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As most readers of the New Testament know, the words of Jesus are often spoken in riddles--in parables and other sayings that were and continue to be difficult to understand. In Jesus the Riddler, Tom Thatcher explains that Jesus may have been intentionally ambiguous, using riddles to establish his authority as a teacher and to encourage his followers to think more deeply about the nature of truth. Jesus' riddles, like riddles across many cultures, potentially refer to many different things, and they challenge those who hear them to decode the meaning the riddler intends. Figuring...

Werner Kelber's "The Oral and the Written Gospel" (1983) introduced biblical scholars to interdisciplinary trends in the study of ancient media culture. The book is now widely recognized as a milestone and it has spurred wide-ranging scholarship. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of its publication, new developments in orality theory, literacy theory, and social approaches to memory call for a programmatic reappraisal of past research and future directions. This volume address these concerns. Kelber himself is interviewed at the beginning of the book and, in a closing essay, he reflects on...

At a time when I was talking with some new believers in Christ during a Bible study, their big statement and question was "I need direction in life" and "How do you know your purpose in life?" Wow That is a big question, and one that takes prayer, study, and reflection to answer for each individual. It was also just what the Lord used to inspire me to write this book As I searched for resources that helped someone answer that question in life, I found there was not one single available resource in one Bible study on the subject. Therefore, with the help of the Lord, godly counsel and...

• Explores the intellectual and practical debates about the changing nature of family forms, roles and relationships, and how Christian faith and theology can contribute to the thriving of families and children.
  
• Considers the causes and consequences of changes to families over recent decades.
  
• Utilizes the theological resources that are best...