En el Evangelio de Lucas, la parábola del buen samaritano forma parte de la conversación de Jesús con el maestro de la ley acerca del amor a Dios y a los compatriotas (prójimo). Para entender mejor la estructura de este pasaje en Lucas 10:25-37 incluyendo la parábola dentro del… Read More
Los libros desde Isaías hasta Malaquías pertenecen a una sección de la Biblia cristiana llamada «libros proféticos». Estos libros contienen el mensaje de Dios al pueblo de Israel y de Judá en forma de discursos o prédicas, visiones y experiencias de la vida de los profetas que predicaron alrededor… Read More
En Lucas 10:25-37, Jesús tiene una conversación con un hombre de leyes acerca del amor a Dios y al prójimo. En los Evangelios de Mateo, Marcos y Lucas encontramos la misma conversación con palabras muy similares. Sin embargo, es solamente en la discusión sobre el amor a Dios y… Read More
Paul wrote more books than any other New Testament writer, but often his thoughts can be complex and difficult to understand. In this book, Wright helps readers see the bigger picture of Paul’s themes and messages. N. T. Wright, (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2005) Looking for an easy way into… Read More
Sometimes Christianity can seem complicated by doctrines. So in this book Wright gets down to the basics by exploring why Christianity makes sense in belief and practice. N. T. Wright (HarperSanFrancisco, 2006) In Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, N. T. Wright author of such well-known (and colossal) volumes… Read More
Dig deeper. That’s the conclusion McKibben draws from studying the book of Job. McKibben challenges readers to apply this concept of looking beyond conventional wisdom to their own lives, specifically on the topic of climate change. Bill McKibben, The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job and the Scale of Creation (Cowley… Read More
From children’s poems to Moliere translations, this collection contains over 60 years worth of work by Wilbur, a World War II veteran and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author. Richard Wilbur (Orlando: Harcourt, 2004) During World War II, Richard Wilbur served at the European battlefields of Cassino and Anzio, and… Read More
Find out about the novel The Da Vinci Code from a scholarly perspective. An Interview with Professor Charles W. Hedrick Charles W. Hedrick is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Missouri State University. Among his many publications are The Apocalypse of Adam (Wipf & Stock, 2005), Many Things in Parables: Jesus… Read More
What weight do early Christian writings have in biblical scholarship? Find out in this interview with Scott Elliott, Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship about ancient texts and the Da Vinci Code. During an interview, Mr. Scott Elliott, then a Bible scholar at the Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship, was asked… Read More
