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Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark

Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark

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Most Christians are familiar with the story told in Mark's gospel, from the fishermen leaving their nets, to the miracle of the loaves and fishes, to the political rumblings and...
The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings

The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings

$17.99
January 2023 Book Study, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Jacksonville, FL Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to...
Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Participant guide

Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Participant guide

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Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very different from our...
Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Leaders Guide

Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi, Leaders Guide

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Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in first-century Palestine was very different from our...
Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of John

Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of John

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A scholarly evaluation of the fourth Gospel and Johannine community. For contemporary Christians, Johns Gospel is a paradox. On the one hand, it stresses boundaries: "No one comes to the...
The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence

The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark, and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence

$34.00
In this original and inspiring new commentary Father John Dear walks us through every line of the three synoptic Gospels, pointing out Jesus' practice and teachings of nonviolence each step...
Witness at the Cross: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Friday

Witness at the Cross: A Beginner's Guide to Holy Friday

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Place yourself as a witness of the cross and determine what your own testimony will be! Experience Holy Friday from the perspective of those who watched Jesus die: Mary his mother;...
Women's Bible Commentary: Third Edition, Revised and Updated

Women's Bible Commentary: Third Edition, Revised and Updated

$65.00
The Women's Bible Commentary is a trusted, classic resource for biblical scholarship, written by some of the best feminist scholars in the field today. This twentieth anniversary edition features brand new...
How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Is God Violent? an Exploration from Genesis to Revelation

How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian: Is God Violent? an Exploration from Genesis to Revelation

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The acclaimed Bible scholar and author of The Historical Jesus and God & Empire--"the greatest New Testament scholar of our generation" (John Shelby Spong) --grapples with Scripture's two conflicting visions of Jesus and...
Barnabas vs. Paul: To Encourage or Confront?

Barnabas vs. Paul: To Encourage or Confront?

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Who were Barnabas and Paul? Was Paul an angry loner, misogynist, legalist, and curmudgeon, or hero and martyr? Through point and counterpoint, the author unravels Paul's message by looking at...
Conversations with Scripture: The Acts of the Apostles

Conversations with Scripture: The Acts of the Apostles

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As Luke's "sequel," the Acts of the Apostles serve as an ideal bridge between the four Gospels and the Epistles, revealing a crucial part of the Christian story. Here we...
Conversations with Scripture: The Parables

Conversations with Scripture: The Parables

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From the very beginning, human beings have loved to listen to stories. And Jesus loved to tell them. The parables are vivid, rich,arresting stories that make us think and teach...
The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem

The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem

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Top Jesus scholars Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan join together to reveal a radical and little-known Jesus. As both authors reacted to and responded to questions about Mel...