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Discover how Jesus’ parables can help you better understand God’s Word and how to live today. Have you ever wondered why Jesus often spoke in parables? Are you curious about what lessons we can learn from these parables today? Pastor and bestselling author John MacArthur breaks down the...

A beloved, spiritually transformative book that deepens our understanding of Scripture, from the bestselling author of The Tears of Things and The Universal Christ. In Things Hidden, Richard Rohr offers a sweeping, transformative reading of the Bible that moves beyond moralism and proof-texting...

Biblical scholars Brandon O'Brien and Randy Richards shed light on the ways that Western readers often misunderstand the cultural dynamics of the Bible. They identify nine key areas where modern Westerners have significantly different assumptions about what might be going on in a text. Drawing on their own cross-cultural experience in global mission, O'Brien and Richards show how better self-awareness and understanding of cultural differences in language, time, and social mores allow us to see the Bible in fresh and unexpected ways.

Ninety percent of Americans own a copy of the Bible, and while it's the most widely read book, it's also the least understood. Regardless of your religion, understanding the Bible brings much of Western art, literature, and public discourse into greater focus. The Bible for Dummies appeals to people of all faiths, as well as those who don't practice any particular religion, by providing interfaith coverage of the entire Bible and the often fascinating background information that makes the Bible come alive.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Prodigal Prophet uncovers the essential message of Jesus, locked inside his most familiar parable. Newsweek called renowned minister Timothy Keller "a C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century" in a feature on his first book, The Reason for God. In...

You have read the Psalms before. But have you understood them? Psalms 21 to 40 contain some of the most quoted and most misunderstood passages in the entire Bible. The psalm Jesus quoted from the cross. The psalm written by an old man who has watched long enough to know exactly how the story ends. The psalm for the person who has run out of words and has nothing left but a groan. And the psalm where the Son of God announces his own arrival in the middle of a personal testimony about being pulled from a pit. H.K. Holland takes these twenty psalms apart verse by verse and puts them back ...

Over 250,000 Copies Sold! Learn the Commonsense Approach to Studying Scripture The Bible is the written Word of God, and it is treasured by many. But it is also an ancient book about people and cultures very different than us. While we know we should read it, many of us have a hard time understanding the Bible. In this expanded edition of Knowing Scripture with a preface by J. I. Packer, R. C. Sproul helps us uncover the meaning of Scripture for ourselves. The author says, "The theme of this book is not how to read the Bible but how to study the Bible.

What words come to mind when we think of God? Merciful? Just? Compassionate? In fact, the Bible lays out God’s primary qualities clearly: jealous, petty, unforgiving, bloodthirsty, vindictive—and worse! Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and bestselling...

Life-Study of Genesis presents the book of Genesis in a completely new light. Strictly speaking, Genesis is neither a book of creation nor a book of biographies. It is a book of life. God uses the record of creation to show the matter of life. God uses the biographies of eight persons to show how he needs a life to fulfill his purpose.

Ever feel lost in translation? With the NET Full-notes Edition of the Holy Bible, you don’t need to be. Modern readers can find it challenging to connect with the ancient words and cultural contexts of the biblical writers. The NET offers a completely new solution: pairing a readable, everyday...

For generations, the Old Testament has shaped Western culture—etched into our laws, language, and morality. But what if we've misunderstood it all along? Beneath the familiar tales of creation and commandments lies a far more unsettling truth: these texts weren't written to enlighten, but to persuade. Crafted by priests and kings, they served as political tools to assert power, justify violence, and shape collective memory.

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller outlines the reasons why forgiveness has to be a central part of everyone’s lives. Forgiving anyone in a meaningful way is one of the hardest things a person has to do. If you do not, resentment and vengeance begin to consume you. It...

The Poetics of Biblical Narrative shows, in Adele Berlin’s words, “more clearly and emphatically than any book I know, that the Bible is a serious literary work - a text manifesting a highly sophisticated and successful narrative poetics”.

Homily Forty-Six "On the Gospel For the Third Sunday of Luke on the Subject of the Widow's Child Resurrected by the Lord". And also About Being Forgiving and Compassionate One to Another.

Homily Forty-Three "On the Gospel Reading For the Seventeenth Sunday of Matthew About the Canaanite Woman". Also Concerning Man's Baseness and Praiseworthy Humility.

Homily Forty-Five "On the Gospel For the Second Sunday of Luke Which Says, 'As Ye Would that Men Should Do to You, Do Ye Also to Them Likewise'". Also Against Usurers.

Homily Forty-Eight "On the Gospel For the Fifth Sunday of Luke Which Says, 'There Was a Certain Rich Man, Which Was Clothed in Purple'". About the Rich and Poor And Which Rich Man Is To Be Saved.

Homily Forty-Two "On the Saving Nativity of Our Most Pure Lady Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary"

Homily Fifty "On the Gospel For the Sixth Sunday of Luke Which Says, 'When Jesus Went Forth to Land, There Met Him Out of the City a Certain Man, Which Had Devils Long Time'".

Homily Forty-One "On the Gospel of the Fourteenth Sunday of Matthew, On the Parable That Invites Us to the Son's Wedding". Including A Reply to Those Who Ask Why God Called People Who Would Either Never Obey Him At All or Would Not Obey Him In Their Deeds and Why He Made Those Who Are To Be Punished.