Biblical Religion

The Book of Judges narrates one of the most chaotic and morally dark eras of Israel's story. Into this time comes one of the most unlikely leaders of the biblical text—the prophet Deborah. Also a wife, mother, priest, and judge, Deborah responds to her call and transforms chaos into order by leading Israel in one of the most pivotal victories of her time. Join beloved scholar and professor Dr. Sandra L. Richter as she illustrates the era of the Judges by means of the archaeological record, historical geography, cultural context, and the hard facts of warfare in the ancient world.

I nostri padri erano convinti di vivere sotto l’occhio di Dio: la sua esistenza era certa come quella del sole che sorge e tramonta. Oggi abbiamo smesso di crederci, o anche solo di pensarci. E la Bibbia nessuno la legge più. Invece la Bibbia è un libro meraviglioso. Che si può leggere anche come un grande romanzo. L’autobiografia di Dio. Aldo Cazzullo fa con la Bibbia quel che aveva fatto con Dante: ci racconta la storia, in modo chiaro e comprensibile a tutti, con continui riferimenti all’attualità, alla nostra vita, passando attraverso le vicende storiche e i capolavori dell’arte.

Why does the Bible depict a world in which humans, with surprising regularity, encounter the divine - wrestling an angel, addressing a burning bush, issuing forth prophecy without any choice in the matter? These stories spoke very differently to their original audience than they do to us, and they reflect a radically distinct understanding of reality and the human mind. Yet over the course of the thousand-year biblical era, encounters with God changed dramatically.

In the game of life, only one coach will do. Best-selling author Laurie Beth Jones takes her uniquely passionate brand of motivational writing to a new level and lays out a faith-based program to get your whole life in shape - with Jesus as your personal trainer. This is your playbook for success - a wealth of information and inspiration that will motivate you to excel in and enjoy all walks of life.

Does anyone really want to forgive? Or admit that we need forgiveness? Whether we're giving or receiving, forgiveness is hard. It seems unfair. It feels unnatural. And as best-selling author and Pastor John MacArthur demonstrates, forgiveness apart from Christ is unnatural. It is only as we understand our need, Christ's power and example, and what it really means to love that we can embrace two of the most liberating acts of love: forgiving and being forgiven.

Eight great chapters of topics related to Bible prophecy reveal how close we are to the end times! Chapter One - China in Bible Prophecy. Chapter Two - The Judgement Seat of Christ. Chapter Three - The Nine Future Wars of Bible Prophecy. Chapter Four - The Coming Seven-Year Tribulation. Chapter Five - The Miracle of Israel. Chapter Six - The Coming One-World Religion. Chapter Seven - The Exponential Prophecy Curve. Chapter Eight - The Coming Anti-Christ.

Women will love this topically arranged devotional for women that includes Scripture and timely devotional thoughts. With contributions from Joni Eareckson Tada, Ruth Bell Graham, Emilie Barnes, Rosa Parks, Elisabeth Elliot, and other godly women (gleaned from the NIV Women's Devotional Bible), God's Words of Life gives practical wisdom straight from the Bible. This beautiful book is perfect for personal use or to share with a friend.

This is the story of one of Church history's most revered women, the godly mother of John and Charles Wesley. This biography recounts the story of a woman who used her strong leadership and faith to raise well educated and spiritually disciplined children. Her unwavering devotion to God and family in the face of grief, poverty, and a sometimes difficult marriage is a tremendous inspiration.

Sometimes it happens in a flash: a text, a blowup, a breakup. Other times, relationships simply fade: you and your spouse rarely make eye contact, you learn the friend you trusted is gossiping about you, the child who once held your hand is now an angry teenager. You go over and over conflicts in your mind and wonder How can I fix this? Or Is fixing this even possible? Or Why did I handle it that way?

Woven from Joseph Campbell’s previously unpublished work, this volume explores Judeo-Christian symbols and metaphors - and their misinterpretations - with the famed mythologist’s characteristic conversational warmth and accessible scholarship. Campbell’s insights highlight centuries of confusion between literal and metaphorical interpretations of Western religious symbols that are, he argues, perennially relevant keys to spiritual understanding and mystical revelation.

365 días orando con la Biblia es un devocionario católico diseñado para enriquecer tu vida espiritual a lo largo de todo el año. Cada día te sumergirás en la Palabra de Dios a través de inspiradoras oraciones y reflexiones basadas en pasajes bíblicos particularmente bellos y significativos, ofreciéndote una oportunidad única para meditar y orar a partir de la Biblia.

This message is about living by faith. Faith is not a leap in the dark. It is not living and doing selfishly irrational things and then calling them justified because of our ‘faith’. Biblical faith is concrete. It is basing one’s life on the only sure foundation. It is believing and trusting in God for both this life and the life to come. It is planting your flag on solid ground. It is holding onto your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, despite the darkness and decay you see around you. It is my hope and prayer that this message will help you, even a little, and encourage you to follow ...

This book contains a defense of the idea that God’s rest on Day 7 of the creation week is instructive for people today. More technically, this book argues for the propriety of weekly Sabbath rest. This means that the normal pattern to be followed by humanity is a week, consisting of seven 24-hour days, six of which are spent in work while the other day is devoted to rest. Theologians would use the language of God’s rest being a “creation ordinance,” which is a term that many theologians use, but none have defined.

We can go on a treasure hunt in the Bible, to not only know more about our Lord Jesus Christ but also His instructions for us while we wait for Him. First and Second Thessalonians are written to a model church to give them further instruction and assure them of their pre-Tribulation rapture. First Timothy is Paul’s charge to Timothy to keep the doctrine the same as when Christ gave it to Paul, and how the local church is to operate. Second Timothy is Paul’s challenge to Timothy before his death. Titus is Paul’s instruction to Titus to continue the ministry in the midst of apostasy. ...

In How to Read the Bible, Cox explores three different lenses commonly used to bring the Bible into focus: literary - as narrative stories of family conflict, stirring heroism, and moral dilemmas; history - as classic texts with academic and theological applications; and activism - as a source of dialogue and engagement to be shared and applied to our lives. By bringing these together, Cox shows the Bible in all its rich diversity and meaning and offers us a contemporary activist version that wrestles with issues of feminism, war, homosexuality, and race.

In both Christian and pop culture, there is a certain fascination with the afterlife. What happens after you die? What happens if you die with Christ or without Christ? What happens when Jesus returns if you have or haven't accepted Christ? What exactly comes next? Randy Frazee, popular pastor of Oak Hills Church and general editor of the wildly successful Believe and The Story programs, answers these questions and more.

For many women, emotions hold a heavy sway over their lives and present them with constant challenges. The extremes of either being controlled by our emotions or denying them altogether may seem like the only two options, but both only lead to physical and spiritual defeat. Emotional Victory teaches women how to biblically process their emotions instead of letting them dictate their lives.

Accessing mindfulness is a therapeutic touchstone for a range of emotional issues, from mild distress to the treatment of trauma, but the term mindfulness has often left Christians wary. Stripped of Christlike spirituality, it sounds self-focused at best, and at worst like a fusion with modern pop-religions of the day. But the quality of mindfulness - of being fully present, aware of ourselves and our situation so that we can better respond to the chaos around us - is a profoundly biblical concept. And it can be used effectively by Christian counselors and healing practitioners.

The Apostolic Church: In the Twenty-First Century is a collection of articles and essays on the nature and mission of the church. Written in an accessible style, this book will help both ministers and laypersons understand how to live out their faith in the community we know as the church.

Three thousand years ago, in the Southwest Asian lands we now call Israel and Palestine, a group of people worshipped a complex pantheon of deities, led by a father god called El. El had 70 children, who were gods in their own right. One of them was a minor storm deity, known as Yahweh. Yahweh had a body, a wife, offspring and colleagues. He fought monsters and mortals. He gorged on food and wine, wrote books and took walks and naps. But he would become something far larger and far more abstract: the God of the great monotheistic religions.