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47) The year of living biblically: one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible
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English
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A world-renowned scholar uses the Bible's own words to understand a fateful change that occurred during the biblical era, one that would ultimately determine the whole way in which Jews and Christians would encounter God ever since. A great mystery lies at the heart of the Bible. Early on, people seem to live in a world entirely foreign to our own. God appears to Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and others; He buttonholes Moses and Isaiah and Jeremiah and...
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Publisher
Schocken Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In this powerful and timely book, one of the most admired and authoritative religious leaders of our time tackles the phenomenon of religious extremism and violence committed in the name of God. If religion is perceived as being part of the problem, Rabbi Sacks argues, then it must also form part of the solution. When religion becomes a zero-sum conceit{u2014}that is, my religion is the only right path to God, therefore your religion is by definition...
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Very short introductions volume 478
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The Hebrew Bible, or Christian Old Testament, contains some of the finest literature that we have. This biblical literature has a place not only in the synagogue or the church but also among the classics of world literature. The stories of Jacob and David, for instance, present the earliest surviving examples of literary characters whose development the reader follows over the length of a lifetime. Elsewhere, as in the books of Esther or Ruth, readers...
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Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
What are the secrets of a successful, steadfast, and godly faith? Daniel was honored by God, protected, and trusted. His faith did not waver facing those who were against him, serving new kings in power, or even confronting hungry lions. How can you have that kind of faith? Lotz shows that Daniel made intentional, key choices that took him down a path to a close relationship with God. She shows how Daniel's choices can be your choices-- making you...
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller uncovers the moving, provocative, and urgent message within the book of Jonah and at the heart of the Christian faith. Most people, even those who are nonreligious, are familiar with the book of Jonah: a rebellious prophet defies God and is swallowed by a whale. Less familiar to most people is the second half of this Biblical story--what happens after Jonah is released from the belly of...
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Editorial Clié
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Un libro práctico para guiarnos en el camino de la vida y hacia la sabiduría de Dios. En su libro de Proverbios, Dominick S. Hernández invita a las personas a crecer en sabiduría --sabiduría bíblica-- para transitar por el camino correcto. El libro de los Proverbios es un libro escrito para personas como nosotros: padres, hijos, amigos y compañeros de trabajo. Es una colección de dichos y sabiduría bíblica que pretende ayudarnos en asuntos...
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