Jesus, Interrupted

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061173932
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (611 download)

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Book Synopsis Jesus, Interrupted by : Bart D. Ehrman

Download or read book Jesus, Interrupted written by Bart D. Ehrman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-03 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the issue of what the New Testament actually teaches-- and it's not what most people think.

Jesus, Contradicted

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Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310159601
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Jesus, Contradicted by : Michael R. Licona

Download or read book Jesus, Contradicted written by Michael R. Licona and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The differences and discrepancies in the Gospels constitute the foremost objections to their reliability and the credibility of their message. Some have tried to resolve Gospels contradictions with strained harmonization efforts. Many others conclude that the Gospels are hopelessly contradictory and, therefore, historically unreliable accounts of Jesus. In Jesus, Contradicted, New Testament scholar Michael Licona shows how the genre of ancient biography, to which the Gospels belong, actually allows biographers to be flexible in how they report events, construct a narrative, and make an argument. Licona demonstrates that the intentional changes to the Jesus tradition by the Evangelists reveal that the differences in how the Gospels report events are not grounds for their rejection. Instead, they are a result of the Gospel writers employing standard literary conventions common in their time for writing ancient biography. Licona introduces readers to the genre of ancient biography through Plutarch, who wrote 48 of the 90 extent biographies written within 150 years of Jesus, giving numerous examples of compositional devices employed by Plutarch, and comparing them with instances in the Gospels where the Evangelists appear to use similar techniques. Licona also examines Theon's Progymnasmata, a first-century textbook that provides six techniques for paraphrasing one's sources when writing a narrative. In doing so, he helps readers understand why the Gospels report many events differently. Finally, Licona concludes by addressing the thorny question of whether the editorial moves commonplace in ancient biography are compatible with the doctrines of the divine inspiration and the inerrancy of Scripture. Rather than trying to resolve discrepancies by bending the Gospel narrative, which risks making them say things they aren't saying, Jesus, Contradicted situates the Gospels within their proper context and helps readers account for differences in the Gospels in a cohesive and historically cogent way.

Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch

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Publisher : Eisenbrauns
ISBN 13 : 1575061228
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch by : Jean Louis Ska

Download or read book Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch written by Jean Louis Ska and published by Eisenbrauns. This book was released on 2006 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jean Louis Ska's Introduzione alla lettura del Pentateuco was first published in Italy, it was quickly hailed as the most attractive and usable introduction to the Pentateuch to appear in modern times. Because of its strengths, it was soon translated into French. The English translation published by Eisenbrauns has been completely reviewed and updated (including the bibliography) by Ska. Among the book's many strengths are its close attention to the ways in which modern cultural history has affected Pentateuchal interpretation, attention to providing the kinds of examples that are helpful to students, presentation of a good balance between the history of interpretation and the data of the text, and the clarity of Ska's writing. For both students and scholars, many consider this book the best contemporary introduction to the Pentateuch.

Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volume 2

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Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1614581428
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (145 download)

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Book Synopsis Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volume 2 by : Tim Chaffey

Download or read book Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volume 2 written by Tim Chaffey and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible is accurate and without error! Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volume 2 offers 40 powerful explanations to prove it. There is an increasing focus in our culture on dismissing the Bible and its authority. Generations of skeptics and the religion of evolution have influenced even some Christian leaders. By highlighting supposed errors or inconsistencies in the Bible, doubt is created in the minds of believers and stumbling blocks are put up for those trying to present the Gospel. But Biblical evidence disproves the toughest of critics while bringing to light the indestructible power of God’s Word. Tim Chaffey, Ken Ham, and Bodie Hodge of Answers in Genesis highlight the answers to these debates and more: Is all Scripture inspired by God, or is some of it the opinion of the writers of Scripture? After His resurrection, did Jesus first appear to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee or in Jerusalem behind closed doors? Can God be tempted? Why don’t Christians follow all the Old Testament laws? Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions Volumes 1 and 2 are must-have references for every believer who wants to have an answer to give to those who ask a reason for their hope (1 Peter 3:15). Join the battle armed with the sword of Spirit, the truth that will defeat the lies aimed for this generation and those to follow.

Contradict

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Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1490819290
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)

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Book Synopsis Contradict by : Andy Wrasman

Download or read book Contradict written by Andy Wrasman and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tolerance and co-existence are both great! In fact, they are necessary. If we are to live together in peace without hating each other, or physically harming each other over differences in race, culture, sexual orientation, political views, and religious beliefs, we must have tolerance. However, we must also recognize that every belief can't be equally valid. If two beliefs directly contradict each other, both of them cannot be true, no matter how "tolerant" we become. This means it is false to say that every religion is true, or that every religion leads to God. When people make such claims they show that they have not taken the time to study the world's religions, because a brief reading of the sacred texts of only a handful of religions quickly reveals contradictions on the most fundamental levels. Religious Contradictions Reincarnation (Hinduism and Buddhism) contradicts the belief that this is your only life before eternity (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam). Salvation from sin (Christianity) contradicts the belief that there is no sin to be saved from but simply pain that can be escaped through enlightenment (Buddhism). Jesus Christ is the incarnate, Son of God (Christianity), contradicts the teaching that he is just a prophet (Islam) or that he was a false prophet (Judaism). In light of these contradictions alone, all religions can't be true. They could all be false, but they can't all be true. Are any of them true? This is the most important question anyone can ask. Recognize religious contradictions. Embrace them. Test them. Seek the truth. www.contradictmovement.org

Misquoting Jesus

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061977020
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Book Synopsis Misquoting Jesus by : Bart D. Ehrman

Download or read book Misquoting Jesus written by Bart D. Ehrman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. In Misquoting Jesus, Ehrman tells the story behind the mistakes and changes that ancient scribes made to the New Testament and shows the great impact they had upon the Bible we use today. He frames his account with personal reflections on how his study of the Greek manuscripts made him abandon his once ultraconservative views of the Bible. Since the advent of the printing press and the accurate reproduction of texts, most people have assumed that when they read the New Testament they are reading an exact copy of Jesus's words or Saint Paul's writings. And yet, for almost fifteen hundred years these manuscripts were hand copied by scribes who were deeply influenced by the cultural, theological, and political disputes of their day. Both mistakes and intentional changes abound in the surviving manuscripts, making the original words difficult to reconstruct. For the first time, Ehrman reveals where and why these changes were made and how scholars go about reconstructing the original words of the New Testament as closely as possible. Ehrman makes the provocative case that many of our cherished biblical stories and widely held beliefs concerning the divinity of Jesus, the Trinity, and the divine origins of the Bible itself stem from both intentional and accidental alterations by scribes -- alterations that dramatically affected all subsequent versions of the Bible.

Forged

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062078631
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Forged by : Bart D. Ehrman

Download or read book Forged written by Bart D. Ehrman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bart D. Ehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus, Interrupted and God’s Problem reveals which books in the Bible’s New Testament were not passed down by Jesus’s disciples, but were instead forged by other hands—and why this centuries-hidden scandal is far more significant than many scholars are willing to admit. A controversial work of historical reporting in the tradition of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, and John Dominic Crossan, Ehrman’s Forged delivers a stunning explication of one of the most substantial—yet least discussed—problems confronting the world of biblical scholarship.

Lost Christianities

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199756686
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Lost Christianities written by Bart D. Ehrman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups of Christians claimed that there was not one God but two or twelve or thirty. Some believed that the world had not been created by God but by a lesser, ignorant deity. Certain sects maintained that Jesus was human but not divine, while others said he was divine but not human. In Lost Christianities, Bart D. Ehrman offers a fascinating look at these early forms of Christianity and shows how they came to be suppressed, reformed, or forgotten. All of these groups insisted that they upheld the teachings of Jesus and his apostles, and they all possessed writings that bore out their claims, books reputedly produced by Jesus's own followers. Modern archaeological work has recovered a number of key texts, and as Ehrman shows, these spectacular discoveries reveal religious diversity that says much about the ways in which history gets written by the winners. Ehrman's discussion ranges from considerations of various "lost scriptures"--including forged gospels supposedly written by Simon Peter, Jesus's closest disciple, and Judas Thomas, Jesus's alleged twin brother--to the disparate beliefs of such groups as the Jewish-Christian Ebionites, the anti-Jewish Marcionites, and various "Gnostic" sects. Ehrman examines in depth the battles that raged between "proto-orthodox Christians"--those who eventually compiled the canonical books of the New Testament and standardized Christian belief--and the groups they denounced as heretics and ultimately overcame. Scrupulously researched and lucidly written, Lost Christianities is an eye-opening account of politics, power, and the clash of ideas among Christians in the decades before one group came to see its views prevail.

God Space

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Publisher : Lifetree
ISBN 13 : 9780764438714
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis God Space by : Doug Pollock

Download or read book God Space written by Doug Pollock and published by Lifetree. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've felt that tug... A friend, co-worker, family member, or someone you just met is talkingaand you sense God nudging you to say something. But what do you say? What donat you say? How can you bring God into the conversation without shutting it down? Welcome to God Space. Where the Holy Spirit can do amazing things through everyday conversations. Where honesty and transparency allow for discovery and deep connection. Where lives are challenged and changed. Connect with these real-life stories of how ordinary people learned how to engage others in rich spiritual conversations that open doors instead of slamming them shut. You'll find fresh insights and practical tools for connecting with others about the things that matter most. "Christ-followers everywhere are struggling to figure out how to have spiritual conversationsaand this lack of confidence and competence has silenced many Christians. God Space emboldens God's people to re-engage in these conversations in natural and winsome ways." --Josh D. McDowell Author and speaker

Self-Contradictions of the Bible

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1470957469
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)

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Book Synopsis Self-Contradictions of the Bible by : William Henry Burr

Download or read book Self-Contradictions of the Bible written by William Henry Burr and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1923 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Paul and Scripture

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Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN 13 : 1589836952
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (898 download)

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Book Synopsis Paul and Scripture by : Christopher D. Stanley

Download or read book Paul and Scripture written by Christopher D. Stanley and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, which grew out of the Society of Biblical Literature’s Paul and Scripture Seminar, explores some of the methodological problems that have arisen during the last few decades of scholarly research on the apostle Paul’s engagement with his ancestral Scriptures. Essays explore the historical backgrounds of Paul’s interpretive practices, the question of Paul’s “faithfulness” to the context of his biblical references, the presence of Scripture in letters other than the Hauptbriefe, and the role of Scripture in Paul’s theology. All of the essays look at old questions through new lenses in an effort to break through scholarly impasses and advance the debate in new directions. The contributors are Matthew W. Bates, Linda L. Belleville, Roy E. Ciampa, Bruce N. Fisk, Stephen E. Fowl, Leonard Greenspoon, E. Elizabeth Johnson, Mitchell M. Kim, Steve Moyise, Jeremy Punt, Christopher D. Stanley, and Jerry L. Sumney.

Jesus of Nazareth

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408194538
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Book Synopsis Jesus of Nazareth by : Pope Benedict XVI

Download or read book Jesus of Nazareth written by Pope Benedict XVI and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatly anticipated third volume of Pope Benedict's already internationally bestselling examination of the life of Jesus Christ and His message for people today. This renowned theologian, biblical scholar and Pastor of over a billion Roman Catholics helps us to rediscover the essence of the Christian Religion.

The Reason for God

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101217650
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis The Reason for God by : Timothy Keller

Download or read book The Reason for God written by Timothy Keller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-02-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller people can believe in—by "a pioneer of the new urban Christians" (Christianity Today) and the "C.S. Lewis for the 21st century" (Newsweek). Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics, and even ardent believers, have about religion. Using literature, philosophy, real-life conversations, and potent reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. To true believers he offers a solid platform on which to stand their ground against the backlash to religion created by the Age of Skepticism. And to skeptics, atheists, and agnostics, he provides a challenging argument for pursuing the reason for God.

Dialectics as Sport

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Publisher : Algora Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1628942363
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Book Synopsis Dialectics as Sport by : Tom Donovan

Download or read book Dialectics as Sport written by Tom Donovan and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Contradictory Christ

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198852363
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Book Synopsis The Contradictory Christ by : Jc Beall

Download or read book The Contradictory Christ written by Jc Beall and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholar Jc Beall advances a contradictory Christology by addressing the apparent contradiction of Christ's being fully human and fully divine.

Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions

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Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0890516006
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (95 download)

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Book Synopsis Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions by : Ken Ham

Download or read book Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions written by Ken Ham and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold defense of the accuracy of scripture! Ken Ham leads a powerful team of contributors in providing core truths to refute claims regarding biblical inaccuracies.

The End of the Law

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Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 080544842X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (54 download)

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Book Synopsis The End of the Law by : Jason C. Meyer

Download or read book The End of the Law written by Jason C. Meyer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Paul's theology in the Bible, focusing on his view of the old covenant God made with Israel and the new covenant Jesus announced at the Last Supper.