Four Portraits, One Jesus,(2nd Edition) A Survey of Jesus and the Gospels by MarkL. Strauss Hardcover, 656 Pages, Published 2020 by Zondervan Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-310-52867-8, ISBN: 0-310-52867-4
"To Christians worldwide, the man Jesus of Nazareth is the centerpiece of history, the object of faith, hope, and worship. Even those who do not follow him admit the vast influence of his life. For anyone interested in knowing more about Jesus, study of the four biblical Gospels is essential.The second edition of Four Portraits, One Jesus has been updated throughout to meet the needs to today's students. It is a thorough yet accessible i ..."
Four Portraits, One Jesus Workbook Guided Reading Projects and Exercises in the Gospels (Paperback) by MarkL. Strauss Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2020 by Zondervan Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-310-10976-1, ISBN: 0-310-10976-0
"This workbook accompanies Mark L. Strauss's Four Portraits, One Jesus."
Introducing Jesus A Short Guide to the Gospels' History and Message by MarkL. Strauss Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2018 by Zondervan Abridged ISBN-13: 978-0-310-52858-6, ISBN: 0-310-52858-5
"To Christians worldwide, the man Jesus of Nazareth is the centerpiece of history, the object of faith, hope, and worship. Even those who do not follow him admit the vast influence of his life. For anyone interested in knowing more about Jesus, study of the four biblical Gospels is essential.An abridged edition of the bestselling textbook Four Portraits, One Jesus by Mark Strauss, this simple, easy-to-understand guide introduces the four ..."
"The Biblical Greek Companion for Bible Software Users helps users understand the exegetical significance of Greek grammatical terminology identified by the program. This resource provides students who utilize biblical language software the insight they need to make sense of the data provided by the program, giving them deeper insight into the biblical text that they could not get by solely reading an English translation. The Biblical Gr ..."
Jesus Behaving Badly(1st Edition) The Puzzling Paradoxes of the Man from Galilee by MarkL. Strauss Paperback, 223 Pages, Published 2015 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2466-3, ISBN: 0-8308-2466-9
"Everybody likes Jesus. Don't they? We overlook that Jesus was Judgmental and mdash;preaching hellfire far more than the apostle Paul Uncompromising and mdash;telling people to hate their families Chauvinistic and mdash;excluding women from leadership Racist and mdash;insulting people from other ethnic groups Anti-environmental and mdash;cursing a fig tree and affirming animal sacrifice Angry and mdash;overturning tables and chasing mone ..."
"Many find it difficult to take words that were written thousands of years ago and apply them to twenty-first-century life in the Western world. How do we read God's unchanging Word in a world that is increasingly defined by change? How to Read the Bible in Changing Times shows everyday Christians how to interpret and apply the Scriptures regardless of time and culture. Rather than seeing the Bible as a magic answer book, a list of comma ..."
Distorting Scripture? The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy by MarkL. Strauss Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2010 by Wipf & Stock Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-61097-049-5, ISBN: 1-61097-049-7
"A Guide to English Versions of the Bible (Atlanta: John Knox, 1982); Philip W.
Comfort, The Complete Guide to Bible Versions (Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House,
1991); David Otis Fuller, ed., Which Bible? 5th ed. (Grand Rapids, Mich. ...
Paraphrased Perversion of the Bible (Collingswood, N.J.; The Bible for Today,
1974); James Kevin, The Corruption of ... Wayne Grudem, in a parallel article,
disputes this, noting that the very idiomatic ..."
"Focused Biblical Scholarship to Teach the Text To craft informed sermons, pastors scour commentaries that often deal more with minutia than the main point. Or they turn to devotional commentaries, which may contain exegetical weaknesses. The Teach the Text Commentary Series bridges this gap by utilizing the best of biblical scholarship and providing the information a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. The carefully select ..."
"Focused Biblical Scholarship to Teach the Text Effectively To craft informed sermons, pastors scour commentaries that often deal more with minutia than the main point. Or they turn to devotional commentaries, which may contain exegetical weaknesses. The Teach the Text Commentary Series bridges this gap by utilizing the best of biblical scholarship and providing the information a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. By conce ..."
Luke(1st Edition) (Teach the Text Commentary Series) by R. T. France, MarkStrauss, John Walton, MarkL. Strauss Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2013 by Baker Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-9235-0, ISBN: 0-8010-9235-3
"To craft informed sermons, pastors scour commentaries that often deal more with minutia than the main point. Or they turn to devotional commentaries, which may contain exegetical weaknesses. The Teach the Text Commentary Series bridges this gap by utilizing the best of biblical scholarship and providing the information a pastor needs to communicate the text effectively. By keeping the discussion of each carefully selected preaching unit ..."
Four Portraits, One Jesus Workbook(Workbook) Guided Reading Projects and Exercises in the Gospels by Strauss, MarkL. Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2015 by Zondervan Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-274-84111-0, ISBN: 0-274-84111-8
Mark (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by MarkL. Strauss, Clinton E. Arnold, Arnold Strauss Hardcover, 784 Pages, Published 2014 by Zondervan ISBN-13: 978-0-310-24358-8, ISBN: 0-310-24358-0
"This series is designed for those who know biblical languages. It is written primarily for the pastor and Bible teacher, not for the scholar. That is, the aim is not to review and offer a critique of every possible interpretation that has ever been given to a passage, but to exegete each passage of Scripture succinctly in its grammatical and historical context. Each passage is interpreted in the light of its biblical setting, with a vie ..."
"With so many Bible translations available today, how can you find those that will be most useful to you? What is the difference between a translation that calls itself “literal” and one that is more “meaning-based”? And what difference does it make for you as a reader of God’s Word? How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth brings clarity and insight to the current debate over translations and translation theories. Written by two s ..."
"What You Need to Know?, When You Need to Know It? "The Essential Bible Companion" gives you what it promises: the essentials. The most vital, absolutely indispensable information you need for reading and truly understanding God's Word. Developed by two world-class "Bible" scholars and the creator of "The Bible in 90 Days" curriculum, this unique, easy-to-use reference guide gives you clear, crisp insights into the "Bible" book by book. ..."
"When it comes to the realm of biblical studies, students of the Bible are often overwhelmed, both with the sheer volume of information and with all of the unfamiliar terms, concepts, and topics. Like any other field of study, the serious study of the Bible has developed a specialized vocabulary. The key terms in this important field are defined in The Compact Dictionary of Biblical Studies. It provides clear, concise, and accurate defin ..."
"This laminated sheet accompanies Mark L. Strauss’s Four Portraits, One Jesus. Following the textbook’s structure, this quick-study tool offers summaries, important definitions, dates, and concepts designed to support the students’ learning experience and enhance their comprehension of what can be known from the Gospels about the central defining subject of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth. Four Portraits, One Jesus is a thorough yet acce ..."
"The NLT Study Series is based on the NLT Study Bible. Each of the 13-week studies provide an in-depth study of a particular Bible book. The entire text of that book from the NLT Study Bible is included. The study provides participants with five scripture readings per week and daily questions to prompt the participant to enter the world of the Bible and reflect on what God is saying. A unique small group format facilitates full participa ..."
"Know what the Bible says. Understand why the Bible matters.Set in Zondervan’s exclusive NIV Comfort Print® typeface, this stunning, full-color study Bible answers your pressing questions with just the right amount of information, placed in just the right location.With its decades-long legacy of helping readers grasp the Bible’s meaning, the NIV Study Bible, Personal Size, embodies the mission of the NIV translation to be an accurate, re ..."
Distorting Scripture?(1st Edition) The Challenge of Bible Translation & Gender Accuracy by MarkL. Strauss Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1998 by Intervarsity Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-1940-9, ISBN: 0-8308-1940-1
"The Challenge of Bible Translation & Gender Accuracy Mark L. Strauss. 45See
William Lane, Hebrews 1-8, Word Biblical Commentary 47A (Dallas: Word, 1991)
, p. 47; John MacArthur Jr., Hebrews. MacArthur New Testament Commentary (
Chicago: Moody Press, 1983), p. 45. ^See F. F. Bruce, The Epistle to the
Hebrews, New International Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids,
Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990), p. 75 n. 35; MacArthur, Hebrews, pp. 4 ..."
"The Bible is the inspired Word of God, and over the centuries it has changed people's lives and led them to God. Yet sometimes it can be a difficult book to understand. The culture in which the Bible was written is so different from our own that at times we struggle to understand what it means or how it is relevant to our modern lives. In this 14-session video Bible study (DVD/digital sold separately), Bible professors John Walton and M ..."