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"What if the purpose or function of a parable is not to instruct but to haunt?" So begins Listening to the Parables of Jesus, edited by Edward F. Beutner, who suggests that, from time to time, even...

Long Live Salvation by Works: A Humanist ManifestoAuthor: Harry T. CookPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Feb 01, 2012Number of Pages: 178 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Paul and His LegacyAuthor: William O. Walker Jr.Publisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Nov 18, 2014Number of Pages: 336 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1598151509ISBN-13:...

A slow rumbling, that has been building up among New Testament scholars for the past twenty years, is only now beginning to make its effects felt on a more general public. A new Paul is beginning to...

Who was the apostle Paul? That question has provided grist for the scholarly mill for millennia. This fifth volume of the Jesus Seminar Guides opens with summaries of the traditional understanding of...

Reimagining GodAuthor: Lloyd GeeringPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Nov 04, 2014Number of Pages: 256 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1598151568ISBN-13: 9781598151565

In recent years, as there has been a fundamentalist resurgence in religion, it has at the same time increasingly come under attack from many quarters. In this wide-ranging book Nigel Leaves examines...

In Rescuing Religion John Van Hagen argues that psychological theories and models of psychotherapy can help one hold on to a religious worldview while simultaneously living in a world increasingly...

Using fresh translations and paraphrases to wrest some measure of relevance and contemporaneity from twenty-four important biblical passages, Harry Cook addresses two important questions: How did...

In the Hellenistic world, writings were read aloud, heard and remembered. But modern exegesis assumes a silent text. This title offers an exploration of writing technology in the Greco-Roman world...

Geering has brought Ecclesiastes to life by ingeniously composing imaginative dialogues with the sage, which show that he was a free-thinker, a humanist, and an existentialist.Author: Lloyd...

The Book of Revelation presents the fascinating and terrifying story of what John reports happening to him while on the Mediterranean island of Patmos. It is a far more interesting story than the...

When and where was the Acts of John composed, by whom, for whom, and why? Using his vibrant Scholars Version translation, Pervo introduces the text of the Acts of John, identifies its sources,...

The Acts of PeterAuthor: Robert F. StoopsPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Jul 03, 2012Number of Pages: 124 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1598150227ISBN-13: 9781598150223

There were four different portraits of Paul in the early church: the non-authoritarian Paul of the great Letters, the authoritarian, misogynist Paul of the Pastoral Epistles, the frenetic missionary...

There were four different portraits of Paul in the early church: the non-authoritarian Paul of the great Letters, the authoritarian, misogynist Paul of the Pastoral Epistles, the frenetic missionary...

The Church's Seven Deadly Secrets: Identity Theft from WithinAuthor: Paul H. JonesPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Nov 13, 2012Number of Pages: 242 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

The Complete Gospels is the first publication ever to collect the canonical gospels and their extracanonical counterpoints under one cover. The selected extracanonical gospels date from the first and...

Revised and expanded from the German original.Author: Gerd LeudemannPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Nov 05, 2013Number of Pages: 156 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Opens with a letter-like greeting to believers worldwide, followed by a brief summary of Jesus' earthly career. This work then launches into an extended dialogue between Jesus and his disciples. It...

The earliest version of the New Testament, now in English for the first time! History preserves the name of the person responsible for the first New Testament, the circumstances surrounding his work,...

The Folly of God: A Theology of the UnconditionalAuthor: John D. CaputoPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Nov 17, 2015Number of Pages: 148 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

What is the future of the Christian tradition as it confronts the challenges and opportunities of the global age? That question, addressed by authors from around the globe, leads in turn to more...

The Infancy Gospels of James and ThomasAuthor: Ronald F. HockPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Jul 01, 1996Number of Pages: 170 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

The author of Acts unwittingly committed a near-perfect crime: He told his story so well that all rival accounts vanished with but the faintest of traces. And thus future generations were left with...

This introductory text takes a secular approach to New Testament study. The book begins with a discussion of the differences between analytical and traditional church approaches. It maintains that...

The Once and Future Scriptures: Exploring the Role of the Bible in the Contemporary ChurchAuthor: Gregory C. JenksPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Jan 28, 2013Number of Pages: 160...

A slow rumbling, that has been building up among New Testament scholars for the past twenty years, is only now beginning to make its effects felt on a more general public. A new Paul is beginning to...

The Trouble with ResurrectionAuthor: Bernard Brandon ScottPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Nov 01, 2010Number of Pages: 264 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1598150200ISBN-13:...

Trouble with ResurrectionAuthor: Bernard Brandon ScottPublisher: Polebridge PressPublication Date: Nov 01, 2010Number of Pages: 264 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10: 1598151916ISBN-13:...