The Cultural World of the BibleIn this new edition of a successful book (over 120,000 copies sold), now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned, and viewed family and legal customs, this illustrated introduction helps readers gain valuable cultural background on the biblical world. The
The purpose of the body instead is to offer to God in worship what only it can offer--and what must be offered to God
The transgender phenomenon has become a high-profile battleground issue in the culture wars
which provides practical applications for Christians engaged in ministry in a postmodern world
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and social settings that give ordinary life meaning
● Hermeneutics employed and the nature of the connections
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A list of words used 50+ times in the New Testament and the principal parts of several verbs is included
Growing Women in Ministry offers a new way to understand how women leaders are formed and how they rise to become influential leaders in positions of authority in churches and ministries
revealing the preexistent glory of the eternal Son and the future glory of the suffering Messianic Son
The collection presents his mature reflections on issues relating to ethics
