Religion / Biblical Studies

What Paul Meant

by Garry Wills

All through history, Christians have debated Paul s influence on the church. Though revered, Paul has also been a stone on which many stumble. Apocryphal writings by Peter and James charge Paul, in the second...

Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible

by Joseph Telushkin

As he did so brilliantly in his bestselling book, jewish literacy,Joseph Teluslikin once again mines a subject of, Jewish history and religion so richly that his book becomes an inspiring companion and a fundamental...

Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire

by Jennifer Wright Knust

Bible scholar Jennifer Wright Knust addresses the big questions that dominate today's discussions and debates when it comes to sex and the Bible: Is premarital sex a sin? When, and in what contexts, is sexual...

Bible Babel: Making Sense of the Most Talked About Book of All Time

by Kristin Swenson

Based on the most recent scholarship, Bible Babel is a lively and very readable introduction to the Bible—what it is, where it comes from, and what's in it.

Why does the film Magnolia end in a downpour of frogs?...

Where God Was Born

by Bruce Feiler

At a time when America debates its values and the world braces for religious war, Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers Walking the Bible and Abraham, travels ten thousand miles through the...

Biblical Literacy

by Timothy K. Beal & Timothy Beal

Whether watching political candidates quote Jesus or tracking court cases on how the stories of Adam and Eve should be taught in schools, we are surrounded by the legacy of the Bible in our contemporary world....

Jesus

by John Dominic Crossan

The Controversial, Bestselling Account of What We Can Know About the Life of Jesus

The Gospel of Thomas

by Marvin Meyer & Marvin W. Meyer

A fresh, authoritative English translation, with an informative introduction, fascinating explanatory notes, and the Coptic text, with interpretation by Harold Bloom, our pre–eminent literary critic.

The Gospels of Mary

by Marvin Meyer, Esther A. De Boer & Marvin W. Meyer

Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest Disciple

Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels:

• translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance...

Excavating Jesus

by John Dominic Crossan & Jonathan L. Reed

The premier historical Jesus scholar joins a brilliant archaeologist to illuminate the life and teaching of Jesus against the background of his world.

There have been phenomenal advances in the historical understanding...

Every Young Man, God's Man: Confident, Courageous, and Completely His

by Stephen Arterburn, Kenny Luck & Mike Yorkey

Live life the way Jesus did. To the extreme.

You’re probably asking yourself a lot of tough questions these days. Like:

• Why is my faith keeping me from the fun everybody else is having?

• Why do I think...

John for Everyone Part 2

by Tom Wright

Making use of his true scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright manages to unravel the great complexity of this extraordinary gospel. He describes it as 'one of...

John for Everyone Part 1

by Tom Wright

Making use of his true scholar's understanding, yet writing in an approachable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright manages to unravel the great complexity of this extraordinary gospel. He describes it as 'one of...

Sex, Sacrifice, Shame, and Smiting: Is the Bible Always Right?

by Donald Kraus

Short, accessible guide to ten of the most vexing ethical questions posed by the Bible. As head of the Bible division at Oxford University Press, the author is well versed in many different Bible Translations....

Samuel and His God

by Marti J. Steussy & James L. Crenshaw

An insightful untangling of divergent voices and viewpoints found in the story of the last Hebrew judge and first major prophet.

1 Peter

by The Navigators

For Christians facing ridicule in a pagan world, it was difficult to focus on their "living hope." Peter wrote to remind these hard-pressed Christians of their rich identities in Christ and to encourage them...

Flee! The Coming Conflict Between Freedom and Reli

by Richard Rosica

Babylon. False prophets. Armageddon. The antichrist. What do these words mean, and how do they apply to your life? What is the biblical foundation behind the doctrines many churches proclaim? With Scripture...

Prayer: A Dialog with God Volume II

by Bill Ockert

Prayer-A Dialog With God Volume II-Nicene Creed. The Nicene Creed was developed by the early Church (Council of Nicaea) in the Year 325 in order to clearly state the fundamental beliefs of a Christian and combat...

Did You Ever Realize...

by Larry Adams

Many times we read parts and pieces of Scripture and they have an interest level, but may not seem to tie together. Seeing how various parts of Scripture connect in purpose or focus helps us to understand that...

Genesis Record, The: A Scientific and Devotional Commentary on the Book of Beginnings

by Henry M. Morris

Written by a creationist scientist as a narrative exposition rather than a critical verse-by-berse analysis, this unique commentary on the whole book of Genesis is equally useful to both the theologically trained...