Prophets and Prophecy in Today's Church
Author: James O. Murphy
Publisher:
Published: 1994-05-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781893921016
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The Color of Prophecy
Author: Nahum HaLevi
Publisher: Gefen Publishing House Ltd
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9652295795
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book is a unified artistic-literary, interpretive commentary on the Latter Prophets (Nevi'im Acharonim) section of the Hebrew Bible. It attempts to express the ecstatic poetic narrative and mind-altering visions of the Hebrew Prophets in a distinctlt Jewish midrashic--yet unique--manner, deriving multiple visionary images from multiple translations of the original Hebrew text, and then retranslating the derived fused images back into a fresh literary biblical analysis"--introduction, p. xix.
The Perfect Fit
Author: Julie Ferwerda
Publisher: Vagabond Group
Published: 2019-03-03
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780984357864
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo you wonder if there are second chances after divorce or broken relationships? Does authentic, lasting romance really exist the second time around? Do you want to believe God can fix any mess you've made and bring a fulfilling, inspiring new plan into your life? If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, then this book is for you! This book offers a personal account of a captivating love story-one that will leave you laughing, crying, and marveling at the power of God to work very intimately in the details of our lives for our greatest happiness. What readers are saying: "I love this book. There's so much truth and love in the pages-it's just incredible." Cameron Miller "Best book I've read this year! After being divorced, this book has encouraged me to keep going forward." Gabby "I've read several books since my divorce but nothing hit so close to home. Thanks for being so honest with your struggles." Janelle Phillips "How sweet the rewards when you wait on God! Your book has brought me much closer to God. Thanks for writing such an inspiring, real, and relevant book." Temetreon "I've never read a book in one day but I couldn't put it down-it completely engaged me. He's speaking to me through your book." Jill Howard" This book was riveting. I laughed and cried through the author's many trials and triumphs." Carrie Knight No matter what mistakes have been made in the past, singles coming out of divorce or failed relationships can have hope of a second chance for a Divinely-inspired love story. God is eager to take the broken and jumbled pieces of your life, and fit them into a beautiful Master-Piece.
Elijah Among Us
Author: John Loren Sandford
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2002-06-01
Total Pages: 253
ISBN-13: 1585585424
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty-five years after the release of his ground-breaking book The Elijah Task, co-authored with his wife, Paula, a sequel comes from the powerful pen of John Sandford. In Elijah Among Us, he outlines a biblically rooted discussion of prophetic history and functioning, both how to instruct prophets and commission their office and how to inform the church about prophetic ministry. Sandford wrote this follow-up book because he sees a strong and even dangerous overemphasis in the church on the "giving of personal words," which is only one role of the prophetic office. The first section of this book develops a history of the prophetic office, how the office metamorphosed from one of warning into proclaiming God's gentle and merciful side, and becoming burden-bearers. Second, Sandford sets forth the working functions of prophets, explaining how they serve in twelve major roles, including bringing blessings, healing, warning of impending judgment, giving protection from tragedies, and offering direction, guidance, or confirmation. Readers will gain crucial knowledge of a widely misunderstood topic, helping them be discerning in these strategic end times. Authoritative and compelling, Elijah Among Us is a timely and vital work for the Body of Christ.
The Prophets
Author: Abraham Joshua Heschel
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 561
ISBN-13: 1598561812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Prophets is widely recognized as a masterpiece of biblical scholarship. Heschel attempts to understand the thoughts, feelings, and impressions of each of the prophets, presenting the reader with a sense of their very being. He effectively achieves a balance between the objective supernatural and the subjective human situation, and presents a unique discussion of Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk and their particular challenges and journeys. In the second part of the book, Heschel addresses such subjects as pathos, wrath, sympathy, ecstasy, psychosis, and prophetic and poetic inspiration, and in so doing offers a new contribution to the philosophy of religion. The Prophets is both scholarly and devotional, an indispensable part of an in-depth understanding of the Hebrew Bible.
Interpreting the Prophetic Word
Author: Willem A. VanGemeren
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 548
ISBN-13: 0310211387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDr. Willem VanGemeren explains and interprets the prophetic voices of the Old Testament, concluding with an explanation of the relevance of the prophetic word today.
The Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament and Today (Revised Edition)
Author: Wayne Grudem
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2000-11-07
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 1433517809
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat does the New Testament teach about the spiritual gift of prophecy? What is it? How does it function? Can evangelical Christians use it in their churches today? This updated, comprehensive work answers such questions and points the way to a renewed understanding of the gift of prophecy—an understanding that suggests how the body of Christ may enjoy one of the Holy Spirit's most edifying gifts without compromising the supremacy of Scripture.
The Beauty of Holiness
Author: Joseph Blenkinsopp
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-09-20
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 0567680312
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoseph Blenkinsopp presents an intertextual reading of Isaiah and the Psalms furthering his previous well-known work on the text of Isaiah. Blenkinsopp argues that, read together, these two biblical books can be shown to form a single religious vision, a way of experiencing and articulating a commitment to the fundamentals of the faith of Israel, with its own distinctive character. Blenkinsopp shows how the emphasis in Isaiah and the Psalms is on affect and emotion, the expression of joy and sorrow articulated in music, singing, and dancing; in praise, thanksgiving and lament. This represents a key difference from other parts of the Hebrew Bible where the focus is more on the Law and on the covenant at Sinai – in Isaiah and the Psalms these terms rarely occur, the focus is instead on Zion and on the Temple. Blenkinsopp shows how the temple singers, with their close connections with the circles which transmitted and eventually committed to writing the Book of Isaiah, demonstrate that the divine word is not incompatible with other forms of religious experience and expression, affective and even mystical, articulated and embodied in the performance of music, song, ritual prayer, and dance. The beauty of the Psalms is echoed strongly in Isaiah, and the Isaian vision of a Creator God, Lord of nature and history beyond the bounds of Israel, is joyfully proclaimed by the psalmists.
Light on Prophecy
Author: Jennifer Campbell
Publisher: Authentic Media Inc
Published: 2014-08-08
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 1780780338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith a close reading of both Hildegard and Bonhoeffer, Jennifer Campbell encourages the contemporary church to read the signs of the times and to reach out to those in need in prophetic witness to both the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. With a view to recovering a balanced and rounded theology of prophecy for the church today, she discusses the workings of both the Word of God (viewed as Christ and the Scriptures) and the Holy Spirit in the works and lives of two powerful prophetic leaders.
The Prophets
Author: Robert Jones, Jr.
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-01-05
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0593085701
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBest Book of the Year NPR • The Washington Post • Boston Globe • TIME • USA Today • Entertainment Weekly • Real Simple • Parade • Buzzfeed • Electric Literature • LitHub • BookRiot • PopSugar • Goop • Library Journal • BookBub • KCRW • Finalist for the National Book Award • One of the New York Times Notable Books of the Year • One of the New York Times Best Historical Fiction of the Year • Instant New York Times Bestseller A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older man—a fellow slave—seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation, the enslaved begin to turn on their own. Isaiah and Samuel's love, which was once so simple, is seen as sinful and a clear danger to the plantation's harmony. With a lyricism reminiscent of Toni Morrison, Robert Jones, Jr., fiercely summons the voices of slaver and enslaved alike, from Isaiah and Samuel to the calculating slave master to the long line of women that surround them, women who have carried the soul of the plantation on their shoulders. As tensions build and the weight of centuries—of ancestors and future generations to come—culminates in a climactic reckoning, The Prophets fearlessly reveals the pain and suffering of inheritance, but is also shot through with hope, beauty, and truth, portraying the enormous, heroic power of love.
