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Christology: Key Readings in Christian Thought

christian-blogger — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:36:13 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31c2Cq1Wo2L._SL75_.jpgFocusing on specific doctrines and themes, the book includes selected primary readings that track the development of the doctrine of Jesus Christ, including the important questions and debates surrounding it. Selections consider both the person and the work of Christ. Topics include the development of classic Christology from its biblical roots through patristic debates, responses to the modern distinction between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith, the understanding of incarnation as ikenosis/i, and the critical and constructive developments of liberation and feminist theologies. The book includes a bibliography, and each chapter includes topics for further discussion.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Christology-Key-Readings-Christian-Thought/dp/0664232698%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0664232698Visit merchant/a

Studies in Exegesis: Christian Critiques of Jewish Law and Rabbinic Responses, 70-300 C.E.

christian-blogger — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:31:48 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51M0E7D415L._SL75_.jpgIs early Christianity simply Judaism in a foreign accent? Do we have evidence from the Jewish side concerning which biblical verses Jews and Christians bickered over in their interpretations? What did Jesus and Pharisees really argue about? By closely examining the exegetical underpinnings of the controversies between Jews and Christians, Herbert Basser discovers the Jewish side to a debate that he feels has not had adequate scholarly treatment. He goes behind the words of the gospels and behind the words of the rabbis to decipher the sources upon which both are based in order to make sense of them. Baser shows that the strife between Jews and Christians developed primarily after the death of Jesus when the early Christian traditions were recast by church writers into bitter controversies between Jesus and Pharisees and between Christian and Jew – controversies that have widened and increased with the passage of centuries.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Studies-Exegesis-Christian-Critiques-Responses/dp/0391041657%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0391041657Visit merchant/a

Jesus, The Model: The Plumb Line for Christian Living

christian-blogger — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:40 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BNvD221DL._SL75_.jpgUltimate fulfillment in life comes by choosing to live by the life principles Jesus modeled for us as the Son of Man. This book reveals those principles and demonstrates that if followed by believers, our lives can be an unending adventure of experiencing the supernatural intervention of the Creator of the universe in all our mundane, daily circumstances. Jesus earthly life stands unique in human history as the pattern for all Christians. Most of us have many mentors in our lives, but they can never take the place of the one and only role model.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Model-Plumb-Christian-Living/dp/1599792133%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1599792133Visit merchant/a

Nicholas of Cusa on Christ and the Church: Essays in Memory of Chandler McCuskey Brooks for the American Cusanus Society (Studies in the History of Christian Thought)

christian-blogger — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:16:12 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517P1WZE55L._SL75_.jpgThis volumes contains studies on Nicholas of Cusa and his times. The first section is concerned with Cusanus context, beginning with a historiographic essay by Francis Oakley on the impact of Brian Tierneys Foundations of the Conciliar Theory. Among the topics addressed are the long-term continuation of the Council of Basel (1431-1449) and the issues of ecclesiastical income which it addressed. The second part is concerned with Cusanus thought on the Church, both in his conciliarist and papalist phases. Included is the first translation into English of Nicholas Reformatio generalis. Attention also is paid to Cusanus reforming efforts and the relationship of his thought on these issues to his earliest speculative writings. The third part is concerned with Nicholas ideas on Christ and mystical experience. Particular attention is paid to the De visione dei, including its relationship to Renaissance art. The volume concludes with wide-ranging essays on the larger significance of Cusanus speculative thought. An update of Thomas M. Izbickis bibliography of Cusanus scholarship in English is included.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Nicholas-Cusa-Christ-Church-Christian/dp/9004105190%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D9004105190Visit merchant/a

When Christians Were Jews (That Is, Now): Recovering the Lost Jewishness of Christianity with the Gospel of Mark

christian-blogger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:32:25 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FPYQ71NRL._SL75_.jpgWhen Christians Were Jews tells the story of identity rediscovered. Narrating recent biblical scholarship as a story of family strife, Berard recounts how early Christians dissociated from their Jewish origins and reflects on the spiritual loss suffered by Christianity because of this division. He calls Christians to explore with open mind and heart . . . the Jewishness not only of Jesus but of themselves.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/When-Christians-Were-Jews-That/dp/1561012807%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1561012807Visit merchant/a

Jesus Christ, Sun of God: Ancient Cosmology and Early Christian Symbolism

christian-blogger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:39:41 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W35NDR0DL._SL75_.jpgThe inner teachings of early Christianity and the numerical symbolism of ancient solar divinities.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Christ-Sun-God-Cosmology/dp/0835606961%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0835606961Visit merchant/a

Jesus Christ Superstar

christian-blogger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:55:33 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5135J1SQDRL._SL75_.jpgTed Neeley makes for a wimpy looking Jesus in Norman Jewisons screen adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera, which was a smash on stage in the early 70s. Jewison (IOther Peoples Money/I) adds some good exterior settings in the desert, but Lloyd Webber and Rices dialogue-free story (everything is sung, as in a real opera), with its quasi-profundities about the inner demons of principal figures in the life of Christ, is the real hook. Yvonne Elliman sings the shows best-known song, I Dont Know How to Love Him. I–Tom Keogh/Ibrbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Christ-Superstar-Ted-Neeley/dp/0783232071%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0783232071Visit merchant/a

Atonement, Christology And The Trinity: Making Sense Of Christian Doctrine

christian-blogger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:27:08 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51S9HCV37ZL._SL75_.jpgIntroduces the doctrines of Atonement, Christology and the Trinity and proposes a reinterpretation in the light of the claim of many Christian mystics that ultimate happiness is to be found in enjoying a loving fellowship of God.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Atonement-Christology-Trinity-Christian-Doctrine/dp/0754652300%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0754652300Visit merchant/a

Christ in the Early Christian Hymns

christian-blogger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:18:39 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CYD4TWB6L._SL75_.jpgAn important study that reveals the powerful and fundamental role that the rule of the faith played in the life of the community for the development of christological faith in the early church.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Christ-Early-Christian-Daniel-Liderbach/dp/0809138093%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0809138093Visit merchant/a

Biography – Jesus: His Life (AE DVD Archives)

christian-blogger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:11:01 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/419OUdwLCVL._SL75_.jpgFrom the miracle of his birth, to the dramatic circumstances of his death and the lasting power of his workds, AE BIOGRAPHY examines one of historys greatest and most enigmatic figures. PAs influential today as he was nearly 20 centuries ago, Jesus and his story are often shrouded in myth and interpretation. From the mysteries of his birth and little-known middle years to the legacy of his crucifixion and resurrection, JESUS: HIS LIFE presents a clear and deeply researched account of this simple carpenter from Galilee whose brief life forever altered the course of Western Civilization. Featuring the latest archaeological findings, stunning onsite footage and in-depth interviews with leading scholars and theologians, this is a remarkable exploration of a man most Christians consider an incarnation of god.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Biography-Jesus-His-Life-Archives/dp/B0007XG202%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0007XG202Visit merchant/a

The Holy Land Revealed

christian-blogger — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:02:28 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Z868RZC3L._SL75_.jpgSee where Jesus of Nazareth lived and preached a message that reached out across eternity, radiating from the Sea of Galilee and its fertile mountains to parched southern deserts, from the rolling hills of Samaria to the sacred slopes of Jerusalem. Experience the wonder of a visit to the sites that to this day bear witness to Jesus life and work. Learn how the entire sweep of biblical history points to the future of this glorious land, from the days of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs to the reign of Israels Kings, the era of Roman and Byzantine rule, the Crusader Kingdom and right up to modern times.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Land-Revealed/dp/B00013WWPC%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00013WWPCVisit merchant/a

God Under Our Skin: Christ and Covenant in the Christian Conversation (a Search for the Theological Jesus)

christian-blogger — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:57:59 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512wyuq0qHL._SL75_.jpgThe Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. The God of Christians, as Pascal noted, is not the God of philosophers but the gritty God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is finally and pivotally a God who embodies Himself in human flesh and bone–who in Jesus of Nazareth gets under our skin. In the belief that every generation of Christians has to deal anew with this Christ who is Gods audacious and gracious intrusion into human time, and in the hope that seekers and people of faith may sense more vividly and effectively the ways he would come alive today, this book examines the ways Christ has come alive time after time in the minds, imaginations, and lives of earlier generations.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/God-Under-Our-Skin-Conversation/dp/1598001604%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1598001604Visit merchant/a

Discovering the Power of Christ the Warrior (Christian Living/Classics) (Discovering the Power Series) (Life of Christ Series)

christian-blogger — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:30:13 +0000

img src=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51jm%2BrDGNSL._SL75_.jpgLong before the megachurch, nearly 6,000 people crowded every service to hear Charles Spurgeon. Billy Graham has wonderfully described Charles Spurgeon as a preacher who extolled Jesus Christ – everlasting! Yet he related his message to the practical needs of his listeners. It is little wonder that no building seemed big enough to house all those who wanted to hear Spurgeon preach.br brSpurgeon particularly loved to extol Jesus Christ as the Almighty Warrior who has conquered every spiritual foe and who reigns as King over every realm in heaven, earth, and hell. br brHow powerfully he speaks of the authority with which Christ takes the keys of death and hell, of Christ as the liberator of believers from the power of sin, of Christ as the destroyer of Satan and death, of Christ as the mighty Savior who ominpotently leads His Church, of Christ as the Lamb of Revelation who takes the sealed book and opens the secrets of God, and of Christ the rider of the white horse who will return to earth to set up His eternal kingdom.br brThere are six books in the Christian Living Classics series.brbra href=http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Christ-Warrior-Christian-Classics/dp/1883002184%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAIJUTSZ46V2NK5DCA%26tag%3Dworldinchrist-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1883002184Visit merchant/a