"Some scholars believe that Jesus' punitive instructions about possessions and material goods amount to little more than antiquated sayings. By contrast, Jesus Consumer combines modern consumer research with their latest writings on historical Jesus to propose a model for contem…
John Dominic Crossan and Ben Witherington III, along with a group of diverse scholars, explore points of agreement and disagreement on the message of Jesus. The book shows how each presents his position in light of the others, as well as their responses to selected questions. Th…
Presents selections from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in which Jesus speaks directly about understanding, compassion, and forgiveness, and includes two introductory essays by Wendell Berry.
"For two millennia, artists, social and cultural activists, politicians and philosophers, humanists and devoted spiritual seekers have all looked to the sayings of Jesus for inspiration and instruction. While at work on another project, Wendell Berry began to note the actual tea…
Selected text from the New Testament of the Bible.
Overview of Buddha's teachings.
Clarifies the fundamental principles of Buddhist doctrine by explicating the original Pali text of the Tipitaka.
"This comprehensive, compact, lucid, and faithful account of the Buddha's teachings persistently enjoys great popularity in colleges, universities, and theological schools both here and abroad."--Publisher
Clarifies the fundamental principles of Buddhist doctrine by explicating the original Pali text of the Tipitaka.
With eight cryptic words by Jesus in John 5:17, an enigma surfaces regarding God's activity in his ministry that is not easy for us to solve. Jesus, in defending his actions in healing the lame man at the pool of Bethzatha (Bethesda), makes a comparison that is simple enough on …
