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Books by Leland Ryken






Pastors in the Classics(1st Edition)
Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World Literature
by Leland Ryken, Todd A. Wilson, Philip Graham Ryken, Philip Ryken, Leland Wilhoit, Todd Ryken Wilson
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2012 by Baker Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-7197-3, ISBN: 0-8010-7197-6

"Throughout the history of English literature, church ministers have figured prominently in novels, plays, morality tales, and even poetry. Pastors in the Classics is a unique, unprecedented collection of relevant literary masterpieces in which the pastor's experience is a major part of the story. Part 1 is a reader's guide to twelve important classics written over four centuries and covering seven different nationalities. Each chapter n ..."






Understanding Scripture(Updated)
An Overview of the Bible's Origin, Reliability, and Meaning
by Wayne Grudem, John Piper, David Powlison, Dan Doriani, John Hannah, Paul Wegner, Roger Beckwith, C. John Collins, Thomas R. Schreiner, R. Kent Hughes, Dr Leland Ryken, Peter J. Gentry, J. I. Packer, John D. Currid, Daniel B. Wallace, David Alan Black, Dr David Chapman, Peter J. Williams, Charles E. Hill, Dr Vern S. Poythress, Leland Ryken, David Chapman, Vern Sheridan Poythress, Jane Doe
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2012 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-2999-3, ISBN: 1-4335-2999-8

"Why is the Bible trustworthy? Does archaeology confirm what the Bible says? How do I interpret the Bible?The Bible is the most important book in the world. But questions like these puzzle believers and unbelievers alike. Editors and scholars Wayne Grudem, C. John Collins, and Thomas Schreiner recognize the challenge we all face and offer this volume to help us properly understand the Bible.Covering a diverse range of essential subjects, ..."






Preach the Word(1st Edition)
Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes
by Dr Leland Ryken, Todd A. Wilson, Contributor-Wayne Grudem, Contributor-John Macarthur, Contributor-Bruce Winter, Contributor-Duane Litfin, Contributor-David Jackman, Contributor-Wallace Benn, Contributor-Peter Jensen, Contributor-Jon Dennis, Contributor-Randy Gruendyke, D. A. Carson, Paul R. House, J. I. Packer, Phillip D. Jensen, Philip Graham Ryken, David R. Helm
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2007 by Crossway Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-58134-926-9, ISBN: 1-58134-926-2

"For more than forty years, pastor R. Kent Hughes has shared thegospel with thousands of people and raised the standard ofexpository preaching in North America and beyond.To celebrate his legacy and pay tribute to his years ofministry, fifteen of Hughes's friends and colleagues from acrossthe globe, including J. I. Packer, Wayne Grudem, John MacArthur,Peter Jensen, and D. A. Carson, examine what it means to be anexpository preacher. Amon ..."






Scripture and the People of God
Essays in Honor of Wayne Grudem
by Jeff T. Purswell, Gregg R. Allison, John M. Frame, John Delhousaye, Vern S. Poythress, Sam Storms, Bruce A. Ware, Leland Ryken, Thomas R. Schreiner, John J. Hughes, Peter J. Williams, R. Kent Hughes, C.J. Mahaney, Ray Ortlund, John Piper, Owen Strachan, Erik Thoennes, Elliot Grudem, Darryl Delhousaye, Wayne A. Grudem
Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2018 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-5857-3, ISBN: 1-4335-5857-2

"Scripture is the foundation for all of Christian life and ministry, but in our current age it is being challenged, doubted, and, in many cases, simply ignored. Wayne Grudem, one of evangelicalism’s best-known theologians and authors, has worked tirelessly throughout his life to demonstrate the necessity, sufficiency, and centrality of Scripture. In his honor, Grudem’s friends and colleagues, including John Piper, Thomas R. Schreiner, Sa ..."






Liberal Arts for the Christian Life(1st Edition)
by Leland Ryken, Duane Litfin, Alan Jacobs, Wayne Martindale, Henry Allen, Jay Wood, Edith Blumhofer, Sharon Coolidge, Mark Lewis, Lisa Richmond, Tamara Townsend, Peter Walters, Michael Wilder, James Wilhoit, Jeffry C. Davis, Philip Graham Ryken, Read Mercer Schuchardt, Jill Peláez Baumgaertner, Professor Roger Lundin, Marjorie Lamp Mead, John H. Augustine, Dorothy F. Chappell, Kenneth R. Chase, Jeffrey P. Greenman, Stephen B. Ivester, E. John Walford, Roger Lundin, Jeffrey C. Davis
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2012 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-2394-6, ISBN: 1-4335-2394-9

"For over forty years, Leland Ryken has championed and modeled a Christian liberal arts education. His scholarship and commitment to integrating faith with learning in the classroom have influenced thousands of students who have sat under his winsome teaching. Published in honor of Professor Ryken and presented on the occasion of his retirement from Wheaton College, this compilation carries on his legacy of applying a Christian liberal a ..."






The Soul in Paraphrase
A Treasury of Classic Devotional Poems
by Leland Ryken
272 Pages, Published 2018 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-5864-1, ISBN: 1-4335-5864-5

"As before: before science and secularism undermined belief in Christianity; a reference to the religious doubt of the Victorian age. ... The content of the poem falls into place readily if we apply the normal ingredients of prayer, as follows: an exalted opening ... Two themes are intermingled throughout the poem: an expression of faith in Christ and his strength, and acknowledgment of the weakness and ..."






Literary Introductions to the Books of the Bible
by Leland Ryken
576 Pages, Published 2015 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-4220-6, ISBN: 1-4335-4220-X

"Consulting a study Bible is a virtual necessity for understanding the theological argument at some points, and where a ... The Galatian apostasy in its double aspect, as a denial of [Paul's] own authority and a repudiation of the doctrine of grace, is never lost sight of from beginning to end. — J. B. Lightfoot Adherence to classical rhetoric: Paul in Galatians is not merely firing unrelated salvos at his audience; ..."






A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible
by Leland Ryken
224 Pages, Published 2014 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-4117-9, ISBN: 1-4335-4117-3

"Encounter the classics of Western literature with literary expert Leland Ryken and learn to evaluate the text from a Christian worldview. DICKENS'S GREAT EXPECTATIONS CHRISTIAN GUIDES TO THE CLASSICS BY LELAND RYKEN HAWTHORNE'S THE SCARLET LETTER HOMER'S THE ODYSSEY SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH MILTON'S THE DEVOTIONAL POETRY OF DONNE, HERBERT, AND MILTON BUNYAN'S THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS SHAKESPEARE'S HAMLET ..."






Pastors in the Classics
Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World Literature
by Philip Graham Ryken, Todd A. Wilson, Leland Ryken
192 Pages, Published 2012 by Baker Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-4412-3588-6, ISBN: 1-4412-3588-4

"Charles Ashworth, a Cambridge academic sent to investigate possible sexual scandals at Starbridge; Jonathan Darrow, a Fordite monk and spiritual healer; Neville Aysgarth, who begins as a young, ambitious archdeacon of Starbridge and becomes dean of Starbridge Cathedral; Venetia Flaxton, who has an affair with Aysgarth Plot summary: Although the novels can stand alone, they should be read chronologically to get the full effect. The ..."






The Christian Imagination
The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing
by Leland Ryken
480 Pages, Published 2011 by Shaw Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-307-56884-7, ISBN: 0-307-56884-9

"The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing Leland Ryken. Confessions. of. a. Poetry. Editor. Robert. K]e1'11. Engler. Some PREMISES FOR Posrnv \X' hen it comes to texts, “All people love to edit.” Yet when one works as an editor, he sometimes forgets how personal and arbitrary editorial decisions maybe. Most editors try hard to be objective, but as anyone with experience in these matters knows, our heart masks our biases and p ..."






Worldly Saints
The Puritans As They Really Were
by Leland Ryken, Zondervan Publishing Staff
300 Pages, Published 2010 by Harper Collins
ISBN-13: 978-0-310-87428-7, ISBN: 0-310-87428-9

"The Puritans As They Really Were Leland Ryken. several decades after “Puritan” had fallen out of ... Dr. Ryken also knows that in addition to being a movement for church reform, pastoral renewal, and spiritual revival, Puritanism was a world view, a total Christian philosophy, in intellectual terms a Protestantized and updated medievalism, and in terms of spirituality a kind of monasticism outside the cloister and away from monkish ..."






The Complete Literary Guide to the Bible
by Leland Ryken, Tremper Longman Iii, Zondervan Staff
528 Pages, Published 2010 by Harper Collins
ISBN-13: 978-0-310-87742-4, ISBN: 0-310-87742-3

"Leland Ryken, Tremper Longman III ... Further, careful literary analysis enables us to see unity in texts where previous scholars saw only the results of ancient editors' vain attempts to bring together disparate tribal traditions. ... Rather than viewing this passage as an instance of two traditions, tribes and elders, ineptly spliced together by an editor, Alter offers it as a paradigm of the biblical literary stratagem now known ..."






Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
by Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman Iii
1,058 Pages, Published 2010 by Intervarsity Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-6733-2, ISBN: 0-8308-6733-3

"Several times the Lord is called upon to look on the distress of *Zion and come to her aid (Lam 1:9-10, 11, 20; 2:18-20; 3:55-59; 5:1, 20-21). Besides invocations and ... Judah too complains about her treatment at the hands of the nations (Lam 1:2-3, 5, 10; 3:52-54, 60-63;4:18-20) but recognizes that all of this is from the Lord (Lam 1:5, 12-15, 17; 2:1-8, 17, 22; 3:1-18, 43-45; 4:11). ... deliverance (Lam 5:1, 19-21) that the auth ..."






Preach the Word
Essays on Expository Preaching: in Honor of R. Kent Hughes
by Leland Ryken, Todd Wilson
304 Pages, Published 2007 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-2068-6, ISBN: 1-4335-2068-0

"Randall Gruendyke, longtime friend and former associate of Kent's at College Church, has done a great service in putting Kent's story down on paper. Such an exercise, however, serves more than the public record; it provides us with a living example of faithfulness to one's calling and faithfulness to one's Lord. We all need examples—preachers not least. May the reader see in this story an inspiring portrait of how the Pauline parad ..."






Translating Truth
(Foreword by J.I. Packer): The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation
by Bruce Winter, Leland Ryken, C. John Collins, Wayne Grudem, Vern Sheridan Poythress
160 Pages, Published 2005 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-1858-4, ISBN: 1-4335-1858-9

"The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation C. John Collins, Wayne Grudem, Vern S. Poythress, Leland Ryken, Bruce Winter. short our life is” (GNB); “teach us to make the most of our time” (NLT). All of these interpretations are possible, but all of the translations just quoted reduce the options to just one possibility. In a word, they sim- plify, whereas translations that render the verse literally preserve the full richnes ..."






Choosing a Bible
Understanding Bible Translation Differences
by Leland Ryken
32 Pages, Published 2005 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-1844-7, ISBN: 1-4335-1844-9

"f the many Bible translations available today, are some better than others? If so, what criteria can we use to determine what makes a good translation? Leland Ryken introduces readers to the central issues in this debate and presents several reasons why essentially literal—word-for-word—translations are superior to dynamic equivalent—thought-for-thought—translations. You don't have to be a Bible scholar to recognize the need for a ..."






The Word of God in English(1st Edition)
Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation
by Dr Leland Ryken, C. John Collins
Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2002 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-58134-464-6, ISBN: 1-58134-464-3






Translating Truth
The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation
by C. John Collins, Wayne Grudem, Dr Leland Ryken, Bruce Winter, Vern Sheridan Poythress, J. I. Packer, Dr Vern S. Poythress
Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2005 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-58134-755-5, ISBN: 1-58134-755-3






The Beauty and Power of Biblical Exposition
Preaching the Literary Artistry and Genres of the Bible
by Douglas Sean O'donnell, Leland Ryken
293 Pages, Published 2022 by Crossway
ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-7047-6, ISBN: 1-4335-7047-5

"I know an allegory about the extra oil representing the second blessing of the Holy Spirit would give you goose bumps. ... Cf. Klyne Snodgrass, The Parable of the Wicked Tenants: An Inquiry into Parable Interpretation, Wissenschaftliche ..."






40 Favorite Hymns for the Christian Year
A Closer Look at Their Spiritual and Poetic Meaning
by Leland Ryken
Hardcover, Published 2020 by P & R Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-62995-793-7, ISBN: 1-62995-793-3

""We sometimes overlook the artistry of Christmas carols and other seasonal hymns. Leland Ryken's historical background and literary analysis shows these songs to be powerful works of devotional poetry"--"



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