Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Biblical Biography - New Testament

Through the world of "James of Jerusalem" we discover the development of Christianity and its struggle for self-definition amidst Jewish roots and a rising congregation of newly converted Gentiles. In this time of early Christianity, James' presence testified to the church's diversity and he influenced Christianity beyond the literature of the New Testament. Patrick J. Hartin studies the character of James in his various life-roles: as a member of Jesus' family, as a leader and spokesperson of Jerusalem, and as an important figure in early Christian writing, including that ofPaul, and the...

Before God touched his heart and transformed his life, Rudy Rasmus was a businessman running a -borderline bordello- in Houston. But thousands now know him simply as -Pastor Rudy--with a downtown ministry at St. John's Church that he and his wife Juanita started to reach out to those who Jesus called -the least of these.- TOUCH is the amazing story of Rudy's life and ministry of grace that is changing lives daily. The church has become one of the most culturally diverse congregations in the country with people from every social and economic background, including the homeless, sharing the...

Above all he shows that Paul was the apostle who carried Christianity beyond the Jewish communities and to humanity as a whole. As a zealous Jew, Paul had been convinced he was serving the coming Messiah through his persecution of Jesus's followers, but when the light suddenly came to him near Damascus, his innermost...

Let five premier teachers of God's Word lead you to a closer, more intimate understanding of God's message to His people. Intended as companions to the Blackaby Study Bible, these guides also stand alone as a complete study of a book of the Bible.

The lessons include:

• Leader's Notes
• 7 studies based on reference materials included in the Blackaby Study Bible
• An explanation and interpretation of Scripture
• A story that illustrates the passage in focus
• Other Bible verses related to the theme
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One of the most remarkable Christian testimonies of recent years -- this is the dramatic story of a former alcoholic street dweller's conversion to Christianity. Fostered, abused and sent to prison, Angie Taylor has suffered more than most. Her decline into the gutter is vividly told in this action-packed and moving true story. Lurching from one hopeless relationship to another, Angie hit rock bottom. Living on the street, hooked on drugs and unable to take care of herself she cried out in anguish. Then God came in. This powerful and moving book charts her extraordinary road to recovery...

El segundo volumen de Bennett continua la historianorteamericana donde la dejo el volumen 1, en los albores de la Primera GuerraMundial. La historia conmovedora de Bennett lleva a los lectores a traves dedias lugubres, resaltando las tragedias, los triunfos, el...

The apostle Paul. The converted terrorist, inspired author, amazing teacher, and patient mentor.This colossal figure strode boldly onto the stage of the first-century world and left an indelible signature of greatness never to be forgotten. His life? Magnificent And his ministry? Impressive. While assigned sainthood by some today, by his own description he was "the chief of all sinners." No other person in the Bible, aside from Christ Himself, had a more profound influence on his world and ours than Paul.

He was a man of real grit, with a firmness of mind and spirit and unyielding...

Human beings are embedded in a set of social relations. A social network is one way of conceiving that set of relations in terms of a number of persons connected to one another by varying degrees of relatedness. In the early Jesus group documents featuring Paul and coworkers, it takes little effort to envision the apostle's collection of friends and friends of friends that is the Pauline network. The persons who constituted that network are the focus of this set of books. For Christians of the Western tradition, these persons are significant ancestors in faith. While each of them is worth...

Madsen was inspired by the sacramental language used in his work as a priest, as well as by Emil Bock's translation of the Gospels. Like Bock, he is convinced that the living wisdom of the Gospels needs to be revealed. In his rendering, Madsen has attempted to recover the overtones and subtleties...