F. F. Bruce Archives | Gospel eBooks

Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary: New and Enhanced Edition

Editor(s): Ronald F. Youngblood, F. F. Bruce, and R. K. Harrison,
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $3.99 (Ends Sept 30)

Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary is the most comprehensive and up-to-date Bible dictionary available. With a fresh new look and updated photographs, this new and enhanced edition is a wealth of basic study information with more than 7,000 entries plus more than 500 full-color photographs, maps, and pronunciation guides.

Features include:

Cross-references to major translations
More than 7,000 up-to-date entries
More than 500 full-color photographs and maps
Enlarged type size for easier reading
Visual Survey of the Bible from The Open Bible

Share via

Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary: New and Enhanced Edition

https://gospelebooks.net/removed/nelsons-illustrated-bible-dictionary-new-enhanced-edition.html

posted in Removed

on September 08, 2023

Say Thanks with a Tip

The Canon of Scripture

This e-book was chosen by our readers to be placed on sale.

Author(s): F. F. Bruce
Publisher: Intervarsity Press
Price: $2.99 (Sept 29-30)

Winner of two 1990 Christianity Today Awards: Readers’ Choice (1st place; theology doctrine) and Critics’ Choice (1st place; theology doctrine).
A 1989 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner

How did the books of the Bible come to be recognized as Holy Scripture?
Who decided what shape the canon should take?
What criteria influenced these decisions?
After nearly nineteen centuries the canon of Scripture still remains an issue of debate. Protestants, Catholics and the Orthodox all have slightly differing collections of documents in their Bibles. Martin Luther, one of the early leaders of the Reformation, questioned the inclusion of the book of James in the canon. And many Christians today, while confessing the authority of all of Scripture, tend to rely on only a few books and particular themes while ignoring the rest.
Scholars have raised many other questions as well. Research into second-century Gnostic texts have led some to argue that politics played a significant role in the formation of the Christian canon. Assessing the influence of ancient communities and a variety of disputes on the final shaping of the canon call for ongoing study.

(more…)

posted in Removed

on September 29, 2020

Say Thanks with a Tip

You Choose The Sale: Sept 17-23

Gospel e-books is working together with Christian publishers to allow you to choose what e-books you’d like to have discounted. Cast your vote below and the book with the most votes in each poll will be placed on sale soon after. If there are less than 100 total votes in a particular poll, the winning book will not be discounted.

Book details:

Kregel: Shepherding God’s Flock: Biblical Leadership in the New Testament and Beyond by Benjamin L. Merkle & Thomas R. Schreiner vs. Why Elders?: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Church Members by Benjamin Merkle

Intervarsity Press: The Question of Canon: Challenging The Status Quo In The New Testament Debate by Michael J. Kruger vs. The Canon of Scripture by F. F. Bruce

Cruciform Press: Wilderness Wanderings: Finding Contentment in the Desert Times of Life by Stacy Reaoch vs. Awaiting a Savior: The Gospel, the New Creation, and the End of Poverty by Aaron Armstrong

New Leaf: Thousands…Not Billions by Don DeYoung vs. In the Beginning Was Information by Werner Gitt

Good Book Company: Romans 1-7 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading (God’s Word For You – Romans Series Book 1) by Timothy Keller vs. Romans 8-16 For You: For reading, for feeding, for leading (God’s Word For You – Romans Series Book 2) by Timothy Keller

Crossway: The Whole Armor of God: How Christ’s Victory Strengthens Us for Spiritual Warfare by Iain M. Duguid vs. Against the Darkness: The Doctrine of Angels, Satan, and Demons (Foundations of Evangelical Theology) by Graham A. Cole

Christian Focus: The Dawkins Letters by David Robertson vs. New Atheism: A Survival Guide by Graham Veale