Old Testament Stories From The Back Side

Author : J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780687081868

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Old Testament Stories from the Back Side by J. Ellsworth Kalas Pdf

Brings a new perspective to selected Old Testament stories by exploring them from a unique starting point or from a different person's viewpoint. Chapter titles: The Second Sin; The Importance of Naming Joseph; Because My Mother Told Me; Moses' Midlife Crisis; Patron Saint of the Minority Report; Tragic Son, Tragic Father; Honey in the Lion; Beauty and the Beast; A Refugee at the King's Table; In Defense of Job's Wife; Jonah's Christmas Story; God Is Better Than His Plans. 12 Sessions with a leader's guide.

Author : Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426728648

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Old Testament Stories from the Back Side by Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Pdf

Using an approach similar to that in his book Parables from the Back Side, popular author J. Ellsworth Kalas brings a new perspective to selected Old Testament stories by approaching them from the “back side”—through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new “lens,” or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Chapter titles and Scripture: “The Second Sin” (Genesis 3:1-13); “The Importance of Naming Joseph” (Genesis 30:22-24); “Because My Mother Told Me” (Exodus 2:1-10); “Moses’ Midlife Crisis” (Exodus 2:11-22); “Patron Saint of the Minority Report” (Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33); “Tragic Son, Tragic Father” (Judges 11:1-6, 30-35); “Honey in the Lion” (Judges 14:5-14); “Beauty and the Beast” (1 Samuel 25:2-42); “A Refugee at the King’s Table” (2 Samuel 9:1-13); “In Defense of Job’s Wife” (Job 2:1-10); “Jonah’s Christmas Story” (Jonah 3:1-6, 10; Matthew 12:38-42); “God Is Better Than His Plans” (Ruth 1:1-5; 4:13-17). Includes 12 Sessions with a study guide.

Author : Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426728600

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New Testament Stories from the Back Side by Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Pdf

Using an approach similar to his other "Back Side" books, J. Ellsworth Kalas opens up new possibilities of insight into selected New Testament stories by entering them through the "back side" -- through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new "lens", or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Includes 12 stories and a study guide.

Author : Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426723445

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Parables from the Back Side Volume 1 by Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Pdf

Offers a new understanding of twelve of Jesus' parables by viewing them through the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. Chapter titles: When the Good Samaritan Is Bad News; God Called a Party, but Nobody Came; The Timid Soul; The Seasons of the Soil; The Sad Story of the Embarrassed Farmers; Love Always Wins...Sometimes; Why Doesn't God Like Religious People?; Pardon My Insistence; The Prodigal Who Stayed at Home; A Case for the Un-hired Hand; Moses and the Fig Tree; I Wish I Could Sell You More. 12 Sessions, with a leader's guide.

Author : J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Dimensions For Living
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0687004667

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Old Testament Stories from the Back Side by J. Ellsworth Kalas Pdf

Author : J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780687056972

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Parables from the Back Side Volume 1 by J. Ellsworth Kalas Pdf

Includes Meet J. Ellsworth Kalas and 12 weekly sessions (10 minutes each) that examine the chapters of the book Parables from the back side: Bible stories with a twist.

Author : J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780687740413

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Parables from the Back Side Volume 2 by J. Ellsworth Kalas Pdf

J. Ellsworth Kalas presents new insight into twelve of Jesus' parables by entering them through a unique starting point, a creative retelling, a new "lens," or the eyes of a minor or unsympathetic character. A study guide is included. Chapters include: The Value of the House - Matthew 7:24-27 The Man Who Talked with His Soul - Luke 12:13-21 What Chance Does an Average Sinner Have? - Luke 7:36-48 The Importance of Downward Mobility - Luke 14:7-14 The Danger of Being Good and Empty - Matthew 12:43-45 Risky Business - Matthew 13:45-46 Miracles Can Be Overrated - Luke 16:19-31 Second Chance for a Poor Manager - Luke 16:1-13 A Laugh and a Prayer - Luke 11:5-13, 18:1-8 It Happens While We Sleep - Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Importance of Being Dressed for the Party - Matthew 22:1-14 The Genius of Effective Waiting - Luke 12:32-40

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible stories, English
ISBN : 0709721439

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Stories from the Bible for Children by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mary Tucker
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781420670585

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Bible Stories & Crafts: Old Testament by Mary Tucker Pdf

Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments are presented in creative ways to help children understand God's work and His presence in their everyday lives. Each story is accompanied by discussion questions, a memory verse, and a fun craft activity.

Author : Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426724923

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The Ten Commandments from the Back Side by Dr. J. Ellsworth Kalas Pdf

In this study, Kalas opens up new possibilities of insight into the familiar Ten Commandments by restating them in the positive and showing how they were intended to make life richer and more fulfilling. Kalas uses contemporary illustrations and personal experience to show how these timeless laws give us an appetite for divine excellence. Includes study guide, 10 sessions.

Author : V. Gilbert Beers,Ronald A. Beers
Publisher : Christian Art Kids
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781432106133

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The Big Book of All-Time Favorite Bible Stories (eBook) by V. Gilbert Beers,Ronald A. Beers Pdf

Now you can enjoy sharing with your children all the wonderful Bible stories you loved as a child. This book includes stories of unforgettable characters, like Noah, Jacob and Esau, Joseph, David and Goliath, Esther, and Paul. It tells of dramatic events such as the great flood, Jonah and the fish, Daniel and the lions, and Jesus feeding 5,000 people with only 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread. It shares wonderful truths like the birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, the Last Supper and the receiving of the Holy Spirit. THE BIG BOOK OF ALL-TIME FAVORITE BIBLE STORIES is destined to become a well-loved addition to your children’s library. It will teach them to love God with all their heart and soul.

Author : William Lane Craig
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433501159

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Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig Pdf

This updated edition by one of the world's leading apologists presents a systematic, positive case for Christianity that reflects the latest work in the contemporary hard sciences and humanities. Brilliant and accessible.

Author : Dennis Ronald MacDonald,Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins Dennis R MacDonald
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300080123

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The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark by Dennis Ronald MacDonald,Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins Dennis R MacDonald Pdf

In this groundbreaking book, Dennis R. MacDonald offers an entirely new view of the New Testament gospel of Mark. The author of the earliest gospel was not writing history, nor was he merely recording tradition, MacDonald argues. Close reading and careful analysis show that Mark borrowed extensively from the Odyssey and the Iliad and that he wanted his readers to recognise the Homeric antecedents in Mark's story of Jesus. Mark was composing a prose anti-epic, MacDonald says, presenting Jesus as a suffering hero modeled after but far superior to traditional Greek heroes. Much like Odysseus, Mark's Jesus sails the seas with uncomprehending companions, encounters preternatural opponents, and suffers many things before confronting rivals who have made his house a den of thieves. In his death and burial, Jesus emulates Hector, although unlike Hector Jesus leaves his tomb empty. Mark's minor characters, too, recall Homeric predecessors: Bartimaeus emulates Tiresias; Joseph of Arimathea, Priam; and the women at the tomb, Helen, Hecuba, and Andromache. And, entire episodes in Mark mirror Homeric episodes, including stilling the sea, walking on water, feeding the multitudes, the Triumphal E

Author : Rutherford H. Platt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1955821461

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Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden by Rutherford H. Platt Pdf

What books were left out of the Bible and why? First issued in 1926, this is the most popular collection of apocryphal and pseudepigraphal literature ever published. Here, in one place, are the infancy gospels, the letter of Jesus to Abgarus, the Gospel of Nicodemus, the Legends of Paul and Thecla, the Epistles of Clement and Barnabus, the Shepherd of Hermas, the Books of Adam and Eve, the Secrets of Enoch, the Psalms and Odes of Solomon, the many Testaments of the Patriarchs, and many more ancient books which were highly revered, but ultimately left out of the Bible.

Author : Victoria Parker
Publisher : Miles Kelly Publishing
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781848103979

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David and Goliath and Other Bible Stories by Victoria Parker Pdf

This is a selection of Old Testament Bible stories for children. Read about the battle of Jericho, Samson and Delilah and King Solomon's magnificent people.