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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

by Bart D. Ehrman

When world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. In Misquoting Jesus , Ehrman tells the story behind the mistakes and changes that ancient scribes made to the New Testament and shows the great impact they had upon the... (more)

The Lost Gospel Q: The Original Sayings of Jesus

The Lost Gospel Q: The Original Sayings of Jesus

by Thomas Moore

The image of the historical Jesus takes form in the words of the Gospel Q. The Lost Gospel Q represents the very first Gospel, older than the traditional Gospels and written by Jesus's contemporaries. It preserves Jesus's original words -- the Sermon on the Mount, Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer, parables, and his counsel for a compassionate life. The original of the Gospel Q was lost for 2,000 years, but for the... (more)

What Paul Meant

by Garry Wills

A brilliant synthesis of the Apostle Paul’s thought and influence, written by a "foremost Catholic intellectual" ( Chicago Tribune ) All through history, Christians have debated Paul’s influence on the church. Though revered, Paul has also been a stone on which many stumble. Apocryphal writings by Peter and James charge Paul, in the second century, with being a tool of Satan. In later centuries Paul... (more)

Reading Old English: An Introduction (Medieval European Studies) (Medieval European Studies)

Reading Old English: An Introduction (Medieval European Studies) (Medieval European Studies)

by Robert J. Hasenfratz

Traditionally Old English grammars have merely presented grammatical informtaion and teachers have been left to organize it and communicate it to students. Reading Old English, however, attempts to do quite a bit of the teaching, often warning students that one detail is particularly important to learn, or that they should not be discouraged upon encountering yet another seemingly illogical construction. The... (more)

Word-Hoard: An Introduction to Old English Vocabulary, Second Edition (Yale Language Series)

Word-Hoard: An Introduction to Old English Vocabulary, Second Edition (Yale Language Series)

by Stephen A. Barney

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by FERNANDO DOLABELA

Jesus for the Non-Religious

by John Shelby Spong

Writing from his prison cell in Nazi Germany in 1945 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a young German theologian, sketched a vision of what he called "religionless Christianity." In this book, John Shelby Spong puts flesh onto the bare bones of Bonhoeffer's radical thought. The result is a strikingly new and different portrait of Jesus of Nazareth—a Jesus for the non-religious. Spong challenges much of the traditional... (more)

Teach Yourself Old English Package (Book + 2CDs) (Teach Yourself Language)

Teach Yourself Old English Package (Book + 2CDs) (Teach Yourself Language)

by Mark Atherton

Speak like an English person of yore Teach Yourself Old English introduces you to the form of English spoken from A.D. 500 to 1100--clearly and simply. Even without any experience with Old English you will be able to learn the ancient language through authentic texts--poetry, sermons, and even riddles--and grammar that is gradually introduced in manageable bits. On the audio CDs, Old English experts read... (more)

The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English

The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English

by Geza Vermes

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judean desert between 1947 and 1956 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Hidden in the caves at Qumran by the Essenes, a Jewish sect in existence before and during the time of Jesus, the Scrolls have transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, and the origins of Christianity. This fully revised edition of the classic... (more)

The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good About the Good News?

The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good About the Good News?

by Peter J. Gomes

Jesus came preaching, but the church wound up preaching Jesus. Why does the church insist upon making Jesus the object of its attention rather than heeding his message ? Esteemed Harvard minister Peter J. Gomes believes that excessive focus on the Bible and doctrines about Jesus have led the Christian church astray. "What did Jesus preach?" asks Gomes. To recover the transformative power of the gospel—"the good... (more)

Beyond the Written Word: Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion

Beyond the Written Word: Oral Aspects of Scripture in the History of Religion

by William A. Graham

The concept of "scripture" as written religious text is reexamined in this close analysis of the traditions of oral use of the sacred writings of religions around the world. Pointing out the central importance of the oral and aural experience of religious texts in the life of religious communities of both Eastern and Western cultures, William Graham asserts the need for a new perspective on how scripture has been... (more)

Israel: A Traveler's Literary Companion

by Robert Alter

16 stories by Israelis, various trans from Hebrew

The Jerusalem Anthology: A Literary Guide : Jps Jerusalem Collection

The Jerusalem Anthology: A Literary Guide : Jps Jerusalem Collection

A collection of the literature, poetry, songs, and history of Jerusalem from Biblical to modern times. This book contains some of the most beautiful, stirring, and memorable pieces by our most beloved writers. Many pieces are translated for the first time.

What the Gospels Meant

by Garry Wills

New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Wills interprets the four Gospels Garry Wills’s recent New York Times bestselling books What Jesus Meant and What Paul Meant were tour-de-force interpretations of the teachings of Jesus and the Apostle Paul. Now Wills turns his remarkable gift for biblical analysis to the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Wills brilliantly... (more)

Jesus, Interrupted

Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them)

by Bart D. Ehrman

Picking up where Bible expert Bart Ehrman's New York Times bestseller Misquoting Jesus left off, Jesus, Interrupted addresses the larger issue of what the New Testament actually teaches—and it's not what most people think. Here Ehrman reveals what scholars have unearthed: The authors of the New Testament have diverging views about who Jesus was and how salvation works The New Testament contains... (more)