Product Description: Discover: ·How the springs at Hierapolis help us understand why Jesus described the church at Laodicea as “lukewarm” ·The background and circumstances of certificates of divorce in Judaism ·How Jewish dietary laws provided a powerful metaphor for God’s acceptance of the Gentiles Brimming with photos and graphics, the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary walks you verse by verse through all the books of the New Testament...read more

Product Description: Stories are basic to life. Everybody loves a good story. We have been reading, listening to, or watching stories all of our lives, so we intuitively know a lot about how they work. Yet, more and more, Christians are unfamiliar with the stories of the Bible and how the grand narrative of God's Word fits together...read more

Product Description: The Reader’s Guide to the Bible: A Chronological Reading Plan by George Guthrie invites readers into the world of the Bible and offers guidance for walking day-by-day through its pages. May be used as a companion to any Bible translation but is designed to complement Reading God’s Story: A Chronological Daily Bible (HCSB®; B&H, 2011)Features:Offers a daily Bible-reading plan that enables people to read through the Bible in one yearOffers daily help coaching in how to read an assigned portion of Scripture each dayLays out the biblical story in 3 acts and 17 scenes to familiarize readers with the framework of the Bible’s storyDaily commentary provides orientation for reading Scripture on a day-by-day basisSmall-group discussion questions are provided at the end of each week for processing the week’s readings with othersThree foldout timelines help readers keep track of their place in the biblical stor...read more

Product Description: Read the Bible for Life - Leader Kit by George Guthrie is a whole-church approach to greater biblical literacy. This study equips individuals and churches to better understand the Bible by introducing readers to its history, genres, interpretation, and proper application to transform lives through reading and studying God’s Word...read more

Product Description: Read the Bible for Life - Workbook by George Guthrie is a participant's guide to a whole-church approach to greater biblical literacy. This study equips individuals and churches to better understand the Bible by introducing readers to its history, genres, interpretation, and proper application to transform lives through reading and studying God’s Word...read more

Product Description: The Bible may be the most-purchased book in the world, but it is often the least read and least applied due to a basic lack of understanding and motivation on the part of readers. Read the Bible for Life aims to improve biblical literacy in the culture and the church by simultaneously moving readers toward greater skill in reading the Bible well and toward a deeper commitment to applying Scripture to everyday life...read more