This book explains how today's Christians can attain the same title given to Abraham, "friend of God," through obedience and faith in God's promises. .

F. B. Meyer's devotional studies on biblical characters reflect a rare depth of spiritual experience. It is comforting to find that these great figures were not so different from ourselves -- sometimes weak, indifferent, willful. Yet they had their moments of faith, humility, and courage, and God wa... (more)

Apostle of the free spirit F.F. Bruce portrays Paul's missionary activity against the background of historical, social and political developments in the Roman Empire of the first century.

The earliest and briefest of the four Gospels has traditionally been ascribed to a disciple named Mark In some ages it been overshadowed by its lengthier neighbors in the New Testament, but its pages hold rich rewards for those who ask the right questions. Who was “Mark,” and what were his purposes—... (more)

In this new, completely rewritten edition of his major 1986 book, Francis Watson extends, updates, and clarifies his response to E. P. Sanders's view of Paul, in order to point the way beyond the polarization of "new" and "old" perspectives on the apostle. The Paul who comes to light in these pages ... (more)