{"product_id":"apocalypse-when-hardcover","title":"Apocalypse When?: A Guide to Interpreting and Preaching Apocalyptic Texts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeah D. Schade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJerry L. Sumney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApocalyptic texts are often seen as either frightening or irrelevant, a tool for fearmongering and manipulation or for the lucrative doomsday industry. But Apocalypse When?: Interpreting and Preaching Apocalyptic Texts equips readers to understand these texts as sources of encouragement and strength for the church. As the world faces threats of war, poverty, climate and environmental crises, and political upheaval, churches can draw on the wisdom and courage of our biblical ancestors who faced their own calamities and persecutions. Their struggles against powerful economic, militaristic, cultural, and social forces drew them closer to God. We have much to learn from their faith, ethical integrity, and dedication to the promises of God that engender hope in the midst of turmoil and terror. With solid historical exegesis, thought-provoking ideas for preaching, and examples of sermons that creatively and compellingly proclaim God's word, this book provides much-needed guidance for the church in tumultuous times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeah D. Schade is the Assistant Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary. She is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is the author of \u003ci\u003ePreaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide \u003c\/i\u003e(2019) and \u003ci\u003eCreation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and the Pulpit\u003c\/i\u003e (2015)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand co-editor of\u003ci\u003e Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis \u003c\/i\u003e(2019).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eJerry L. Sumney is Professor of Biblical Studies at Lexington Theological Seminary. He is the author of more than eight books, including: \u003ci\u003eSteward of God's Mysteries: Paul and Early Church Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (2017); \u003ci\u003ePaul: Apostle and Fellow-Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e (2014); \u003ci\u003eThe Bible: An Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(2nd ed., 2014); \u003ci\u003eColossians: A Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e (2008); \u003ci\u003eServants of Satan, False Brothers, and other Opponents of Paul\u003c\/i\u003e (1999); and \u003ci\u003eIdentifying Paul's Opponents: The Question of Method in 2 Corinthians\u003c\/i\u003e (1990).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101250293895,"sku":"9781725262485","price":50.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6a7774a7a32518f5a287de36747e17ae.webp?v=1732392365","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/apocalypse-when-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}