New Testament English

The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians reminds them that God would punish their oppressors and enemies and that they should trust in God even during a time of despondency. This audiobook is beautifully voiced by The Bible Reading Collective.

The First Epistle to the Corinthians is a letter from Paul the Apostle (and Sosthenes, chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth) to 'the church of God which is at Corinth'. It pertains to fellowship, spiritual gifts, love, and the meaning of the resurrection. This book is beautifully voiced by The Bible Reading Collective....

The Epistle of Paul and Timothy to the Philippians pertains to Paul's second missionary journey, when the pair visited Philippi, and is an expression of their gratitude for the love and hospitality they received during their stay. This book is beautifully voiced by The Bible Reading Collective....

The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians is a letter written by Paul the Apostle and Timothy to the church in Colossae. It reminds Christians how to live without being bound by the laws and opinions of others and advises instead to look to Christ. This book is beautifully voiced by The Bible Reading Collective....

The Epistle to the Galatians is a letter from Paul the Apostle addressing the Christian communities within Galatia and pertaining to Christian freedom. This audiobook is beautifully voiced by The Bible Reading Collective....

The Epistle to the Ephesians is a letter from Paul the Apostle that addresses 'the saints who are in Ephesus'. It pertains to the unity and reconciliation of all of creation through the church and Christ. This audiobook is beautifully voiced by The Bible Reading Collective....

The Epistle to the Romans is the sixth book in the Christian New Testament. The text is a letter composed by the Apostle Paul, explaining that salvation can be found in the Bible and in Christ. This audiobook is beautifully voiced by The Bible Reading Collective....

Who was Jesus? Historical sources portray a person who was complex, multi-layered, and often contradictory to the tidy portrait that much of modern Christianity paints him as. Even the gospel accounts render him as both judge and healer, teacher and temple, servant and savior. A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is a persuasive and often challenging investigation into the historical figure found in the earliest sources. These sources, which include references both direct and indirect - from Roman, Jewish, and Christian accounts - offer us more than simple evidence that Jesus existed.

The Apostolic Church: In the Twenty-First Century is a collection of articles and essays on the nature and mission of the church. Written in an accessible style, this book will help both ministers and laypersons understand how to live out their faith in the community we know as the church.

The Book of Revelation is probably the most frightening and perplexing book of the New Testament. Full of signs and symbols, predictions and warnings, it speaks of extraordinary times marked by falling stars, a bloodcovered moon, the collapse of empires, and widespread havoc. Such hyper-dramatic language characterizes all apocalyptic literature. Fr. Alfred McBride, O. Praem. sets the record straight with an authentic Catholic interpretation of the Book of Revelation. He gives you three keys to understanding the Book of Revelation.

Discover timeless lessons applicable to today's marriages from the husband and wife team, Aquila and Priscilla. Although they are mentioned in four different books of the Bible, they were just an “average” couple. They didn’t hold offices in the church and aren’t world-famous today, but God used them to make a difference for eternity.

The New Testament Apocrypha refers to texts written by early Christians that were not included in the Bible used by the main branches of Christianity today. These texts vary in subject matter, with some being accounts of Jesus, others being about the nature of God, and still others being accounts and teachings of Jesus' apostles. What makes them fascinating is not just the history behind why they are considered non-canonical, but what they tell us about the early Church and early Christianity. Moreover, they offer insight into what sources were used to write them, and whether they shared the same sources as the texts that comprise the Bible today. Given their historical and religious importance, there is still a fierce debate over the authenticity of many of these texts.

Often seen as the author of timeless Christian theology, Paul himself heatedly maintained that he lived and worked in history's closing hours. His letters propel his listeners into two ancient worlds, one Jewish, one pagan. The first was incandescent with apocalyptic hopes, expecting God through his messiah to fulfill his ancient promises of redemption to Israel. The second teemed with ancient actors, not only human but also divine: angry superhuman forces, jealous demons, and hostile cosmic gods.

A method of interpretation—a hermeneutic—is indispensable for understanding Scripture, constructing theology, and living the Christian life, but most contemporary hermeneutical systems fail to acknowledge the principles and practices of the biblical writers themselves. Christians today cannot employ a truly biblical view of the Bible unless they understand why the prophets and apostles interpreted Scripture the way they did.

In Jesus, the One and Only, Beth Moore introduces you to an intimate God in an up-close and personal portrait of the life of Jesus the Messiah. This is far more than just a work on the life of Christ. Jesus, the One and Only is a romance, and you are invited to become part of it. As He has done in the past, God will use Beth's words to woo you into falling in love with Jesus of Nazareth.

What does it mean for Jesus to be “deified” in early Christian literature? Litwa’s samples take us beyond the realm of abstract theology to dwell in the second- and third-century imagination of what it meant to be a god and shows that the Christian depiction of Christ was quite at home there.

Modern readers of the New Testament often notice its varying ideas about women. Some passages encouraged women to be submissive and remain silent. Yet in others, women characters owned property, headed households, or spoke with approval. Women in the New Testament World helps listeners understand this conflicting evidence. It argues that social norms of the time encouraged traditional feminine virtues. However, as Susan Hylen argues, women in the culture enacted these virtues in a variety of ways, including active leadership in households, associations, and cities.

It is often said, even by critical scholars who should know better, that “writing in the name of another” was widely accepted in antiquity. But New York Times bestselling author Bart D. Ehrman dares to call it what it was: literary forgery, a practice that was as scandalous then as itis today. In Forged, Ehrman’s fresh and original research takes readers back to the ancient world, where forgeries were used as weapons by unknown authors to fend off attacks to their faith and establish their church.

Unique among books that examine the bible as literature, this brilliantly compact introduction offers an intriguing double-edged look at this universal text - a religiously informed literary analysis. The book first explores the major sections of the New Testament - the gospels, Paul's letters, and Revelation - as individual literary documents. Keefer shows how, in such familiar stories as the parable of the Good Samaritan, a literary analysis can uncover an unexpected complexity to what seems a simple, straightforward tale.

Originally written for Jewish converts to Christianity, the book of Hebrews describes the many ways Jesus and the religion of Christianity fulfilled and surpassed the elements and practice of the Jewish faith.