This is an excellent guide to the various methods of biblical criticism to put into the hands of students. There are chapters on textual, historical, grammatical, literary, form, tradition, and redaction criticism, each concluding with a bibliography.
From the author of the acclaimed A Dirty Little War comes this vivid, eyewitness account of Indonesia's secret war in Aceh. I couldn't stop thinking about how my reports from inside Aceh - of the still unconfirmed mass graves, the executions, the air attacks against civilians - could turn around the situation. Like how Max Stahl's footage of the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor created the in…
One of America's favorite storytellers re-creates the life of Jesus in stunning new images and illuminates timeless New Testament themes. The purpose of his book is to help readers know and experience the love of Jesus, and to express that love in their own lives.
Jesus' impact on our world is highly unlikely, widely inescapable, largely unknown, and decidedly double-edged. It is unlikely in light of the severe limitations of his earthly life; it is inescapable because of the range of impact; it is unknown because history doesn't connect dots; and it is doubled-edged because his followers have wreaked so much havoc, often in his name. He is history's …