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From the introduction: Although the gospels of the New Testament are among the most widely recognized and read documents in the world, it remains difficult to explain their exact genre. The gospels have no clear parallel in any other religious or literary tradition. A Unique Form Of Writing Certainly, the gospels are not mere biographies. They do not offer enough data about the life of Jesus to construct a full story of his existence, or to of...

Los Documentos de la Alianza: Volver a Leer la Biblia por Primera Vez is a Spanish translation of the previously published text Covenant Documents: Reading the Bible Again for the First Time. The book helps readers peek behind the familiar pages of the Bible to discover historical, literary, and contextual information that bring new vibrancy to old words. It posits that the internal testimony of the Bible's earliest books assumes a structured,...

The Letter of James is the most practical moral treatise among New Testament writings. Jesus' younger brother, the first leader of the Jerusalem church as it supervised the rapid spread of Christianity, was known by both friends and enemies as "James the Just, " and lived with integrity until he died a martyr's death in either 62 or 69 (possibly triggering the Roman siege of Jerusalem that led to its destruction in 70). James' "Letter" was lik...

Wayne Brouwer's From Upside Down to Right Side Up answers the question that many of us have, sometimes more often than we might like: "Where is God?"When bad things happen to good people, or when the outcome we get is not that which we expected, Brouwer encourages readers to turn back to the teachings of Jesus and the Bible. Brouwer retells many Bible stories in his own words throughout the book and his interpretations lead to new theological ...

One day God will stand again as solo conductor on the podium of the universe and lead in the crashing finale of the symphony of life. But until then, we who are left in this world with the buzzing and blaring of many competing and changing "top 40" hits need to keep humming the tune that Jesus taught.-- from the IntroductionThe scripture lessons for these seasons combine themes of waiting in expectation and displaying the effects of eternity w...

The Letter of James is the most practical moral treatise among New Testament writings. Jesus' younger brother, the first leader of the Jerusalem church as it supervised the rapid spread of Christianity, was known by both friends and enemies as "James the Just, " and lived with integrity until he died a martyr's death in either 62 or 69 (possibly triggering the Roman siege of Jerusalem that led to its destruction in 70). James' "Letter" was lik...

Faith" gets its most powerful definition from the New Testament book of Hebrews. Yet this anonymous treatise tantalizes with both its lack of contemporary precision about faith's definition and its shrouded original context. There are, however, sufficient clues in Hebrew's text to guide astute investigators toward a strange and yet familiar world of religious challenge in which the deeply significant rituals of ancient Israel, the attractive m...

Faith" gets its most powerful definition from the New Testament book of Hebrews. Yet this anonymous treatise tantalizes with both its lack of contemporary precision about faith's definition and its shrouded original context. There are, however, sufficient clues in Hebrew's text to guide astute investigators toward a strange and yet familiar world of religious challenge in which the deeply significant rituals of ancient Israel, the attractive m...

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As ancient Israel's size and influence declined, her prophets began to increasingly predict a new act from God that would accomplish three things on a global scale: (1) a purifying judgment that would reset the scales of justice and remove the degrading effects of evil, (2) the carving out of a remnant community deeply devoted to Yahweh, expanding to include international participation, and (3) the ushering in of a messianic age in which goodn...

As ancient Israel's size and influence declined, her prophets began to increasingly predict a new act from God that would accomplish three things on a global scale: (1) a purifying judgment that would reset the scales of justice and remove the degrading effects of evil, (2) the carving out of a remnant community deeply devoted to Yahweh, expanding to include international participation, and (3) the ushering in of a messianic age in which goodn...

How did the Bible get its start? Where did its various writings come from, and why were they collected together as a single volume of religious scripture? What is the background to the individual writings, and what key themes run through them? In Covenant Documents: Reading the Bible Again for the First Time, Wayne Brouwer helps us peek behind the familiar pages and find historical, literary and contextual information that bring new vibrancy t...

Sometimes we avoid the biblical prophets because all we hear is their piercing jeremiads. Yet if we take the time to meet them in their historical context, the prophets bring us back to divine messages we desperately need. -- from the chapter titled "A Dance in the Desert" In this volume of sermons prepared by Wayne Brouwer, the reader will find illustrations that help to explain God's message in new and interesting ways. Finding stories and w...

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Helps us peek behind the familiar pages of the Bible to find historical, literary, and contextual information that bring new vibrancy to old words. Wayne Brouwer's premise is that the internal testimony of the Bible's earliest books assumes a structured, formative event between Israel and its God, known as the Sinai Covenant.