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Best-selling book on the Scrolls, updated to reflect current scholarship and recent debates The premier Dead Sea Scrolls primer ever since its original publication in 1994, James VanderKam's Dead Sea Scrolls Today won the Biblical Archaeology Society's Publication Award in 1995 for the Best Popular Book on Biblical Archaeology. In this expanded and updated edition the book will continue to illuminate the greatest archaeological find in modern times. While retaining the format, style, and aims of the first edition, the second edition of The Dead Sea Scrolls Today takes into account the full publication of the texts from the caves and the post-1994 debates about the Qumran site, and it contains an additional section regarding information that the Scrolls provide about Second Temple Judaism and the groups prominent at the time. Further, VanderKam has enlarged the bibliographies throughout and changed the phrasing in many places. Finally, quotations of the Scrolls are from the fifth edition of Geza Vermes's translation, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (Penguin, 1997).

"Interfaith poems, prayers, and blessings encourage children to practice gratitude for everyday moments"--

"The story of Churches of Christ in America seen through three defining events, from their origins to their current state of rapid decline"--

"A historical examination of evangelical identity through a close look at five best-selling evangelical novels and the Christian publishing and bookselling industry they helped build"--

"A concise commentary on Paul's letter to the Romans that engages with historical interpreters, incorporates a lucid translation of the text, and offers a pastoral application to present-day experience"--

"A book advancing an invitational model of evangelism, helping the church move beyond older approaches of proselytization"--

"An appeal to American Christians to consider the ways Twelve-Step recovery can be a model for churches seeking to become communities of authenticity and healing"--

"Originally published in 2016 in Switzerland by âEditions Notari as Une parfaite journâee"--Copyright page.

"This biography spotlights how Margaret Wise Brown's unique personality shaped her journey as a writer and pioneer of the picture-book form"--

"A history of the origins of the Religious Right that challenges the commonly held misconception that abortion was its original galvanizing issue"--

"Zahra loves spending time with Kyle at school, but when her other classmates start teasing her for helping him she starts making choices she regrets"--

"An extended reflection on finding authentic Christian joy in the midst of suffering and despair, especially the twenty-first-century epidemics of suicide and addiction"--

Interprets Paul's letter in light of its rhetorical content and cultural contextSkeptical of the trend among many biblical scholars to analyze Paul's short, affectionate letter to the Philippians in light of Greco-Roman letter-writing conventions, Ben Witherington instead looks at Philippians as a masterful piece of long-distance oratory -- an extension of Paul's oral speech, dictated to a scribe and meant to be read aloud to its recipients. Witherington examines Philippians in light of Greco-Roman rhetorical conventions, identifying Paul's purpose, highlighting his main points and his persuasive strategies, and considering how his original audience would have heard and received Paul's message.

A companion to the Chronicles of Narnia, this book offers guidance for first-time visitors to Narnia and insights for those who have already traveled there often.

This book by Miguel De La Torre offers a fascinating guide to the history, beliefs, rituals, and culture of Santería - a religious tradition that, despite persecution, suppression, and its own secretive nature, has close to a million adherents in the United States alone.Santería is a religion with Afro-Cuban roots, rising out of the cultural clash between the Yoruba people of West Africa and the Spanish Catholics who brought them to the Americas as slaves. As a faith of the marginalized and persecuted, it gave oppressed men and women strength and the will to survive. With the exile of thousands of Cubans in the wake of Castro's revolution in 1959, Santería came to the United States, where it is gradually coming to be recognized as a legitimate faith tradition.Apart from vague suspicions that Santería's rituals include animal sacrifice and notions that it is a "syncretistic" form of Catholicism, most people in America's cultural and religious mainstream know very little about this rich faith tradition - in fact, many have never heard of it at all. De La Torre, who was reared in Santería, sets out in this book to provide a basic understanding of its inner workings. He clearly explains the particular worldview, myths, rituals, and practices of Santería, and he discusses what role the religion typically plays in the life of its practitioners as well as the cultural influence it continues to exert in Latin American communities today.In offering a balanced, informed survey of Santería from his unique "insider-outsider" perspective, De La Torre also provides insight into how Christianity and Santería can enter into dialogue - a dialogue that will challenge Christians to consider what this emerging faith tradition can teach them about their own. Enhanced with illustrations, tables, and a glossary, De La Torre's Santería sheds light on a religion all too often shrouded in mystery and misunderstanding.

"A guide for churches and missional organizations in using hidden assets, such as property and investments, to transform communities and thrive in the face of financial difficulty"--

"The second edition of a commentary on the letter of James that provides a verse-by-verse exposition of the text and practical insights for applying its meaning in the church today"--

"An exploration of several tough questions commonly asked about Christianity, each one addressed through a reading of specific biblical passages"--

In this volume, one of today's most respected biblical scholars explores the nature of Gods glory using the engaging story of the Ark of the Covenant to illuminate the meaning of God's presence, not only for the ancient Israelites but for the whole world.

"A reflection on the historical evolution of American theological education and its possible future development focused on formation"--

"A call for American Christianity to stand in solidarity with marginalized people and end its complicity with white supremacy"--