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Seven Days to the Sea: An Epic Novel of The Exodus

Seven Days to the Sea: An Epic Novel of The Exodus

by Rebecca Kohn

As a child, Miryam foretells the birth of a leader who will save their people from oppression—a vision so vivid that she dedicates her life to seeing it fulfilled in her brother, Moses. But after many years, she wonders in the deepest confines of her heart if her sacrifices mean anything, if her calling is real. Tzipporah, a desert shepherdess who knows nothing of her husband's divine purpose, suffers as he is... (more)

Moses in Egypt

by Lynn Reid Banks

My son, I have nothing I can give, but this chance that you may live. With these words, a Hebrew mother places her infant son, Moses, in a basket and sets him adrift on the Nile River. >From his carefree days as a prince of Egypt to his flight into the desert, nothing can fully prepare Moses for what is to come. Lynne Reid Banks, author of the best-selling novel The Indian in the Cupboard , brings the... (more)

Miriam

by Beatrice Gormley

Though brief biographies of biblical characters abound, young readers are rarely provided with fully realized portraits of key religious figures. Gormley's (Ellie's Birthstone Ring) innovative work of historical fiction offers an accessible look at the life of Miriam, Moses' older sister. The author weaves the contemporary political and geographical setting into her story and explains the tension between the... (more)

The Bible (English Standard Version)

by J. I. Packer

The ESV Study Bible was created to help people understand the Bible in a deeper way. Combining the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV text, it is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published. The ESV Study Bible features more than 2,750 pages of extensive, accessible Bible resources, including completely new notes, full-color maps, illustrations,... (more)

Exodus - SetF. B. Meyer

Exodus - Set

by F. B. Meyer

The Gospel in ExodusHenry Law

The Gospel in Exodus

by Henry Law

The Holy Bible (Contemporary English Version) - ExodusInterpretation by the American Bible Society

The Holy Bible (Contemporary English Version) - Exodus

by Interpretation by the American Bible Society

Broken Tablets: Restoring the Ten Commandments and Ourselves

Broken Tablets: Restoring the Ten Commandments and Ourselves

Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch (Exploring the Old Testament)

Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch (Exploring the Old Testament)

by Gordon J. Wenham

The Pentateuch, or Torah, is the charter document of Israel's covenant faith, the foundation of Scripture and the key to understanding the biblical story. The themes that are first struck in Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy resonate throughout the Bible. To understand the message of the Pentateuch is essential to interpreting what follows.No serious student of the Bible can shortcut a mastery of... (more)

Five Books Of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah

Five Books Of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah

by Ellen Frankel

Weaving together Jewish lore, the voices of Jewish foremothers, Yiddish fable, midrash and stories of her own imagining, Ellen Frankel has created in this book a breathtakingly vivid exploration into what the Torah means to women. Here are Miriam, Esther, Dinah, Lilith and many other women of the Torah in dialogue with Jewish daughters, mothers and grandmothers, past and present. Together these voices examine and... (more)

Escape from Egypt: A Novel

by Sonia Levitin

When Moses comes to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, Jesse, a Hebrew slave, finds his life changed by his growing faith in God and his attraction to the half-Egyptian, half-Syrian Jennat. Reprint. AB.

Exodus (Lifeguide Bible Studies)

by James W. Reapsome

These 24 lessons from the Book of Exodus are part of LifeGuide, a popular line of Bible study guides which provide solid biblical content and raise thought-provoking issues in an easy-to-lead format.

Perfect 10, The

by Michael G. Moriarty

The Perfect 10 is a unique, practical exposition of the Ten Commandments written especially for the current age in which Christians live.

Love Won Out: How God's Love Helped 2 People Leave Homosexuality and Find Each Other

Love Won Out: How God's Love Helped 2 People Leave Homosexuality and Find Each Other

by John Paulk

John and Anne lived in different cities but shared the same burden-a heart-wrenching personal struggle with homosexuality. Love Won Out is their amazing, true story of how God's transforming love healed them from a life of destruction and then brought them together to marry. Through their touching testimonies, readers discover how the grace of Jesus can change any troubled heart into a new creation. The Paulks'... (more)

Understanding the Mass

by Maynard Kolodziej

Bound for Freedom: The Book of Exodus in Jewish and Christian Traditions

Bound for Freedom: The Book of Exodus in Jewish and Christian Traditions

by Go?ran Larsson

Bound for Freedom demonstrates that the book of Exodus presents a defining act of liberation not only in Judaism, but also in the Christian understanding of salvation history. That defining act, Larsson argues, takes place at Sinai with the giving of the Torah. Thus Exodus is not about unconditional freedom; rather, as the title of this book suggests, there is no freedom without boundaries. While doing justice to... (more)

Exodus (Mastering the Old Testament, Vol 2)

Exodus (Mastering the Old Testament, Vol 2)

by Maxie D. Dunnam

Volume Two in the series, Mastering the Old Testament, this commentary on Exodus is written by Dr. Maxie Dunnam. Dunnam refers to Exodus as "a book for everyone." The same could be said of this commentary! Although directing his insights primarily to communicators of Scripture, Dunnam speaks to everyone who wishes to grapple with the contemporary relevance of Exodus and experience its implication for individual... (more)

Telling: A Loving Hagadah for Passover (Nonsexist Yet Traditional Judaism: Fast and Feast)Dov Ben-Khayyim

Telling: A Loving Hagadah for Passover (Nonsexist Yet Traditional Judaism: Fast and Feast)

by Dov Ben-Khayyim

From the Introduction: "The Pesakh story has been told for several thousand years, but its lessons and magic continue to provide meaning to this very day. It is especially relevant today, when so many of us are alientated, pessimistic, fearful and in need of spiritual sustenance." The late Dov Ben Khayyim, changed very little of the traditional Hagadah, when he first edited the book in 1983. He said "I simply... (more)

The Holy Bible

by Crossway Bibles

The English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is an essentially literal Bible translation that combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning. Formatted especially for Kindle with chapter-level navigation for each book.

The Five Books of Moses

The capstone of a brilliant scholar's lifelong work to establish the literary identity of the Bible, in an elegant, slipcased hardcover. Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. The culmination of this work, Alter's masterly new translation and probing commentary combine to give... (more)

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