Are all the moral commands of the Bible meant to be obeyed exactly for all time, or are there some that need to be adapted for our modern world? David Instone-Brewer helps answer this question by showing how the Bible’s moral commands were understood in their ancient cultural context. The more we understand what God and the biblical authors intended to communicate to the original audience, the better we will be able to make sense of how to apply those commands today.

In Church Doctrine and the Bible, biblical scholar David Instone-Brewer applies his expertise in first-century backgrounds and culture to popular Christian doctrines. Peeling away thousands of years of theological development reveals how the Bible's original hearers would have understood these doctrines and helps us resolve some of our doctrinal disputes and misunderstandings. Through this process, Instone-Brewer answers the question, "is this doctrine biblical?"

Science and the Bible are often pitted against each other. Instead, what if we saw them as friends? In Science and the Bible, David Instone-Brewer takes a refreshing and non-antagonistic approach, asking how science can aid our interpretation of the Bible. In short, readable chapters, Science and the Bible enables the curious layperson to reread the Bible with fresh perspectives from modern scientific insights.

The Lexham Press Bible Study Essentials Bundle includes everything you need to take your Bible study to the next level. Keeping your resolution to study the Bible is easier than ever with year-long reading plans and amazing designed-for-digital resources from Lexham Press.

David Instone-Brewer looks closely at the biblical texts on divorce and remarriage in light of the first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman world. He shows that the original audience of the New Testament heard these teachings differently than we do. By carefully exploring the background literature of the Old Testament, the ancient Near East, and especially ancient Judaism, he constructs a biblical view of divorce and remarriage that is wider in scope than present-day readings.

The Traditions of the Rabbis from the Era of the New Testament collection provides significant insights into Jewish thought and practice prior to the destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70. These volumes present rabbinic sources relating to prayer, agriculture, feasts, and Sabbaths. Author David Instone-Brewer thoroughly discusses the meaning and importance of each rabbinic tradition for Second Temple Judaism, and also analyzes their presence in the New Testament writings. Students of Judaism and Christianity, as well as anyone interested in Old Testament scholarship, will find this collection a useful reference work.

Explore the words of Jesus through the context of His conversations with other Jews. From the role of ancient rabbis and rabbinic literature to portrayals of Jesus in the Talmud, Dr. Instone-Brewer reveals how Jesus’ teachings were influenced by His Jewish life. We see Jesus attending the Jewish festivals, interacting with the Jewish leaders and laypeople and teaching them about the Father that He came from, was representing, and was going back to.

Dr. David Instone-Brewer examines how marriage, divorce, polygamy, homosexuality and other topics are addressed in the Bible by looking at both the text of Scripture and the context in which Scripture was written. “Translating from Hebrew or the Greek into English is only half of the job of translation,” he says. “You also have to translate the context that it came from.”

Reflecting on the Word: Video Devotionals (Year C) consists of forty-three video devotionals from top biblical and theological scholars. The passages are keyed to seasons of the church year, allowing you to work through the reflections in sequence or in any order you prefer. Each segment includes a Scripture passage read aloud followed by a reflection. Questions at the end of each reflection allow you to respond to the material.

This four-course bundle takes a closer look at the Jesus of the New Testament. In NT390 Jesus as Rabbi, you’ll explore the words of Christ through the context of his conversations with other Jews, and compare them to rabbinical teaching of the first century. In NT201 The Cultural World of the New Testament you’ll examine the environment of early Christians as they broke the rules of society for the sake of the gospel. In NT252 Parables of Jesus you’ll learn how to interpret the parables of Jesus, taking into account their images, themes, and applications for modern readers. And in NT313 Jesus and the Witness of the Outsiders you’ll focus on what extra-biblical sources say about Jesus, what they reveal about the life of Christ, and how Jesus was perceived by early non-Christian witnesses.

The Reflecting on the Word: Video Devotionals Bundle consists of video devotionals from top biblical and theological scholars organized around the church calendar. The passages are keyed to seasons of the church year, allowing you to work through the reflections in sequence or in any order you prefer. Each segment includes a Scripture passage read aloud followed by a reflection. Questions at the end of each reflection allow you to respond to the material. The bundle includes three separate resources: Year A, Year B, and Year C.

¿Todos los mandamientos morales de la Biblia están destinados a ser obedecidos exactamente en todo momento, o hay algunos que deben adaptarse a nuestro mundo moderno? Las Escrituras contienen mucha orientación sobre cuestiones éticas, incluidas declaraciones sobre la poligamia, la esclavitud, el divorcio, el sexo y otras cosas que suenan extrañas a nuestros oídos modernos. Incluso los cristianos, que creen que la Biblia es la palabra de Dios, no están de acuerdo sobre si las mujeres deben cubrirse la cabeza, si los cristianos pueden mentir, si las mujeres deben predicar.....

Will God allow me to divorce my abusive husband?Would it be a sin if I remarried?Divorce and remarriage are major pastoral issues facing every church. Yet when we turn to Scripture for guidance, we often hear conflicting messages about its teachings. David Instone-Brewer shows how, when properly understood, the New Testament provides faithful, realistic and wise guidance of crucial importance and practical help for the church today.

The author's aim is to help thinking lay persons and people preparing sermons to apply NT ethics within a modern culture, while still remaining faithful to the text - by taking into account the ancient culture. This is high quality scholarship at a very accessible level. Over the centuries Jesus's teaching on ethical matters has often become muted and distorted. This book sets the matter straight. Here are 30 areas of ethical debate: in each context Jesus offered insights which would have left…

Explore las palabras de Jesús a través del contexto de sus conversaciones con otros judíos. Desde el papel de los antiguos rabinos y la literatura rabínica hasta las representaciones de Jesús en el Talmud, el Dr. Instone-Brewer revela cómo las enseñanzas de Jesús fueron influenciadas por su vida judía. Vemos a Jesús asistiendo a las fiestas judías, interactuando con los líderes y laicos judíos y enseñándoles sobre el Padre del que venía, al que representaba y al que volvía.

Ancient Jewish and Christian literature provides a valuable context for biblical study. The resources included in the Ancient Literature Feature Expansion, L gathers together content that will populate the Ancient Literature guide section within Logos. The Ancient Literature section appears in the Passage Guide and Exegetical Guide. Given a biblical passage, it returns related texts in the literature that surrounds the Bible: Ancient near-eastern, Hellenistic, and other Jewish Source materials, among others. Logos searches the resources in your library to find references to a biblical passage, whether it’s a quotation, an allusion, or on the same topic. This collection includes everything in the Ancient Literature Feature Expansion, M as well more than twenty additional resources to help expand your studies.

The study and research tools in Logos Bible Software are sometimes only as good as the library that comes with them. The larger your library, the more effective you can be in your study of the Bible. Whether you are working with the Factbook, Passage Guide or the Exegetical Guide, the resources in your library, commentaries, grammars, dictionaries, and reference works, are the fuel that drive all the best features in Logos Bible Software. With over fifteen hundred reference works, Master Feature Collection gives you everything you need to make the most of your sermon writing, bible study, exegesis, and research.

Esta es la segunda colección más completa de estudios académicos para tu formación ministerial. Cuenta con 33 cursos (185 horas de enseñanza) que incluyen: Interpretación bíblica, Estudio del Nuevo Testamento, Teología, Educación cristiana, Apologética, Estudios del Antiguo Testamento, Cuidado y Teología pastoral, Misiones, Predicación, Consejería y Desarrollo profesional y personal. Cuenta con un elenco de catedráticos y expertos en ministerio entre los que se encuentran: El Dr. Darrell L. Bock, Dr. Douglas J. Moo, el Dr. John M. Frame, el Dr. Mark Futato entre otros. Y recuerda, estos cursos no son solo videos, se integran perfectamente con el sistema Logos por lo que se pueden acceder tanto en tu computadora como en la web y tus dispositivos móviles tanto visualmente en audio o por lectura. Incluyen además guías de bibliografía suplementaria para expandir la enseñanza.

The Lexham Press Apologetics & Worldviews Bundle includes 14 volumes of resources created to equip you with answers to some of Christianity’s most common objections. This bundle is perfect for anyone looking to strengthen their faith, while also providing strong, clear responses to difficult questions.

The Eerdmans Biblical Studies collection offers 10 volumes designed to enhance your biblical and theological studies. This collection supports Bible study in both breadth and depth. Study the Bible in its entirety—survey the content of all the biblical books, explore connecting themes, investigate the cultural contexts, learn about each and every person mentioned in the Bible, and understand how the Bible was written. Go deeper with topical studies—delve into Scripture about the sacredness of human life, learn about the range and nature of the Holy Spirit’s gifts, understand how Scripture speaks about God’s character, analyze biblical perspectives on same-sex relationships, and apply biblical teachings on marriage to the modern world. Perfect for preachers, teachers, and students, the Eerdmans Biblical Studies collection equips you for thorough study.

Strengthen your marriage with the 3-course Sex and Marriage Bundle. In Do This Not That to Transform Your Marriage (PD151), Dr. Stephen Arterburn provides practical advice for strengthening your marriage. He lists seven things you should stop doing and seven things you should start doing to improve your marriage. In Understanding and Living with Sexual Integrity (PD161), Dr. Arterburn walks through sensitive issues of lust and sexual temptation. He looks at issues that might lie behind these problems and provides ways to fight against them. In Biblical Sexual Ethics (BI390), Dr. David Instone-Brewer explores how the Bible addresses important matters of sexual purity including marriage and divorce. You’ll see how ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman practices compared with Biblical teaching and be better equipped to apply these teachings to your own life.

David Instone-Brewer examines primary source texts relating to these subjects. Topics of in-depth analysis include the Sabbath, communities for the Sabbath, Passovers, Temple tax, and the Day of Atonement. For each rabbinic tradition considered, the supporting Hebrew source text is provided alongside an English translation.

In the Biblical Interpretation: Advanced Study Bundle you will comprehensively study the rich field of biblical interpretation and will be equipped with tools to study the Bible effectively. You’ll explore how we got the Old and New Testaments, how sexual ethics are addressed in the Bible, and how to study, interpret, and apply the Scriptures with twelve logical steps.

The resources included in the Systematic Theology Collection works in conjunction with the Systematic Theology Cross-References Dataset to bring these resources to the Passage Guide. Study a passage, and the Systematic Theologies section reports where your systematic theologies refer to the verse, and further organizes them by denomination and category of systematic study. Whether the verse is used in section reporting soteriological beliefs or in the prolegomena, you’ll see before digging in. And with so many systematic theologies for Logos to search through, you’ll never miss a verses’ use in theological proof in any denomination.

Sexuality and Gender are incredibly complex issues facing the church and society. In this book and course bundle from Lexham Press and Logos Mobile Education, you will engage with a number of critical issues surrounding these topics. These three books and three courses include theologically and biblically rich studies on sexual ethics, homosexuality, transgenderism, and .

The Eerdmans Biblical Studies collection offers 26 volumes designed to enhance your biblical and theological studies. This collection supports Bible study in both breadth and depth and equips you to engage the major themes and questions perplexing biblical scholars today. Study the Bible in its entirety—survey the content of all the biblical books, explore connecting themes, investigate the cultural contexts, learn about each and every person mentioned in the Bible, and understand how the Bible was written. Go deeper with topical studies, examine key texts, and delve into important contemporary questions, and apply biblical teachings to the modern world.

Dr. David Instone-Brewer examines how marriage, divorce, polygamy, homosexuality and other topics are addressed in the Bible by looking at both the text of Scripture and the context in which Scripture was written. “Translating from Hebrew or the Greek into English is only half of the job of translation,” he says. “You also have to translate the context that it came from.”

David Instone-Brewer examines primary source texts relating to these subjects. The first section includes texts dealing with when and how to recite the Shema, the Eighteen Benedictions, and other blessings and prayers. The second section contains texts on a wide variety of considerations related to agriculture, including the “leftovers” to which the poor were entitled, tithing, “mixed” foods and other products, Sabbath Year activities, and offerings. For each rabbinic tradition considered, the supporting Hebrew source text is provided alongside an English translation.

The Logos 6 Legacy Libraries reintroduce the classic libraries of Logos 6. This library is offered without features and datasets, making it the perfect standalone collection of resources to help grow your library, including academic reference works and original language resources.

The Master Collection is the complete library to-date from Lexham Press, including 602 resources built from the ground up to take advantage of the power of Logos Bible Software. Lexham Press is devoted to advancing scholarship and equipping the church. Our goal is to help you interact with Scripture by engaging with incredible resources. Interconnected resources. Multimedia assets. Feature integration. All woven into biblically grounded content for your research, sermon prep, and personal devotions.