Widely respected Old Testament scholar Leonhard Rost provides thorough, up-to-date coverage of the tremendously varied body of literature which came to be rejected as part of Holy Scripture. Dr. Rost surveys the apocryphal books, the pseudepigraphal books (from Hellenistic Judaism in Egypt, from Syria, and from Palestinian Pharisaism), and the Qumran documents.
In this volume a leading biblical scholar helps readers rediscover the ancient books of the Old Testament Apocrypha. INVITATION TO THE APOCRYPHA provides a clear, basic introduction to these important--but often neglected--ancient books that is ideal for personal study, churches, and classroom settings. Using the latest and best scholarship yet writing for those new to the Apocrypha, Daniel Har…
Michael Wilcock maintains that when God's words, declarations, arguments and reasonings had all been spoken, God gave the church a 'gorgeous picture book'. He lifts the curtain on Revelation's drama in eight scenes, helping our imaginations as well as our minds grasp the key concepts of this fascinating and enigmatic New Testament book.
emaat yang lesu, tidak tahu apa yang harus dilakukan dengan imannya, tidak tahu bagaimana harus mengaktualisasikan imannya akan membuat pemimpin jemaat pusing. Tidak jarang pemimpin jemaat bingung bagaimana harus menggerakkan jemaatnya.
The Pseudepigrapha on Sexuality is the third of five volumes by William Loader exploring attitudes toward sexuality in Judaism and Christianity during the Greco-Roman era.
The Gospel of Thomas -- found in 1945 -- has been described as "without question the most significant Christian book discovered in modern times." Often Thomas is seen as a special independent witness to the earliest phase of Christianity and as evidence for the now-popular view that this earliest phase was a dynamic time of great variety and diversity.
atas anjuran Badan Penerbit Kristen, kami mengolah kembali terjemahan itu supaya dapat diterbitkan dalam bentuk cetakan, disertai suatu pengantar ke dalam Kitab Didakhe.
Wisdom and the Hebrew Epic Ben Sira's Hymn in Praise of the Fathers
This volume introduces a cycle of stories about Abraham as preserved in fifteen unpublished, late medieval manuscripts in Armenian, published here in English for the first time with commentaries, annotations, and critical apparatus. The texts present embroidered Abraham stories dealing with his youth, his life in Egypt, the binding of Isaac, the story of Melchizedek, and other tales. Embedding …
Sesungguhnya kita, tiap-tiap manusia sudah dibekali Roh Suci oleh ALLAH; karena terhalang oleh kehendak diri sendiri ( hawa nafsu ), maka ROH itu tidak dapat bekerja sebagaimana mestinya.