{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"ItemList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Search the scriptures \/ by Cornelius Vanderwaal","author":"Vanderwaal, Cornelis","isbn":"0888150253","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Paideia Press"},"datePublished":"1978","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: St. Catharines\n\nPhysical description: 142","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Such a great salvation : expositions of the book of Judges \/ Dale Ralph Davis.","author":"Davis, D. R.","isbn":"0801029961","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Book House"},"datePublished":"1990","inLanguage":"English","description":"Pt. 1: The failure of a second generation (Judges 1:1--3:6) -- Is this an ancient geography book? (1:1--2:5) -- Generation degeneration (2:6--3:6) -- Pt. 2: The salvation of a long-suffering God (Judges 3:7--16:31) -- A paradigm of salvation (3:7--11) -- What shall we do with a left-handed savior? (3:12-30) -- A salvation break (3:31) -- A smashing salvation (4) -- The new song (5) -- Getting ready for salvation (6) -- Strength made perfect in weakness (7:1--8:21) -- It's tough to end well (8:22--32) -- Brambleman, destroyer of Israel (8:33--9:57) -- A couple of minors (10:1--5) -- The kindness and the severity of God (10:6--16) -- Despised and rejected by men (10:17--12:7) -- A judges' directory? (12:8--15) -- Samson the savior is born (13) -- Secrets (14) -- The battle of Jawbone Hill and other stories (15) -- Let's play \"The Philistines are here!\" (16) -- Pt. 3: The confusion of a depraved people (Judges 17--21) -- Divine sarcasm (17--18) -- New Sodom (19--21). \r\n\r\nIncludes bibliographical references\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich.\n\nPhysical description: 227 pages ; 21 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Texts under negotiation : the Bible and postmodern imagination","author":"Brueggemann, Walter","isbn":"0800627369","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Fortress Press"},"datePublished":"1993","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Minneapolis\n\nPhysical description: 117p","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The Bible speaks to you \/ by Robert McAfee Brown.","author":"Brown, Robert M","isbn":"0664245978","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Westminster Press"},"datePublished":"1985","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes indexes.\r\n\"With a new preface by the author.\"\n\nPublished in: Philadelphia\n\nPhysical description: 320 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The community of the Beloved Disciple","author":"Brown, R. E.","isbn":"0809121743","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Paulist Press"},"datePublished":"1979","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: London- New York Toronto\n\nPhysical description: 204 pages ; 21 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The God of Jesus : the historical Jesus and the search for meaning \/ Stephen J. Patterson.","author":"Patterson, S. J.","isbn":"1563382288","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Trinity Press International"},"datePublished":"1998","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tIntroduction. Who needs the historical Jesus? -- 1. The historical Jesus and the search for God: on the quest for the historical Jesus -- 2. Jesus and the empire of God: on dirt, shame, and sin in the expendable company of Jesus -- 3. The empire in a word: on the radical wisdom of Jesus -- 4. The empire in story: on the parables of Jesus -- 5. The empire of God is now: on Jesus and the end of the world -- 6. The death of Jesus the Jew: on the hope and tragedy that unites and divides us -- 7. Was Jesus right?: on the meaning of resurrection -- Conclusion. Is it a sin to be liberal? \r\nAbstract:\t\"This Book explains, in an accessible manner, the history of the quest for the historical Jesus and how this quest has always been related to the search for God. In addition, the book proposes a scheme for understanding the relationship between history and theology that avoids confusing the two. Finally, in what is arguably the book's most distinctive contribution, it presents what could be called a \"Jesus theology\" based on aspects of Jesus' life and teachings.\"--Jacket.\r\n\r\nOther Notes\tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 289-296) and indexes.\n\nPublished in: Harrisburg, Pa.\n\nPhysical description: xiii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The Gospel according to Jesus : a new translation and guide to his essential teachings for believers and unbelievers \/ Stephen Mitchell.","author":"Mitchell, S.","isbn":"006016641X","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HarperCollins"},"datePublished":"1991","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tThe Gospel -- Commentary -- Baptism -- He begins to teach -- The first disciples -- At Capernaum -- First healings -- He heals a leper -- The Kingdom of God -- The inner light -- With the wicked -- The twelve -- He heals a paralytic -- The Beatitudes -- Fulfilling the law -- Charity -- Prayer -- Trust -- Providence -- You receive exactly what you give -- The narrow gate -- Hearing and doing -- Jesus' family -- Accusations of sorcery -- Two healings -- Rejection in Nazareth -- The Syrophoenician woman -- He heals a deaf man, a blind man -- An exorcism -- You must become like children -- Forgiveness -- The Good Samaritan -- The lost sheep and the lost coin -- The prodigal son -- The rich man -- Let the dead bury their dead -- First days in Jerusalem -- The tax to Caesar -- The greatest commandment -- The woman caught in adultery -- Gethsemane -- The arrest -- Peter's denial -- The trial before Pilate -- The crucifixion -- On Jesus -- On healing -- On miracles.\r\n\r\nAbstract:\tChiefly commentary on biblical excerpts, compiling the teachings of Jesus into one text in a new translation from the Greek.\r\n\r\nOther Notes:\t               Chiefly commentary on biblical excerpts. Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-310)\n\nPublished in: New York, NY\n\nPhysical description: vii, 310 pages ; 25 cm.","bookEdition":"1st ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The gospel in parable : metaphor, narrative, and theology in the Synoptic Gospels \/ John R. Donahue.","author":"Donahue, J. R.","isbn":"0800624807","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Fortress Press"},"datePublished":"1988","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\t1. How does a parable mean? -- Introduction -- The parable as text -- The parable as narrative -- The parable as context -- 2. The parables of Mark -- Introduction -- Parables and the mystery of the kingdom: Mark 4 -- The drama of salvation history in Mark 12 -- Community life \"between the times\": the parables of Mark 13 -- 3. The parables of Matthew -- Introduction -- Ethics and discipleship: Matthew's redaction of Mark 4 -- The justice of the kingdom in Matthew -- Matthew's debate with \"the synagogue across the street\" -- The eschatological crisis and the parables of Matthew 24 and 25 -- 4. The parables of Luke -- Introduction -- Luke's theological program: The Good Samaritan in context -- Table fellowship with the marginal and Luke's gospel in parable -- A \"gospel within a gospel\": The parables of Luke 15 -- The parables of Luke 16 and rich and poor in Luke's gospel -- Trial by prayer: the parables of the widow and the judge and the Pharisee and the tax collector -- 5.The gospel in parable -- The Gospel of Mark: Christology and discipleship in parable -- Eschatology, ethics, and the Good News of the Kingdom: Matthew's gospel in parable -- Parables and paradigms for a community in mission: Luke's gospel in parable -- Proclaiming the gospel in parable. \r\n\r\nOther Notes:        \tIncludes bibliographical references (pages 220-233). Includes indexes.\n\nPublished in: Philadelphia ; New York\n\nPhysical description: xi, 254 pages ; 22 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The great physician : the healing stories in Luke and their meaning for today \/ by Lindsey P. Pherigo.","author":"Pherigo, L. P.","isbn":null,"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Education and Cultivation Division for the Women\\'s Division, General Board of Global Ministries, Un"},"datePublished":"1983","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tIntroduction to the Gospel according to Luke -- The unity of religion and health -- The role of faith -- The role of touch -- The role of prayer -- The role of the word -- The role of the healer -- The role of malady -- Technique or grace? -- Wholeness and health. \r\n\r\nOther Notes:         \tIncludes bibliographical references. \"Teacher's guide, by Nancy A. Carter\": p. 98-134.\n\nPublished in: New York\n\nPhysical description: viii, 136 pages ; 19 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"The Jefferson Bible : the life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth \/ Thomas Jefferson ; with an introduction by F. Forrester Church and an afterword by Jaroslav Pelikan.","author":"Jefferson, T.","isbn":"080707702X","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Beacon Press"},"datePublished":"1989","inLanguage":"English","description":"Contents:\tGospel according to Thomas Jefferson \/ Forrest Church -- Table of texts -- Life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth -- Jefferson and his contemporaries \/ Jaroslav Pelikan -- Index of extracts from the New Testament. \r\n Abstract:\tBy audaciously cutting, rearranging, and pasting selections from the four gospels, Jefferson created a this small book of morals.\r\nOther Notes: \tChiefly English; little French, Greek, and Latin.\r\nOriginally published as: The life and morals of Jesus of Nazareth. Washington, D.C. : U.S.G.P.O., 1904.\r\nIncludes index.\n\nPublished in: Boston\n\nPhysical description: x, 171 pages : facsimiles ; 18 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}