Bible English Literature

If you’re searching for a storybook Bible your family can listen to together, this audiobook from the Living Lights™ series featuring the Berenstain Bears is an ideal choice, with 23 Old and New Testament stories featuring everyone’s favorite bear family. The Berenstain Bears Storybook Bible - part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books - is perfect for: Young listeners, listening to during story time at home or bedtime, as birthday gifts, Easter, holiday gift giving, or as a new addition to your home audio library, and teaching children about Bible stories.

Contemptuous of their parents, who pass their days in a stupor of liquor, drugs, and sex, the children feel neglected and suffocated at the same time. When a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, the group's ringleaders - including Eve, who narrates the story - decide to run away, leading the younger ones on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside.

It is often said, even by critical scholars who should know better, that “writing in the name of another” was widely accepted in antiquity. But New York Times bestselling author Bart D. Ehrman dares to call it what it was: literary forgery, a practice that was as scandalous then as itis today. In Forged, Ehrman’s fresh and original research takes readers back to the ancient world, where forgeries were used as weapons by unknown authors to fend off attacks to their faith and establish their church.

When the zombie apocalypse hits the quiet Asheville, NC, subdivision of Whispering Pines, the residents don't turn to the police or the military. Nope. They rely on their iron-fisted Home Owners Association! Which Jace Stanford and his family aren’t too keen on. Undead hordes are hard enough to deal with in a post-apocalyptic hellscape, who needs HOA fines too?

Looking for a fun way to introduce your kids to Jesus? Going to church will not always do the trick. Let’s face it. Going to church every Sunday might seem boring to some kids. Having to give up their Sunday morning cartoons, dress up, and go sit quietly in a church is not really a kid’s dream. However, that does not mean that you cannot introduce your kids to Jesus and God.

Sunday Times number-one best seller Ian Rankin returns with his gripping new Rebus novel. Unabridged edition featuring a bonus interview with Ian Rankin and James MacPherson. Rebus is back on the force, albeit with a demotion and a chip on his shoulder. A 30-year-old case is being reopened, and Rebus' team from back then is suspected of foul play. With Malcolm Fox as the investigating officer, are the past and present about to collide in a shocking and murderous fashion?

The Bible children can really listen to! My Listening Bible doesn't just retell the Bible stories, it includes actual Scripture that brings the Bible to life! With 85 exciting Bible stories from the clear and easy-to-understand New Living Translation, kids won't want to stop listening! My Listening Bible is a fun and simple, yet meaningful way to engage kids of all ages with the Bible while helping them to build a solid faith foundation.

Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute, a female divinity figure, a church leader, or all of those? Biblical references to her are tantalizingly brief, but we do know that she was the first person to whom the risen Christ appeared - and the one commissioned to tell others the good news, earning her the ancient honorific "Apostle to the Apostles". Today, Mary continues to spark controversy, curiosity, and veneration. In a vivid re-creation of Mary Magdalene's life story, Margaret George convincingly captures this renowned woman's voice.

Art and the Bible has been a foundational work for generations of Christians in the arts. In this book's classic essays, Francis Schaeffer first examines the scriptural record of the use of various art forms, and then establishes a Christian perspective on art. With clarity and vigor, Schaeffer explains why "the Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."

Maureen is an English teacher, and she’s had a long day. All she wants is a relaxing night out with friends, a few beers, and maybe the chance to forget the troubles of her past: The gambling ex-husband and the daughter who’d thrown her life away sleeping with married men. But her night—and maybe her life—is thrown off track when she leaves the bar and a man approaches her in the parking lot as she unlocks her car.

Bible Stories For Kids weaves captivating tales that effortlessly blend Christian values, moral lessons, and the miracles of Jesus. Imagine bedtime becoming a cherished moment of wisdom-sharing, where your children are not only entertained but also nurtured in the embrace of faith! Here's what's in store: Build Stronger Faithful Foundations: Each story lays the groundwork for a solid Christian foundation.

Why does a 2,000-year-old book still matter? Why should it? The answer is found in The Message: REMIX New Testament, today's Bible in contemporary language for tomorrow's leaders. The Message has had a profound impact on millions of people worldwide, including some of the best-known artists in contemporary Christian music today. The Message: REMIX is read by artists whose lives have been impacted by The Message.

Antibiotics have failed. All that's left are the Strains - bacteria so strong, they have brought the world to its knees. But humanity has fought on, carving out pockets of civilization, creating the super high-tech Clean Nation cities. From the cities, GenSOF has been born. An elite military branch of the government that enlists men and women with specific genetic anomalies that allow them to be hosts to bacteria that even the Strains cannot defeat. GenSOF protects the Clean Nation cities from the ever-encroaching Strains. But now, Control has other plans for GenSOF....

Are you looking for a kid-friendly way to introduce Jesus to your young child? You feel they're growing up too fast, and you want to make sure they truly know and understand God. You're a parent or caregiver, but because you're so busy during the day, it's hard to make time to help your child grow their faith in Christ. If this sounds like you, then Only One Life has the exact answers you're looking for. Children learn through stories, and so do the children of God. Many parents strive to teach their children about God, but they want to ensure they're doing it correctly.

In a world filled with video games, social media, and distractions, your child can easily lose focus and find it hard to focus on faith and Christianity. What you need to do is find a way to make the Bible more engaging and spark your child’s curiosity and imagination. It’s time to teach your kids about God’s unwavering love and the true meaning of Christianity, faith, and religion with a collection of Bible stories that will engage and captivate your little one’s imagination.

It can no longer be assumed that most people - or even most Christians - have a basic understanding of the Bible. Many don’t know the difference between the Old and New Testament, and even the more well-known biblical figures are often misunderstood. It is getting harder to talk about Jesus accurately and compellingly because listeners have no proper context with which to understand God’s story of redemption. In this basic introduction to faith, D. A. Carson takes seekers, new Christians, and small groups through the big story of scripture. He helps listeners to know what they believe and why they believe it.

Students of biblical Greek will learn all New Testament Greek vocabulary words that occur 10 times or more in the New Testament by interacting with this audio product. Jonathan Pennington speaks all New Testament Greek words in descending order of frequency. Different tracks enable students to concentrate on different word groupings.

This set of twenty important Bible stories is perfect for children and is ideal for bedtime stories. Set to calming background music, these stories will help your child easily drift off to sleep while learning about important Christian teachings from the new and old testaments.

For many Christians reading the Old Testament, trying to understand Israel's prophets is like listening to just one side of a phone conversation—you only get half the idea of it. You hear the answer, but how do you know what question the prophet is answering? In The Lost Letters to the Twelve Prophets, John Goldingay uncovers the questions behind the prophets' answers that make their meaning and relevance intelligible to us.

Transported two thousand years into the past, readers are introduced to Antipas, a Roman civic leader who has encountered the writings of the biblical author Luke. Luke's writings spark Antipas's interest, and a correspondence transpires between them. As the two delve deeply into each other's lives, Antipas begins to see things in fresh ways, causing him to rethink the values upon which his life had been founded.