Many people want to read the Bible but don't know where to begin as it is not a book that can be read from cover to cover. Getting to Know the Bible is ideal for groups or individuals who wish to broaden their knowledge of the scriptures. The book contains short summaries of the different kind... (more)

Essential Jesus guides you to 100 carefully selected Bible excerpts from both Old and New Testaments along with short, engagingly-written notes to help you reflect on who Jesus is and why that's important for you today. Essential Jesus is for you: if you simply want to grasp the 'big picture... (more)

'The Big Story' retells the Bible story in 50 accessible, highly readable bite-size pieces. 'The Big Story' retells the Bible story, giving a lively overview of what actually happens, witnessing the key events and meeting the most important characters. It's split into five 'Acts' - The Fathers, The... (more)

This is the thoroughly updated and expanded third edition of the successful The Formation of the Christian Biblical Canon. It represents a fresh attempt to understand some of the many perplexing questions related to the origins and canonicity of the Bible.

We know the word of God is revealed in the Bible completely and sufficiently. But not everything in the Bibles we carry around and have on our shelves is the inspired text. And the consequences of that simple truth can be far-reaching. Like the chapter breaks and verse numbers, which sometimes... (more)

How can one fully comprehend the Old Testament book of Ruth without understanding ancient Israelite marriage traditions? Even a quick skim of the Gospels has you wondering about tax collectors, religious officials, fishermen, and farmers. And so much is missed when reading Acts and the Epistles with... (more)

The Bible's Terminator - a man with 700 wives - God hates people? - the mysterious death of Judas Iscariot - the Bible's other Noah - just a few of the amazing entries you'll find in Bible Marvels, Oddities and Shockers. This book contains dozens of intriguing readings on the strange and obscure ... (more)

"Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?" - "The Book of Job." The trouble with reading the Bible is that it claims to be God's autobiography, so the first thing readers must do is decide what they understand by God and how they are going to interpret his role in the rambling ... (more)