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  | | Words of Delight(2nd Edition) A Literary Introduction to the Bible by Leland Ryken, Leland Wilhoit Paperback, 538 Pages, Published 1993 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-7769-2, ISBN: 0-8010-7769-9 "In this introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama, demonstrating that knowledge of a genre's characteristics enriches one's understanding of individual passages. Ryken offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into Old and New Testament books and passages--insights that have escaped most traditional commentators." |
 | | Choosing a Bible Understanding Bible Translation Differences by Dr Leland Ryken Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-58134-730-2, ISBN: 1-58134-730-8 |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | A Reader's Guide Through the Wardrobe(1st Edition) Exploring C. S. Lewis's Classic Story by Dr Leland Ryken, Marjorie Lamp Mead Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2005 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3289-7, ISBN: 0-8308-3289-0 "Step inside the wardrobe. . . . You may be surprised at what you find. In C. S. Lewis's classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund discover Narnia for the first time, precariously navigating their way through the unpredictable, enchanted world where beavers talk, a Witch turns people to stone, and a Lion rules as King. For decades their adventure has captivated the imagination of both children and adu ..." |
 | | Worldly Saints The Puritans As They Really Were by Dr. Leland Ryken, J. I. Packer Paperback, 281 Pages, Published 1990 by Zondervan ISBN-13: 978-0-310-32501-7, ISBN: 0-310-32501-3 "'Ryken's Worldly Saints offers a fine introduction to seventeenth-century Puritanism in its English and American contexts. The work is rich in quotations from Puritan worthies and is ideally suited to general readers who have not delved widely into Puritan literature. It will also be a source of information and inspiration to those who seek a clearer understanding of the Puritan roots of American Christianity.' -Harry Stout, Yale Univ ..." |
 | | How Bible Stories Work(2nd Edition) A Guided Study of Biblical Narrative by Leland Ryken Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2018 by Lexham Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68359-152-8, ISBN: 1-68359-152-6 "This is the first of a projected six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature (the second volume being Sweeter Than Honey, Richer Than Gold). An expert at exploring the intersection of the Bible and literature, Ryken shows pastors and students and teachers of the Bible how to appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of biblical narrative and how to interpret it correctly. Dr. Ryken goes one step further than merely explaining ..." |
 | | Homer's The Odyssey(1st Edition) (Christian Guides to the Classics) by Leland Ryken Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2013 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-2616-9, ISBN: 1-4335-2616-6 "We’ve all heard about the classics and assume they’re great. Some of us have even read them on our own. But for those of us who remain a bit intimidated or simply want to get more out of our reading, Crossway’s Christian Guides to the Classics are here to help. In these short guidebooks, popular professor, author, and literary expert Leland Ryken takes you through some of the greatest literature in history while answering your question ..." |
 | | Effective Bible Teaching by Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Jim Wilhoit Paperback, 258 Pages, Published 1988 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-9685-3, ISBN: 0-8010-9685-5 "Wilhoit and Ryken show you how to master a biblical text and discover its relevance to everyday living. They demonstrate how to detect and develop the "big idea" of each passage and to allow the text itself to suggest creative teaching methods. Teachers will learn to improve classroom skills, stimulate class discussion, motivate students, and use their imaginations." |
 | | The Christian Imagination(Updated) The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing (Writers' Palette Book) by Dr Leland Ryken, Leland Ryken Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2002 by Shaw Books Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-87788-123-0, ISBN: 0-87788-123-5 "The Christian Imagination is an exceptional exploration of Christian belief, imagination, reading, and writing. Leland Ryken has collected essays and excerpts, long and short--nearly 500 pages' worth--all devoted (some more directly than others) to "thinking Christianly about literature." Contributors including J.R.R. Tolkien, Madeleine L'Engle, Flannery O'Connor, and T.S. Eliot discuss such topics as a Christian philosophy of literatur ..." |
 | | Words of Life A Literary Introduction to the New Testament by Leland Ryken Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 2019 by Wipf & Stock Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-5326-8630-6, ISBN: 1-5326-8630-7 "Books on the bible as literature neglect the New Testament. The author of Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible devotes this companion volume, Words of Life, to the principle that literary approaches are as important for understanding the New Testament as they are for comprehending the Old. The result is a volume brimming over with insights into New Testament books and passages, insights that have escaped most tradition ..." |
 | | Work and Leisure in Christian Perspective by Leland Ryken Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1990 by Inter-Varsity Press Import ISBN-13: 978-0-85110-683-0, ISBN: 0-85110-683-8 |
 | | A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible(Updated) by Dr Tremper Longman Iii, Dr Leland Ryken, Leland Ryken Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 1999 by Zondervan Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-310-23078-6, ISBN: 0-310-23078-0 "The Editors Leland Ryken Wheaton College (Illinois) Tremper Longman III Westminster Theological Seminary The Authors Fredrick Buechner Novelist John Sailhamer Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Wilson G. Baroody (deceased) Arizona State University William F. Gentrup Arizona State University Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis Indiana University Willard Van Antwerpen Indiana University Nancy Tischler The Pennsylvania Stat ..." |
 | | Windows to the World(2nd Edition) Literature in Christian Perspective by Leland Ryken Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1990 by W Pub Group ISBN-13: 978-0-945241-08-9, ISBN: 0-945241-08-9 |
 | | Words of Delight A Literary Introduction to the Bible by Leland Ryken Paperback, 382 Pages, Published 1988 by Baker Pub Group ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-7743-2, ISBN: 0-8010-7743-5 |
 | | The Legacy of the King James Bible(1st Edition) Celebrating 400 Years of the Most Influential English Translation by Dr Leland Ryken Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2011 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-1388-6, ISBN: 1-4335-1388-9 "英語 / Originally published in 1611, the King James Bible (KJB) remains the most recognizable piece of literature in the English-speaking world today. For over three centuries, it served as the standard English Bible and has, as such, exerted unparalleled influence on English and American culture in nearly every sphere—including education, law, literature, government, art, science, and religion. The Legacy of the King James Bible honors t ..." |
 | | The ESV and the English Bible Legacy(1st Edition) by Dr Leland Ryken, Leland Legacy Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2011 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-3066-1, ISBN: 1-4335-3066-X "Describes the chief characteristics of historic English Bible translation, and places the ESV in this classical stream.Modern Bible translations are at a crossroads as multiple translation philosophies argue that Bible translations ought to be done a certain way. So who’s right? And what has been the historic view of English Bible translators?Leland Ryken, an expert on the literature of the Bible, brings clarity to questions of how mode ..." |
 | | A Reader's Guide to Caspian(1st Edition) A Journey into C. S. Lewis's Narnia by Dr Leland Ryken, Marjorie Lamp Mead Paperback, 172 Pages, Published 2008 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3499-0, ISBN: 0-8308-3499-0 "Back into Narnia "Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, and it has been told in another book called The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe how they had a remarkable adventure." So begins C. S. Lewis's Prince Caspian and the children's second remarkable escapade into Narnia--a Narnia known but unknown, looking much different than it did in their first adventure. C. S. Lewis scholar Marjorie Lamp Me ..." |
 | | Redeeming the Time(1st Edition) A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure by Dr Leland Ryken, Baker Books, Leland Wilhoit Paperback, 301 Pages, Published 1995 by Baker Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8010-5169-2, ISBN: 0-8010-5169-X "A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure Leland Ryken. 88 Lessons from History Medieval Asceticism The Middle Ages produced little theorizing about leisure, but one development is important to my attempt later to integrate leisure with Christianity. I noted in an earlier chapter that leisure presupposes the legitimacy of pleasure. Aristotle, in fact, discussed leisure as part of the human quest for happiness, which he regarded as t ..." |
 | | Triumphs of the Imagination by Leland Ryken Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-85110-701-1, ISBN: 0-85110-701-X |
 | | Augustine's Confessions(1st Edition) (Christian Guides to the Classics) by Leland Ryken Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2015 by Crossway ISBN-13: 978-1-4335-4248-0, ISBN: 1-4335-4248-X "We’ve all heard about the classics and assume they’re great. Some of us have even read them on our own. But for those of us who remain a bit intimidated or simply want to get more out of our reading, Crossway’s Christian Guides to the Classics are here to help. In these short guidebooks, popular professor, author, and literary expert Leland Ryken takes you through some of the greatest literature in history while answering your question ..." |
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