"The sessions in this manual challenge young people to study with purpose, to read and proclaim the word with faith, and to live that word every moment"--Page 4 of cover

"The sessions in this manual challenge young people to study with purpose, to read and proclaim the word with faith, and to live that word every moment"--Page 4 of cover

The Following Jesus devotional contains 100 devotions, each of which includes a Bible verse, reflection question, and prayer that will help Christians grow to be more like Christ. Sections include: 1-Strengthen your Faith: God Loves and Saves Us, 2-Growing in Faith: Prayer, Bible Study & Church, 3-Sharing Your Faith: Spiritual Gifts, Giving & Evangelism, 4-Standing Strong: Fears, Doubt & Trust, and 5-Bolstering Your Faith: Reliability of the Christian Faith.

Start Your 30-Day Journey to Master the Bible. For many people—regardless of their level of experience—the Bible can seem intimidating. Maybe you've tried to read or learn about the Bible in the past and found it hard to understand. Maybe you've been reading it for years, but you still lack confidence when it comes to expressing what it says. Throughout the videos (DVD/video steaming sold separately) that accompany each of these six sessions—along with the interactions and exercises in this study guide—you will build a solid foundation of knowledge for understanding the most important book ever written. With author and pastor Max Anders, you'll have a complete understanding of the story of the Bible and its core teachings or doctrines in 30 days. Sessions include: An Overview of the Bible: Its Structure, its History, and its Promise The Early History of Israel: Patriarch–Kingdom Eras The Later History of Israel: Exile–Silence Eras The History of the Church: Gospel–Missions Eras The Great Doctrines: The Bible, God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and Angels The Great Doctrines: Man, Sin, Salvation, the Church, and Future Things Anders' simple-to-use, straightforward guide has been recommended by Bible teachers and pastors for over thirty years, and now he can join your Bible study and launch you on a journey of mastering the Bible so well that the Bible masters you. Designed for use with 30 Days to Understanding the Bible Video Study available on DVD or streaming video, sold separately.

Well-known educator Don Griggs has written an accessible, easy-to-understand overview of the Bible for adults who have--or fear they have--little or no Bible knowledge. In two volumes, one each for the Old and New Testaments, Griggs guides us through the Bible and introduces basic tools and skills for Bible study. Donald L. Griggs' popular volumes The Bible from Scratch: The Old Testament for Beginners and The Bible from Scratch: The New Testament for Beginners present basic themes, histories, personalities, and meanings of the Bible. A leader's guide and participant section are included for each book, making each volume an excellent resource for group or individual study.

The ScriptureWalk series is designed to engage Catholic youth in Bible study and reflection. Each of the eight 90-minute sessions in this ScriptureWalk manual contains Bible study and activities that build community, engage youth in discussion, and introduce creative forms of prayer. Each session includes a section called "Family Connection," which gives a short, family-based follow-up idea for the session. ScriptureWalk helps the Bible come alive for young people and is intended for use in youth group meetings, religious education programs, and retreats, and as a supplement to The Catholic Youth Bible�. ScriptureWalk Junior High: People of Promise includes sessions on what biblical figures teach us about spiritual growth, overcoming sin, promoting justice, facing persecution, and staying faithful.

"The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity investigates the various ways in which Orthodox Christian, i.e., Eastern and Oriental communities have received, shaped, and interpreted the Christian Bible. The handbook is divided into five parts, including the introduction ("Balancing Tradition with Modernity") that sets the tone and scope of the volume. Part I: Text The Orthodox Church has never codified the Septuagint or any other textual witnesses as its authoritative text. Textual fluidity and pluriformity, a characteristic of Orthodoxy, is demonstrated by the various ancient and modern Bible translations such as, Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, etc. Part II: Canon Unlike the Protestant and Roman-Catholic situations where the canon of the Bible, specifically the Old Testament canons which are "closed" and limited to 39 and 46 books, respectively, the Orthodox canon is "open-ended" consisting of 39 canonical books and 10 or more (e.g., Ethiopian canon) anaginoskomena "readable" books (Septuagint additions). Part III: Scripture within Tradition Unlike the classical Protestant view of sola scriptura and the Roman Catholic way of placing Scripture and Tradition on par as sources / means of divine revelation, the Orthodox view accords a central role to Scripture within Tradition, with the latter conceived not as a deposit of faith but rather as the Church's life through history. Part IV: Towards an Orthodox Hermeneutics and Part V: Looking to the Future The last two parts survey Orthodox "traditional" hermeneutics consisting mainly of patristic commentaries and liturgical interpretations found in hymnography and iconography, and the ways by which Orthodox biblical scholars balance these traditional hermeneutics with modern historical-critical approaches to the Bible"--