{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"ItemList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"New Testament survey \/ by Merrill C. Tenney ; revised by Walter M. Dunnett","author":"Tenney, Merrill C.","isbn":"0802836119","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"WMB EERDMNS"},"datePublished":"1985","inLanguage":"English","description":"Part 1: The world of the New Testament -- 1. The political world -- The empire of Rome -- The provincial government -- The Hellenistic kingdoms -- The Jewish state -- 2. The social world and the economic world -- A. The social world -- Jewish society -- Pagan society -- Cultural attainments -- Moral standards -- B. The economic world -- Agriculture -- Industry -- Finance -- Transportation and travel -- 3. The religious world -- The Graeco-Roman pantheon -- Emperor worship -- The mystery religions -- The worship of the occult -- The philosophies -- 4. Judaism -- Origin -- Theology -- The Temple -- The synagogue -- The sacred year -- The educational system -- The literature -- The sects of Judaism -- The Diaspora -- 5. Jewish background for the New Testament, 200 B.C. -- A.D. 200 -- The nature of Judaism -- Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha -- The Dead Sea Scrolls -- Basic characteristics of the Qumran community -- Comparisons with the New Testament -- Part II: The Gospels: The records of the life of Christ -- The period of inception: 6 B.C. to A.D. 30 -- 6. The New Testament: Its name and content -- The name -- The content -- 7. The Gospels as literary works -- The synoptic problem -- Proposed solution -- 8. The Gospel of Matthew -- Origin -- Date and place -- Content -- Outline -- Emphasis -- Characters -- Special features -- 9. The Gospel of Mark -- Origin -- Date and place -- Content -- Outline -- Emphasis -- Characters -- 10. The Gospel of Luke -- Origin -- Author -- Date and place -- Content -- Outline -- Emphasis -- Characters -- 11. The Gospel of John -- Origin -- Author -- Date and place -- Content -- Outline -- Emphasis -- Purpose -- Characters -- 12. The life of Christ -- The secular sources of information -- The periods of Jesus' life -- The geography of Jesus' life -- The teaching of Jesus. \r\nPart 3: The records of the early church -- The period of expansion: A.D. 30 to 60 -- 13. The establishment of the church: Acts 1:1 to 8:3 -- The record: Acts -- The foundation: Acts 1:1 to 8:3 -- The first dispersion -- 14. The transition: Acts 8:4 to 11:18 -- The preaching in Samaria -- The Ethiopian eunuch -- The conversion of Paul -- The preaching of Peter -- 15. The Gentile church and the Pauline mission: Acts 11:19 to 15:35 -- The church at Antioch -- The mission to the Gentiles -- The Council at Jerusalem -- The literature of protest -- The Epistle of James -- The Epistle to the Galatians -- 16. The Pauline program: Acts 15:36 to 21:16 -- The second mission to Asia Minor -- The mission to Macedonia -- The Thessalonian letters -- The mission to Achaia -- The mission to Asia -- The Corinthian correspondence -- Background -- The \"lost letter\" -- The last visit to Corinth -- The projected mission -- The Epistle to the Romans -- The mission concluded -- 17. The Pauline imprisonment: Acts 21:17 to 28:31 -- Jerusalem -- The Epistles -- Philemon -- Ephesians -- Colossians -- Philippians -- Results of the Pauline imprisonment -- Part 4: The problems of the early church -- The period of consolidation: A.D. 60 to 100 -- 18. The institutional church: The pastoral epistles -- Background -- 1 Timothy -- Titus -- II Timothy -- Evaluation -- 19. The suffering church: 1 Peter -- 20. The break from Judaism: Hebrews -- 21. The peril of heresies: II Peter, Jude; I, II, II John -- 22. The expectant church: Revelation -- Part 5: The canon and text of the New Testament -- 23. The canon of the New Testament -- Definition -- Internal testimony -- External testimony -- Conclusions -- 24. The text and transmission of the New Testament.\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids, Mich\n\nPhysical description: xix, 454 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Ninety story sermons for children's church \/ by Marianne Radius ; linoleum cuts by Frederick J. Ashby.","author":"Radius, M. C.","isbn":"0801076412","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Baker Book House"},"datePublished":"1966","inLanguage":"English","description":"Waiting for Jesus -- The man who saw an angel -- His name is John -- The Christmas gift -- The son of God becomes man -- The prayers taht were answered -- The seekers -- The boy Jesus -- Jesus shares our baptism -- The lamb of God -- Jesus finds his first disciples -- The dream -- Jesus resists Satan's temptation -- The house of God -- A visitor at night -- The great encounter -- Jesus goes to a party -- The sick child and the heavenly doctor -- How can we recognize him? -- Turned upside down -- Jesus binds the strong one -- What does a paralyzed man want most? -- Levi, the tax collector -- The pool at Bethesday -- We share the rest of God -- not worthy, Lord! -- many shall come from the north adn th south -- Jesus interrupts a funeral -- Show us a sign -- The sign of Jonah -- Treasure in heaven -- Take heed how you hear! -- A small boat and a big storm -- The hem of hsi goarment -- Never too late -- A brave man dies for Jesus -- Jesus feeds the hungry -- Walking on the water -- Jesus tests a woman's faith -- Thou shalt love thy neighbor -- Peter makes a great discovery -- The glory that belonged to Jesus -- Face to face with God -- The treasure that cannot be lost -- Seventy times seven -- Good news -- Who is my neighbor? -- How much more! -- We sit at Jesus' feet -- Jesus, the life-giver -- Sightless eyes -- Please excuse me -- The wanderer -- The runaway son -- Unclean! Unclean! -- A cry for mercy -- Like little chlidren -- The rich young man -- God gives us presents instead of wages -- A blind man meets his Saviour -- We share the work of God -- Jesus, our king -- Jonathan visits the temple -- The crooked farmhands -- not dressed for the wedding -- The seed that dies -- The plots of evil men -- Without me you can do nothing -- Who is the most important? -- The last supper -- The will of God -- He that spared not his own son -- The betrayal -- A nighttime trial -- Before the Roman governor -- The place of the skull -- It is finished! -- The empty grave -- Mary Magdalene -- The way of suffering -- The first Easter -- Breakfast on the beach with Jesus -- The great commission -- The gift of courage -- Stephen sees heaven opeend -- God turns a man around -- God's doors -- The sound of the last trumpet -- The promise of his coming -- We wait for Jesus. \r\n\r\nOther Notes\t\"Formerly published under the title, God with us.\"\n\nPublished in: Grand Rapids (Mich.)\n\nPhysical description: 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm","bookEdition":"Papar Back ed.","offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Peculiar treasures : a biblical who's who \/ Frederick Buechner ; with ill. by Katherine A. Buechner.","author":"Buechner, F.","isbn":"006061157X","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Harper & Row"},"datePublished":"1979","inLanguage":"English","description":"Aaron -- Abel (see Cain) -- Abishag -- Abraham -- Absalom -- Adam -- Agag -- Agrippa -- Ahab -- Ahasuerus (see Xerxes) -- Amos -- Ananias -- Balaam -- Barabbas -- Bathsheba -- Belshazzar -- Boaz (see Ruth) -- Caesar Augustus -- Caiaphas -- Cain -- Daniel -- David -- Deborah -- Delilah -- Dinah -- Elijah -- Elisha -- Esau -- Esther (see Xerxes) -- Ethiopian Eunuch -- Eutychus -- Eve -- Ezekiel -- Felix -- Gabriel -- Gehazi (see Naaman) -- Gideon -- Goliath -- Gomer -- Hagar -- Ham -- Haman (see Xerxes) -- Herod Antipas -- Herod the Great -- Hiram -- Holofernes (see Judith) -- Hosea (see Gomer) -- Isaac -- Isaiah -- Jacob -- Jael -- Jeremiah -- Jesus -- Jezebel (see Ahab, Elijah) -- Job -- John the Baptist -- John the Evangelist -- Jonah -- Jonathan -- Joseph and his brethren -- Joseph of Arimathea -- Joseph the husband of Mary -- Joshua -- Judas. \r\nJudith -- Koheleth -- Korah -- Laban (see Jacob, Rachel) -- Lazarus -- Leah (see Rachel) -- Lot -- Lucifer -- Luke -- Mark -- Mary -- Mary Magdalene -- Matthew -- Mephibosheth -- Micah -- Mordecai (see Xerxes) -- Moses -- Naaman -- Naomi (see Ruth) -- Nathan -- Nathaniel -- Nebuchadnezzar -- Nehemiah -- Nicodemus -- Noah -- Onan -- Onesimus -- Paul -- Peter -- Philemon (see Onesimus) -- Philip (see Ethiopian Eunich, Nathaniel, Simon Magus) -- Pilate -- Queen of Sheba -- Quirinius -- Rachel -- Rahab -- Rebecca -- Ruth -- Salome -- Samson (see Delilah) -- Samuel -- Sapphira (see Ananias) -- Sarah -- Saul -- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (see Nebuchadnezzar) -- Simeon -- Simon Magnus -- Solomon -- Stephen -- Susanna -- Thomas -- Tobias -- Uriah the Hittite -- Vashti -- Whale -- Wise men -- Witch of Endor -- Xerxes -- Yahweh -- Zaccheus. \r\n \tAbstract\tBrings the Bible's holiest and most profane characters and shows them as human beings. Each character has much to tell us, not only about themselves but also about the God they either worshipped or railed against (or both).\n\nPublished in: San Francisco\n\nPhysical description: 181 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Planning blended worship : the creative mixture of old and new \/ Robert E. Webber.","author":"Webber, R.","isbn":"0687032237","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Abingdon Press,"},"datePublished":"1998","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-209).\n\nPublished in: Nashville, TN\n\nPhysical description: 209 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Preparing for Christian ministry : an evangelical approach \/ edited by David P. Gushee, Walter C. Jackson.","author":"Gushee, David P.; Jackson, Walter C.","isbn":"1564766063","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Victor Books"},"datePublished":"1996","inLanguage":"English","description":"Preface \/ David P. Gushee and Walter C. Jackson -- Section I. Transitions into community -- The nature of Christian community and the theological seminary \/ Mark A. Seifrid -- Facing doubt and crisis with integrity in a seminary setting \/ Melanie Greer Nogalski and James D. Nogalski -- The seminary experience : tips and traps \/ Marsha A. Ellis Smith -- Section II. Personal formation and calling for ministry -- Toward a biblical view of call \/ John Polhill -- Spirituality and spiritual growth \/ David S. Dockery and David P. Gushee -- Identifying and cultivating spiritual giftedness \/ Gerald L. Borchert -- Human personhood and the minister \/ Leigh E. Conver -- The church and its ministry \/ Timothy P. Weber -- Vocational options in ministry \/ Doris A. Borchert -- Clergy sexual misconduct : a crisis in ministerial ethics \/ David P. Gushee -- Section III. Professional formation and tasks of ministry -- Church ministry leadership \/ Walter C. Jackson -- Worship leadership \/ Craig A. Loscalzo and Lloyd L. Mims III -- The ministry of sheperding \/ David Stancil -- Teaching : a little piece of holy ground \/ John D. Hendrix -- Social ministry in the community \/ John Dever and Janet Furness Spressart -- Evangelism through church planting \/ Thom S. Rainer -- Church staff relations \/ Dennis E. Williams -- Authority in ministry \/ Walter C. Jackson -- Section IV. Global formation and contemporary issues in ministry -- Christian ministry in global context \/ David F. D'Amico -- Christian ministry in local contexts \/ Robert Don Hughes -- Christian ministry in the African American church : a challenge for seminarians and seminaries \/ T. Vaugn Walker and Robert Smith, Jr. -- Moral issues facing the contemporary church \/ David P. Gushee.\n\nPublished in: Wheaton, Ill\n\nPhysical description: 350 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Psalms \/ James Luther Mays.","author":"Mays, James L.","isbn":"080423115X","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"John Knox Press"},"datePublished":"1994","inLanguage":"English","description":"Introduction. The importance of the Psalms -- The anatomy of a Psalm -- The history of the Psalms -- The Book of Psalms -- Types of Psalms -- The theology of the Psalms -- Using the Psalms and the commentary -- Commentary. Book one : Psalms 1-41 -- Book two : Psalms 42-72 -- Book three : Psalms 73-89 -- Book four : Psalms 90-106 -- Book five : Psalms 107-150. \r\n \tAbstract\tThe Psalms have a double identity. They are scripture and liturgy. They compose a book of the Bible and are found in our hymnals and books of worship and prayer. When we think of them in historical perspective, another identity emerges. They are the liturgical poetry of ancient Israel, texts with a history of composition and use before they became scripture. A commentary in this Interpretation series needs to keep all three identities in view. That puts some strain on the commentator's task. The attempt to interpret the Psalms in awareness of the depth in their identity explains some things about the commentary and its writing. - Preface.\n\nPublished in: louiseville\n\nPhysical description: xi, 457 pages ; 24 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":7,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Restore me : litanies, prayers, and dialogues for Lent and Easter \/ Craig M. Sweet.","author":"Sweet, C.  M.","isbn":"1556737009","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"CSS Pub."},"datePublished":"1994","inLanguage":"English","description":"Published in: Lima, Ohio\n\nPhysical description: 91 pages ; 21 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":8,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Revelation \/ Catherine Gunsalus Gonza\u0301lez, Justo L. Gonza\u0301lez.","author":"Gonza\u0301lez, Catherine G","isbn":"0664255876","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Westminster John Knox Press"},"datePublished":"1997","inLanguage":"English","description":"The setting (Revelation 1:1-20) -- Letters to seven churches (Revelation 2:1--3:22) -- Worship in heaven (Revelation 4:1--5:14) -- The first six seals (Revelation 6:1--7:17) -- The seventh seal and the seven trumpets (Revelation 8:1--11:19) -- The cosmic battle begins (Revelation 12:1-18) -- The conflict on earth begins (Revelation 13:1--14:20) -- The wrath of God (Revelation 15:1--16:21) -- The fall of Babylon (Revelation 17:1--18:24) -- The end of the old (Revelation 19:1--20:15) -- The glorious future (Revelation 21:1--22:21). \r\n \tAbstract\t\"Few books of the Bible have had a reversal of fortune like that of Revelation. Written to offer comfort, to aid those trying to understand their faith, and to be read aloud in church, Revelation is viewed by many readers today as shrouded in mystery and rife with elusive symbolism. Yet, as Catherine and Justo Gonzalez point out, we are not as far from the situation about which John writes as we might think. Although we may not face daily challenges of life and death, injustice and idolatry are rampant in our society. And Revelation's dire warnings against those who would rather be comfortable or successful than faithful is of great relevance in our lives today.\"--Jacket.\n\nPublished in: Louisville, Ky.\n\nPhysical description: x, 149 pages ; 23 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":9,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Set your hearts on the greatest gift : living the art of Christian love \/ Morton Kelsey.","author":"Kelsey, Morton T.","isbn":"1565480430","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"New City Press"},"datePublished":"1996","inLanguage":"English","description":"Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-216).\n\nPublished in: Hyde Park, NY\n\nPhysical description: 216 pages ; 22 cm.","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":10,"item":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Book","name":"Signposts for the future \/ Hans Ku\u0308ng.","author":"Ku\u0308ng, H.","isbn":"0385131518","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Doubleday"},"datePublished":"1978","inLanguage":"English","description":"On being a Christian : twenty theses -- The Christian in society -- Jesus in conflict : a Jewish-Christian dialogue -- Catholics and Protestants -- An ecumenical inventory -- What is the essence of apostolic succession? -- Pro intercommunion -- Tribute to Karl Barth -- Patiently standing his ground -- The church and the laity. Parties in the church? -- Participation of the laity in church leadership and in church elections -- Women in church and society -- Worship today : why? -- What is confirmation?\n\nPublished in: Garden City, N.Y.\n\nPhysical description: xi, 204 pages ; 22 cm","bookEdition":null,"offers":{"@type":"Offer","availability":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OutOfStock"}}}]}