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In this eye-opening, faith-fortifying book from acclaimed New Testament scholar and minister Jeremiah Johnston, you'll encounter ten of the most compelling historic finds that corroborate the truth claims found in the Bible regarding who Jesus said he was, when and where He lived, His claims and aims, how His life ended, and how that wasn't the end of His story.

The question of whether Jesus’ resurrection actually occurred has been exhaustively examined, scrutinized, and contested over the years, yielding a wide range of conclusions. Some may now view the topic as a "burned-over district" in New Testament scholarship—a subject so thoroughly debated that little new ground seems left to cover. Is there, then, any fresh and fruitful way forward? answers with a resounding yes. He identifies a crucial yet often overlooked issue: the very framework of how historians approach the question—particularly when it comes to miracles.

The most influential book in the English language — presented here with the critical apparatus its original translators deliberately withheld. The King James Bible of 1611 is the foundation of English prose style, the sourcebook of Western literature, the text that shaped four centuries of law, politics, art, and moral imagination. It is also, as its own translators knew, a translation made from imperfect sources, containing passages of disputed authenticity, interpolations introduced centuries after the original texts were written, and theological choices encoded as translation decisions...

Read by the authors. Does gaining power, possessions, and popularity lead to happiness and fulfillment? Or does inner transformation and self-sacrificial love bring the most joy and satisfaction? New York Times bestselling author Kathie Lee Gifford and scholar Bryan Litfin dive into these...

Read by the author. Go from feeling frustrated when reading Scripture to learning to love the Bible. Feeling overwhelmed and confused by the Bible? Bestselling author Zach Windahl breaks down its entire storyline in The Bible, Simplified, making Scripture clear, accessible, and life-changing so...

What if we have been missing a whole stage of how the canonical gospels came to be? What if there were a whole raft of prior Jesus narratives, the fragmentary vestiges of which now appear in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? This would explain why these gospels seem over-crowded with incompatible understandings of Jesus ("Christologies")?

Discover how true faith can leave a lasting legacy with a poignant and personal look into the lives of some of the Bible's most faithful women. Come and take a deeper look at women who were ordinary, common, and in some cases even ostracized and rejected by society, yet each was made...

What if the most common modern interpretations of some of the Bible’s most debated passages were deliberately crafted—not by early Christians, but by those who opposed them? In The Battle for the Bible’s Truth, Douglas Van Dorn uncovers a forgotten second-century campaign that reshaped how key Old Testament texts were read—and how they are still read today. Genesis 6:1–4, Deuteronomy 32:8, Psalm 82, and related passages once carried a clear supernatural meaning shared by Jews and the earliest Christians alike: heavenly “sons of God,” a divine council, and a coming divine Son ...

Ancient Near Eastern texts such as The Baal Cycle portray the pagan god Baal as a rebel—the hero of a revolution, worshiped and glorified for his long string of victories. In The Baal Book: A Biography of the Devil, Fr. Stephen De Young shows that the Hebrew Scriptures consciously turn the Baal story on its head, depicting him as a failed and defeated rebel who nonetheless tries to steal the glory that belongs to Almighty God. From these Scriptures, the figure of the Devil emerged within Jewish and Christian Tradition.

A nonjudgmental and entertaining guide to understanding the Bible’s origins, structure, and historical significance, equipping readers with knowledge and tools to navigate its books with confidence and understand what it means for them today...

The Scriptures say that God established wonders in the land of Egypt. When was the Great Pyramid built? Who was the builder? Why was it built? These are questions that continue to be debated by archaeologists, astronomers, other scientists, and historians. The noted historian Josephus wrote that the Great Pyramid was built by the descendants of Seth, before the flood, to record the knowledge of the heavens.

If you’ve ever found Bible reading to be in any way dry or even somewhat boring, your life is about to change! Join Dr. Milligan as he injects excitement into the adventures of Daniel. We all remember the tale of Daniel being thrown into the Lions’ Den, his wisdom in interpreting dreams for the King and the terror of the fiery furnace during the Babylonian exile. But, have you ever asked yourself, “How do these stories dating back thousands of years apply to my life in the 21stcentury? How can they strengthen my walk with God and better equip me for living within his will?” Dr. ...

Embark on a transformative journey with Systematic Theology for Beginners: A Comprehensive Introduction to Christian Doctrine. This definitive guide is crafted to illuminate the foundational truths of Christianity, providing both new believers and seasoned Christians with a thorough and accessible understanding of key theological principles. Imagine unlocking the profound mysteries of your faith, equipped with the knowledge to deepen your relationship with God. This book is designed to be your trusted companion in this spiritual adventure. Here’s what awaits you inside: Crystal Clear ...

The Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles - A Modern Translation of One of Christianity's Earliest Church Manuals Discover how the first Christians actually lived, worshipped, and organized their communities. The Didache, also known as The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, is one of the earliest Christian writings outside the New Testament, dating from 50-120 AD. Written when some apostles may still have been alive, this document from the Apostolic Fathers provides a direct window into daily Christian life during the apostolic era. But most editions present this ancient text with ...

After listening to this book, you will know that circuses are no joke; they are occult rituals. You will recognise that the clown, as we know it today, is a purposefully crafted caricature of a much more ancient and fearfully colourful predator, still hunting us today... You will understand that The Nephilim Looked Like Clowns.

Paul the Pharisee celebrates not just the New-Paul as Jew but the New-New-Paul as Jewish Pharisee. Granted past Christian, Jewish, and Roman matrices of interpretation, this book explores the historical Paul through the fourth matrix of Evolution. (Think of those matrices as four Russian nesting Matryoshka dolls.) We are not on the Titanic; we are the iceberg. What, then, does Pauline “resurrection” have to do with human evolution?

A fresh reading of the Old Testament text in light of the ancient Near Eastern context can open new avenues of awareness. Walton provides a clear, helpful guide to the nature of biblical prophecy and apocalyptic literature that will help listeners avoid potential misuse and reclaim the message of the prophets for their lives.

A literary history of our most influential book of all time, by an Oxford scholar and Anglican priest In our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as "Holy...

It’s not often that you come across a document of such religious and historical importance as The Septuagint Genesis – in fact its significance would be hard to overstate. But what is the Septuagint? Well, its name refers to the “seventy’ (actually 72) translators – six from each tribe of Israel – who translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, the primary language of Jews in Egypt at the time. This, the oldest and arguably most important translation, was the version of The Bible that Jesus himself would have read – and the one from which almost all the New Testament’s writers were quoting.

The gods of ancient Canaan once ruled the imagination of an entire region. They governed rain and drought, love and war, life and death. Their stories shaped the religious world out of which biblical faith later emerged—yet most modern readers know almost nothing about them. This book brings that forgotten pantheon back into view with clarity, intelligence, and narrative drive. An Introduction to Canaanite Deities takes you inside the sacred world of the ancient Levant and shows how ordinary people understood the forces that shaped their lives. Rather than presenting dry lists of gods and...