Scripts and Scripture

Scripts and Scripture
Author: Fred M. Donner
Publisher: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2022-06-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 161491074X

How did Islam's sacred scripture, the Arabic Qur'an, emerge from western Arabia at a time when the region was religiously fragmented and lacked a clearly established tradition of writing to render the Arabic language? The studies in this volume, the proceedings of a scholarly conference, address different aspects of this question. They include discussions of the religious concepts found in Arabia in the centuries preceding the rise of Islam, which reflect the presence of polytheism and of several varieties of monotheism including Judaism and Christianity. Also discussed at length are the complexities surrounding the way languages of the Arabian Peninsula were written in the centuries before and after the rise of Islam-including Nabataean and various North Arabian dialects of Semitic-and the gradual emergence of the now-familiar Arabic script from the Nabataean script originally intended to render a dialect of Aramaic. The religious implications of inscriptions from the pre-Islamic and early Islamic centuries receive careful scrutiny. The early coalescence of the Qur'an, the kind of information it contains on Christianity and other religions that formed part of the environment in which it first appeared, the development of several key Qur'anic concepts, and the changing meaning of certain terms used in the Qur'an also form part of this rich volume.

The Scriptures

The Scriptures
Author: Institute for Scripture Research
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1229
Release: 1998
Genre:
ISBN: 9780620224901

With Calvin in the Theater of God

With Calvin in the Theater of God
Author: John Piper
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433514125

Stemming from the Desiring God 2009 National Conference, Julius Kim, Douglas Wilson, Marvin Olasky, Mark Talbot, Sam Storms, and John Piper invite us to sit with Calvin in the theater of God, marveling at his glory.

Win the Day

Win the Day
Author: Mark Batterson
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2023-02-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0593192788

The New York Times bestselling author of Chase the Lion reveals seven powerful habits that can help you tackle God-sized goals by turning yesterday’s regrets and tomorrow’s anxieties into fuel for a better today. “This book will change the trajectory of your life.”—John Maxwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and leadership expert Too many people delay, downsize, or shrug off their dreams just because they don’t know where to start, but playing it safe doesn’t account for the massive cost of a life not fully lived. Win the Day is the jump-start you need to go after your goals, one day at a time. You’ll discover how to: 1. Flip the Script: If you want to change your life, start by changing your story. 2. Kiss the Wave: The obstacle is not the enemy; the obstacle is the way. 3. Eat the Frog: If you want God to do the super, you’ve got to do the natural. 4. Fly the Kite: How you do anything is how you’ll do everything. 5. Cut the Rope: Playing it safe is risky. 6. Wind the Clock: Time is measured in minutes; life is measured in moments. 7. Seed the Clouds: Sow today what you want to see tomorrow. As Batterson unpacks each of these daily habits, you’ll see how simple it is to pursue them with focus and dedication—not someday down the road, but now. Transform your perspective of a single day and you’ll discover the potential waiting to be grasped at the beginning of each new sunrise.

Reading and Writing in the Time of Jesus

Reading and Writing in the Time of Jesus
Author: Allan Millard
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780567083487

Jesus never wrote a book. Most scholars assume that information about Jesus was preserved only orally up until the writing of the Gospels, allowing ample time for the stories of Jesus to grow and diversify. Alan Millard here argues that written reports about Jesus could have been made during his lifetime and that some among his audiences and followers may very well have kept notes, first-hand documents that the Evangelists could weave into their narratives.

God's Grandeur

God's Grandeur
Author: David Robinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2007
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

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Instructing a Child's Heart

Instructing a Child's Heart
Author: Tedd Tripp
Publisher: Shepherd Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Christian children
ISBN: 9780981540009

"A shepherding the heart resource"---Cover.

Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible

Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible
Author: Kent P. Jackson
Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Total Pages: 888
Release: 2004
Genre: Bibles
ISBN:

This volume--the work of a lifetime--brings together all the Joseph Smith Translation manuscript in a remarkable and useful way. Now, for the first time, readers can take a careful look at the complete text, along with photos of several actual manuscript pages. The book contains a typographic transcription of all the original manuscripts, unedited and preserved exactly as dictated by the Prophet Joseph and recorded by his scribes. In addition, this volume features essays on the background, doctrinal contributions, and editorial procedures involved in the Joseph Smith Translation, as well as the history of the manuscripts since Joseph Smith's day.

Scribes and Scripture

Scribes and Scripture
Author: John D. Meade
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9781433577925

"The authors answer common questions about the writing, copying, canonizing, and translating of the Bible and give readers tools to interpret the evidence about God's word"--

Read Scripture Scripts Book

Read Scripture Scripts Book
Author: Tim Mackie
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-10-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998416823

In 2016, our team at The Bible Project released a series of animated videos that provide and outline and summary of every book of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. It was called the Read Scripture series. All of these videos are free to watch online and free to download. Since the release of these videos, millions of people have engaged with their Bible in a new and deeper way.