History

Join Professor David Brakke, an award-winning Professor of History at The Ohio State University, for Understanding the New Testament. In these 24 eye-opening lectures, he takes you behind the scenes to study not only the text of the New Testament, but also the authors....

This is a history of the King James Version of the Bible over the 400 years from its remote beginnings to the present day and helps to explain the enduring popularity of the King James Version throughout the world today....

Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene.

This is the incredible true story of a Galilean stonemason who changed the course of the world forever. He lived and died over 2,000 years ago, fulfilling expectations that existed long before his birth.

From Babylon to the Beatles, Saint Michael to #MeToo, Dominion tells the story of how Christianity transformed the modern world.

Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth....

This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....

In The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1, Justo L. González presents a narrative history of Christianity from the early church to the dawn of the Protestant reformation....

A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations....

A riveting account of the lives and epic battles of eight Western defenders against violent Islamic jihad that sheds much-needed light on the enduring conflict with radical Islam....

The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages....

The Gnostic Gospels provides engaging listening for those seeking a broader perspective on the early development of Christianity. Author and noted scholar Elaine Pagels suggests that Christianity could have developed quite differently if Gnostic texts had become part of the Christian canon....

The Jesus of Thomas invites us to drink deeply from the well of knowledge that lies within, not so that we may become good Christians but so we may attain the self-knowledge that will make each of us, too, a Christ....

Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople.

Bruce Gordon tells the astounding story of the Bible’s journey around the globe and across more than two thousand years, showing how it has shaped and been shaped by changing beliefs and believers’ radically different needs....

Beginning with the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, this revised and updated second volume of The Story of Christianity continues the marvelous history of the world's largest religion....

As sidekicks to their parents' and churches' ambitions, missionary kids (MKs) face questions many white Christians eventually ask: about God's calling, sacrifice, faith, privilege, racism, abuse, and what belonging means.

Life Together is bread for all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship....

At a time when men and women were prepared to kill - and be killed - for their faith, the Protestant Reformation tore the Western world apart....

The Great Physician has provided all believers with the ultimate prescription for excellent health.

The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Reformation returns with the definitive history of Christianity for our time....

The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk....

The understandable, deeply authoritative and bestselling book on the Orthodox Church, in a fully updated and revised Third Edition.

Are you missing half the story about the last days? Virtually all attention these days is focused on the coming Antichrist—but he is only half the story. Many people are amazed to discover in Revelation 17 that there is also another mysterious character at the heart of prophecy.

Best-selling author and host of Stand to Reason Gregory Koukl explains the five words that form the narrative backbone of the Christian story....

The understandable, deeply authoritative and bestselling book on the Orthodox Church, in a fully updated and revised Third Edition.

We have much religion and emotion today, but we need true revival again. We have many churches and denominations, but we need again the unity of the Spirit in Christ for which Jesus prayed. We need to turn from self and sin and the world and simply look to Christ Jesus. This book includes excerpts, writings, and sermons (updated and edited) about revival from people such as Dwight L. Moody, Charles Spurgeon, Jonathan Edwards, G. Campbell Morgan, Grace W. Woods, Jonathan Goforth, Robert Murray McCheyne, and others. Learn what true revival is and read some historical accounts of revival from ...

Unlock the Lost Voice of Hippolytus of Rome Rare commentary fragments and an illuminating biographical study—together in one volume. Commentary on Daniel and other scriptural texts from Patrologia Graeca volume 10 Full “Dissertation on the Life and Writings of Saint Hippolytus” included as historical context Direct translation of fragments for accessible study and reference Valuable for patristic scholarship, biblical studies, and church history research Exegetical Fragments brings together the surviving commentary excerpts attributed to Hippolytus of Rome—one of the earliest and ...

Weird but True Stories from the Vatican: Bizarre, Shocking, and Unbelievable Tales of Popes and Power Step behind the holy veil and discover the bizarre side of Vatican history. From corpse trials and papal poisonings to secret exorcisms and beard bans, this gripping and entertaining book uncovers ten strange but true stories from the Catholic Church’s past—each more astonishing than the last. Every chapter reveals a real event drawn from verified historical records and firsthand accounts. Meet the pope who sold the papacy, the one who may have died laughing, and the castrato singer ...

You've probably heard of St. Raphael Hawaweeny, St. Alexander Hotovitsky, liturgical translator Isabel Hapgood, and other righteous men and women who made their mark on the early development of Orthodoxy in America. But what about the notorious itinerant Bulgarian Monk? Or Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first black Orthodox priest in America? Or Vera Johnston, who served the Orthodox Church without renouncing her Theosophist roots?

Discover the strength, courage, and grace that shaped generations—and still inspire today. In a culture saturated with fleeting beauty and shifting values, the timeless stories of women in the Bible offer a deeper, enduring truth. From Eve’s curiosity to Mary’s surrender, Deborah’s leadership to Ruth’s loyalty, these women show us what it means to live boldly in faith—despite uncertainty, fear, or opposition. This beautifully written devotional invites you into the inner lives of biblical women—wives, mothers, leaders, servants, queens, and prophets—who lived with purpose, ...

El cristianismo ha estado estrechamente entrelazado con la historia y la formación de la sociedad occidental, influyendo positivamente en el arte, la política, la educación, la atención médica y la cultura en general. Sin embargo, la desinformación sobre la historia del cristianismo sigue creciendo, amenazando con borrar por completo los valores que defendemos y las libertades de las que disfrutamos.

This audiobook focuses on the history of the early African Church from the upper room at Pentecost to the rise of Islam. Its content is a subset of the research in the book Surveying Christianity's African Roots. Herein are cross-references to chapters in the research book, as well as additional details about the contributions, sacrifices and faith of indigenous African Christian men, women and teenagers.

“Crusade” means a war for the sake of the Cross, a war to protect Christian people from persecution and death on account of their faith in Jesus Christ. Everyone has heard of the crusades of the Middle Ages. But few know of the crusade fought for this same purpose in Spain during the early twentieth century. This is the story of that crusade, now honored in no other book in the English language. Most people who know of the Spanish Civil war do not understand why it was fought or how it was really won. This book will tell you. There is no story like it in the history of the twentieth century.

Descubra la profunda sabiduría y las revelaciones atemporales del Libro de Enoc, ahora en un inglés sencillo y moderno. Esta traducción accesible conserva la esencia de este antiguo y misterioso texto, al que a menudo se hace referencia como uno de los libros más intrigantes que se han excluido de la Biblia. El Libro de Enoc ofrece información sobre temas que han cautivado a los lectores durante siglos, como los ángeles caídos, los Nefilim (gigantes), los Vigilantes y las visiones del juicio divino.