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  • The Complete Idiot's Concise Guide to the Bible, 3e

    by Stan Campbell ...
    This revised edition continues to walk both experienced Bible readers and those seeking it out for the first time through a chronological, story-by-story and person-by-person experience. Complete with maps of journeys and explanations of the acts and epistles, this book includes:The journeys of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses, and the law from Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, and Kings, ... Read more

    Was R95,90 Now R77,84

  • Misquoting Jesus

    The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

    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 ... Read more

    R223,66

  • Jesus, Interrupted

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

    The problems with the Bible that New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman discussed in his bestseller Misquoting Jesus—and on The Daily Show with John Stewart, NPR, and Dateline NBC, among others—are expanded upon exponentially in his latest book: Jesus, Interrupted.This New York Times bestseller reveals how many books in the Bible were not written by their traditional authors, and that the New Testament ... Read more

    R223,66

  • The Story of Christianity: Volume 1

    The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation

    Series Book 1 - The Story of Christianity
    From its very beginning, the Christian message was grafted onto human history.But how did a persecuted sect from a forgotten corner of the Roman Empire become one of the most powerful forces in the world? In this masterful first volume of The Story of Christianity, acclaimed historian Justo L. González tells the epic story of the faith's first fifteen hundred years. This engaging work of Christian ... Read more

    R329,69

  • The Greatest Prayer

    Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord's Prayer

    Every Sunday, the Lord’s Prayer echoes in churches around the world.It is an indisputable principle of Christian faith. It is the way Jesus taught his followers to pray and distills the most essential beliefs required of every one of the world’s 2.5 billion Christians. In The Greatest Prayer, our foremost Jesus scholar explores this foundational prayer line by line for the richest and fullest ... Read more

    R223,66

  • Miracles

    by C. S. Lewis ...
    Do Miracles Really Happen?In Miracles, C.S. Lewis argues that a Christian must not only accept but rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the unique personal involvement of God in his creation. Using his charismatic warmth, lucidity, and wit, Lewis challenges the rationalists and cynics who are mired in their lack of imagination and provides a poetic and joyous affirmation that miracles really do ... Read more

    R211,93

  • Buddhism

    A Concise Introduction

    A concise and up-to-date guide to the history, teachings, and practice of Buddhism by two luminaries in the field of world religions. ... Read more

    R176,63

  • The Nag Hammadi Scriptures

    The Revised and Updated Translation of Sacred Gnostic Texts Complete in One Volume

    The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, edited by Marvin Meyer, is the most complete, up-to-date, one-volume, English-language edition of the renowned library of Gnostic manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945, which rivaled the Dead Sea Scrolls find in significance. It includes the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the recently discovered Gospel of Judas, as well as other Gnostic gospels and sacred ... Read more

    R470,91

  • The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus

    The Definitive Collection of Mystical Gospels and Secret Books about Jesus of Nazareth

    For all those readers curious to read the actual texts of the Gnostic Gospels, here is the definitive collection of all the Gnostic Gospels and Gospel–like texts.o Marvin Meyer, premier scholar of Gnostic and other Christian literature outside the New Testament, presents every Gnostic Gospel and Jesus text with a brilliant overall introduction, introductions to each text, and notes that explain ... Read more

    R270,81

  • Amplified Bible Verses by Life Topic

    A Compilation of Verses from the Amplified Translation of the Holy Bible

    by RS Zoeller ...
    This e-book is the result of the author creating homemade binders of cut-and-paste verses, by topic, to gift to pastor friends, individuals being discipled, people who wanted to make Scripture declarations and confessions, those who didn't know that much Scripture, and those going through difficult circumstances. The recipients of the binders would consistently report how much they were being ... Read more

    R16,50

  • God's Problem

    How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer

    One Bible, Many AnswersIn God's Problem, the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus challenges the contradictory biblical explanations for why an all-powerful God allows us to suffer. ... Read more

    R247,24

  • Short Stories by Jesus

    The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi

    The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew, and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament interweaves history, spiritual analysis, and masterful biblical scholarship to explore Jesus’ most popular teaching parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them lively and relevant for modern readers.Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used ... Read more

    R223,66

  • The Wisdom of the Talmud

    Series series The Wisdom Series
    Discover the ancient wisdom and historical influence of a cornerstone of JudaismThe Wisdom of the Talmud presents a thorough history and overview of the Talmud, the rabbinical commentary on the Torah that was developed in the Jewish academies of Palestine and Babylonia. From the close of the Biblical canon to the end of the fifth century, Jewish scholars studied the scripture and worked to develop ... Read more

    R210,67 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fisher King and the Handless Maiden

    Understanding the Wounded Feeling Functi

    In the tradition of Annie Dillard and Natalie Goldberg, this resource for writers and non-writers alike shows the act of writing to be a dynamic means of knowing, healing, and creating the body, mind, and spirit. ... Read more

    R200,09

  • MacArthur's Quick Reference Guide to the Bible

    Noted pastor/teacher John MacArthur takes you through the key aspects of the Bible in this guide for students. For all 66 books, key doctrines, highlighted people, geographic, historical, and cultural background, cross references, how Christ is pictured, character/attributes of God, explanations of key words and interpretive challenges will be examined.In addition, the guide will include:"Why I ... Read more

    R294,39

  • the Treasurehouse handbook

    the handbook

    The Treasurehouse Handbook describes our God-given Mandate.Simply put, our Mandate is who we are as a Ministry, our ministerial structure, what we do (our God-given assignments) in the kingdom of God, and how we carry our God-given assignments. ... Read more

    R39,90

  • The First Paul

    Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church’s Conservative Icon

    “Borg and Crossan reveal a figure who, besides being neither anti-Semitic, anti-sex, nor misogynist, stresses social and political equality among Christians and between them and others. A refreshing and heartening exculpation of a still routinely maligned figure of the first importance to culture and civilization.” — Booklist (starred review)John Dominic Crossan and Marcus J. Borg—two of the world ... Read more

    R223,66

  • A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

    This Bible dictionary written by Richard Watson is a four book set containing nearly 3,000 pages, as well as numerous cross references, all included now in one volume. Now for the first time ever the table of contents is linked to the text making it easy for any student, scholar or pastor to use. This dictionary is one of a kind, for it is a biblical and theological dictionary. Its main features ... Read more

    R33,16

  • Civilization of the Middle Ages

    Completely Revised and Expanded Edition, A

    "No better explanation of medievalism is available to the general reader." --BooklistA revised and expanded edition of Norman Cantor's splendidly detailed and lively history of the Middle Ages, an essential work of cultural and intellectual history that contains more than 30 percent new material from the original edition.This comprehensive edition illuminates the forces that shaped a thousand ... Read more

    R258,97

  • The Religions Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Learn about the primal beliefs to the world's great faiths in The Religions Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Religions in this overview guide to the subject, brilliant for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Religions Book brings a fresh and ... Read more

    R368,10

  • The Gnostic Discoveries

    The Impact of the Nag Hammadi Library

    The Meaning of the Nag Hammadi, now in paperback opens the with the thrilling adventure story of the discovery of the ancient Papyrii at Nag Hammadi. Muhammad Ali, the fellahin, discovered the sealed jar, he feared that it might contain a jinni, or spirit, but also had heard of hidden treasures in such jars. Greed overcame his fears and when he smashed open the jar, gold seemed to float into the ... Read more

    R176,63

  • The Wisdom of the Kabbalah

    Series series Wisdom
    Explore the third of the great literatures in JudaismWhile many readers may have heard of Kabbalah in recent years, how many understand the origins and unique perspective of this collection of Jewish mystical beliefs? Handed down in the oral tradition for thousands of years and transcribed in fourteenth-century Spain, the Kabbalah is the classical expression of Jewish mysticism. This collection ... Read more

    R225,27 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Heart of Islam

    Enduring Values for Humanity

    As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centered on distorted portrayals of its core values. Born of ignorance, such confusion feeds the very problem at hand.In The Heart of ... Read more

    R247,24

  • Sapientia

    Citations

    Pendant des années, au cours de mes lectures et de mes rencontres, j'ai pris note de dizaines de citations qui me plaisaient, qui me parlaient ou qui me faisaient réfléchir. Je les ai recueillies dans cet ouvrage, le premier des éditions Liber Invictus. Ces pensées se présentent sans aucun ordre. Elles émanent d'auteurs extrêmement divers : philosophes, écrivains, musiciens, fantaisistes... Une ... Read more

    R16,99