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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $2.30
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Bart D. Ehrman
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 225.922
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Publication Date: 2006-05-01
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: Bart Ehrman, author of the highly popular Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code and Lost Christianities, here takes readers on another engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, Paul of Tarsus, and Mary Magdalene.
What do the writings of the New Testament tell us about each of these key followers of Christ? What legends have sprung up about them in the centuries after their deaths? Was Paul bow-legged and bald? Was Peter crucified upside down? Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute? In this lively work, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way and relating vivid anecdotes culled from the traditions of these three followers. He notes, for instance, that historians are able to say with virtual certainty that Mary, the follower of Jesus, was from the fishing village of Magdala on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (this is confirmed by her name, Mary Magdalene, reported in numerous independent sources); but there is no evidence to suggest that she was a prostitute (this legend can be traced to a sermon preached by Gregory the Great five centuries after her death), and little reason to think that she was married to Jesus. Similarly, there is no historical evidence for the well-known tale that Peter was crucified upside down. Ehrman also argues that the stories of Paul's miracle working powers as an apostle are legendary accounts that celebrate his importance.
A serious book but vibrantly written and leavened with many colorful stories, Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene will appeal to anyone curious about the early Christian church and the lives of these important figures.
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Price: $11.95
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Sale: $6.00
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: E. P. Sanders
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 225.92
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Publication Date: 2001-06-07
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Reading Level: 176
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Description: Missionary, theologian, and religious genius, Paul is one of the most powerful human personalities in the history of the Church. E.P. Sanders, an influential Pauline scholar, analyzes the fundamental beliefs and vigorous contradictions in Paul's thought, discovering a philosophy that is less of a monolithic system than the apostle's convictions would seem to suggest. This volume offers an incisive summation of Paul's career, as well as his role in the development of early Christianity. Both lucid and judicious, it is the most compelling short introduction to Paul now available.
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Price: $40.00
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Sale: $21.34
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jerome Murphy-O'Connor
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 225.92
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Publication Date: 1998-09-03
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: Traditionally the Acts of the Apostles has provided the framework for biographies of the Apostle Paul. In recent years, however, the historical value of the Acts has come into question. Many scholars argue that, despite the accuracy of many details, the text as a whole reflects the interests of Luke rather than objective reality.
This book presents a completely new, and much more vivid and dramatic, account of the life of Paul than any before. While continuing to give consideration to the Acts, Murphy-O'Connor reconstructs the apostle's life--from his childhood in Taursus and his years as a student in Jerusalem, to the successes and failures of his ministry--from his own writings. Reinforcing his critical analysis of Paul's letters with close attention to archaeology and contemporary texts, Murphy-O'Connor not only charts Paul's movements, but extracts a new understanding of his motives and the social and cultural aspects of his ministry. Most important of all, this biography transforms a fountain of theological ideas into a human being.
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Price: $14.99
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Sale: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John W. Mauck
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson
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Dewey Decimal Number: 226.607
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Publication Date: 2001-03-23
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: JOHN W. MAUCK provides an exciting new way of understanding the Book of Acts. With great skill and powerful arguments, the author contends that Acts was written primarily to defend Paul for his forthcoming trial in Rome. After reading Mauck's volume, the read we will not only gain a fuller understanding of Acts, but also obtain rock-solid arguments for defending Christianity and understanding its Jewish roots. What's Inside: A fresh study of Acts as a legal "brief" Insights gained from understanding of Roman law Numerous Charts that outline Luke's "argument" Recorded speeches viewed as "witness testimony" A section-by-section review of all of Acts A powerful apologetic defending the claims of Christianity Endorsements: "The book is a terrific addition to any lawyer's library. It makes the Book of Acts come alive with new and useful insights." -- Samuel B. Casey, Executive Director, Christian Legal Society "It makes a constructive, fresh, and fascinating contribution to the understanding of Acts." -- Dr. Donald Hagner, Author of Matthew in WBC, Fuller Theological Seminary
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $14.75
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Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Calvin J. Roetzel
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
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Edition: 4 Sub
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Dewey Decimal Number: 227.06
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Publication Date: 1998-10
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Reading Level: 241
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Description: Exploring the sometimes heated exchanges found in the letters of Paul, Calvin Roetzel compares Paul's Jewish background and the cultures of his converts. Roetzel brings alive Paul's intriguing and sometimes enigmatic personality, making his theology as accessible and engaging to Christians today as it was to Christians living in the first century.
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Price: $14.99
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Sale: $7.99
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Manufacturer: Crossway Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Brian Vickers
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Publisher: Crossway Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 234.7
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Publication Date: 2006-10-26
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: The question of whether Paul teaches that Christ's righteousness is imputed to the believer has been debated for roughly four hundred years. Some of the questions that arise are: What is the connection between Adam and the rest of the human race? How did Christ fulfill the role of the second or new Adam? How can the ungodly stand before a righteous God?
In Jesus Blood and Righteousness, Brian Vickers investigates the key Pauline texts linked historically to the topic of imputation. Though Vickers spends a good deal of time on the particulars of each text, he keeps one eye on the broader biblical horizon; like any doctrine, imputation must be investigated exegetically and synthetically. This book, and its conclusion that the imputation of Christ s righteousness is a legitimate and necessary synthesis of Paul's teaching, is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate on imputation.
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Price: $9.99
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Sale: $6.19
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Manufacturer: YWAM Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: F. B. Meyer
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Publisher: YWAM Publishing
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Dewey Decimal Number: 225.92
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Publication Date: 1999-01
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Reading Level: 179
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Price: $13.99
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Sale: $8.03
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Manufacturer: Discovery House Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: J. OSWALD SANDERS
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Publisher: Discovery House Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 225.92
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Publication Date: 1999-06-01
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: J. Oswald Sanders probes Scripture to elicit principles and factors that inspired the dynamic spiritual leadership of Paul and the other apostles in the halcyon days of the church. Paul's letters reveal a frail, fallible man--one who fell and rose again--someone who can speak to our need. Because spiritual principles are timeless, we can learn to apply them to our own situations.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $16.12
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Manufacturer: Stanford University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jacob Taubes
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Publisher: Stanford University Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 227.106
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Publication Date: 2003-12-09
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Reading Level: 184
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Description: This highly original interpretation of Paul by the Jewish philosopher of religion Jacob Taubes was presented in a number of lectures held in Heidelberg toward the end of his life, and was regarded by him as his “spiritual testament.” Taubes engages with classic Paul commentators, including Karl Barth, but also situates the Pauline text in the context of Freud, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Adorno, Scholem, and Rosenzweig. In his distinctive argument for the apocalyptic-revolutionary potential of Romans, Taubes also takes issue with the “political theology” advanced by the conservative Catholic jurist Carl Schmitt. Taubes’s reading has been crucial for a number of interpretations of political theology and of Paul—including those of Jan Assmann and Giorgio Agamben—and it belongs to a wave of fresh considerations of Paul’s legacy (Boyarin, Lyotard, Badiou, Zîzêk). Finally, Taubes’s far-ranging lectures provide important insights into the singular experiences and views of this unconventional Jewish intellectual living in post-Holocaust Germany.
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Price: $12.00
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Sale: $35.00
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Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Hyam Maccoby
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Publisher: HarperCollins
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Dewey Decimal Number: 225.924
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Publication Date: 1987-10
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