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Hard Sayings of the Bible

Manfred T Brauch, F F Bruce, Walter C Kaiser (Jr), Peter Davids

Paperback 2010-06-11

Paperback exclusive to Koorong! If you often find yourself tied up in Scriptural knots, this book that will help you cut through them. It provides readable, succinct explanations of over 500 of the most troubling verses and alleged discrepancies. 808 pages, from IVP US.

Publisher Description

Are you grappling with a difficult verse in the Bible? And are you looking for a short, easy-to-read answer that really makes sense without explaining away the verse? Hard Sayings of the Bible is the handy reference book you need. Here you will find explanations of over five hundred of the most troubling verses to test the minds and hearts of Bible readers. Four seasoned scholars, all with a notable gift for communicating with people in the pew, take you behind the scenes to find succinct solutions to a wide variety of Bible difficulties, ranging from discrepancies about numbers to questions about God's justice. Historical, cultural and linguistic backgrounds shed light on these passages and not only help explain what they meant in biblical times but also show how they are relevant today. Now carefully cross-referenced with over one hundred new verses explained, as well as a dozen new introductory articles on chronology, miracles, archaeology, prophecy and more, Hard Sayings of the Bible offers the combined resources of five previous volumes that have over 250,000 copies in print. If you find yourself tied up in scriptural knots, here's the book that will help you cut through them.

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Paperback exclusive to Koorong! If you often find yourself tied up in Scriptural knots, this book that will help you cut through them. It provides readable, succinct explanations of over 500 of the most troubling verses and alleged discrepancies. 808 pages, from IVP US.

Publisher Description

Are you grappling with a difficult verse in the Bible? And are you looking for a short, easy-to-read answer that really makes sense without explaining away the verse? Hard Sayings of the Bible is the handy reference book you need. Here you will find explanations of over five hundred of the most troubling verses to test the minds and hearts of Bible readers. Four seasoned scholars, all with a notable gift for communicating with people in the pew, take you behind the scenes to find succinct solutions to a wide variety of Bible difficulties, ranging from discrepancies about numbers to questions about God's justice. Historical, cultural and linguistic backgrounds shed light on these passages and not only help explain what they meant in biblical times but also show how they are relevant today. Now carefully cross-referenced with over one hundred new verses explained, as well as a dozen new introductory articles on chronology, miracles, archaeology, prophecy and more, Hard Sayings of the Bible offers the combined resources of five previous volumes that have over 250,000 copies in print. If you find yourself tied up in scriptural knots, here's the book that will help you cut through them.

Koorong Code304395
ISBN0830815406
EAN9780830815401
Pages811
DepartmentAcademic
CategoryScripture
PublisherIntervarsity Press Usa
Publication DateJun 2010
Dimensions39 x 154 x 229mm
Weight1.062kg