture, art, ritual, theology, and literature in t...