Adam, Eve, And The Serpent

Sex And Politics In Early Christianity

BY ELAINE PAGELS
Explores ideas about human nature, moral freedom, and sexuality in the first four centuries after Christ. Pagels links these religious roots of western sexual attitudes to womens lower status through the centuries.

Vintage 1989 224 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

Approaching The Gospels Together

BY MARY MORRISON
Suggestions for a lively, searching study of the gospels, using Sharman's Records of the Life of Jesus as the study text.

Pendle Hill 1986 157 PP. Cloth

$15.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Authentic Teaching Of Jesus

A Very Literal, Less Anthropomorhic Translation

TRANSLATED BY JOHN MICHAEL WINE
Personal Note: I've striven to be faithful to the text, but one's life experience certainly makes itself felt during the translation process. As a member of an unprogrammed Friends Meeting, I work to be true to the historic Quaker testimonies. Peace, Equality, Integrity, Simplicity. I believe these values are at the core of Jesus' message as found in the New Testament. Disclaimer: Though I've taken under graduate as well as seminary level courses in NT Greek, I make no claim to be an authority in the ancient Koine tongue.- The Translator. An inspired and new reading of the New Testament starting from the origional language showing the nuances of so many words.

Create Space 2012 72 PP. Paper

$11.85 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Blue Parakeet

Rethinking How You Read The Bible

BY SCOT MCKNIGHT
Parakeets make delightful pets. We cage them or clip their wings to keep them where we want them. Scot McKnight contends that many, conservatives and liberals alike, attempt the same thing with the Bible. We all try to tame it. Here McKnight challenges al flvors of Christian to rethink how they read the Bible, to see it as a Story that we are summoned to enter and to carry forward in our day.

Zondervan 2008 236 PP. Cloth

$18.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

But I Tell You

BY KAREN OBERST
Integrating a detailed discussion and the original text, this is a refreshing and modern study of The Sermon on the Mount - the most popular part of the bible for many Quakers. A good resource by a Quaker author from the evangelical tradition. For personal or group study.

Barclay Press 2007 244 PP. Paper

$19.00 (in stock)

Connecting With God

A Spiritual Formation Guide

BY LYNDA GRAYBEAL, JULIA ROLLER
Examines some of the many portrayals of how God has communicated with individuals in the Bible and throughout history. From Adam and Eve in Genesis 1-11 to Jacob wrestling with God, from hearing God through visions and dreams like Teresa of Avila to experiencing communion with God through nature like Francis of Assisi, this guide helps show the different ways God has communicated with people throughout the ages and guides the reader into an experience of individual interaction with God.

HarperOne 2006 144 PP. Paper

$11.95 (in stock)

Encuentro Con Las Escrituras

Como Los Primeros Amigos

BY MICHAEL BIRKEL, TRANSLATED BY DINORA UVALLE-VAZQUEZ
This is an abridged translation of Engaging Scripture: Reading The Bible With Early Friends, in which Michael Birkel invites readers into the meditative way early Friends read the Bible through a close study of early Quaker writings. His own experience encourages contemporary readers to enter scripture through this contemplative Quaker approach, which - like the ancient practice of lectio divina - challenges the reader to be not only informed, but transformed.

Friends United Press 2007 67 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Engaging Scripture

Reading The Bible With Early Friends

BY MICHAEL BIRKEL, FOREWORD BY BASIL PENNINGTON
In Engaging Scripture, Michael Birkel invites readers into the meditative way early Friends read the Bible through a close study of early Quaker writings. His own experience encourages contemporary readers to enter scripture through this contemplative Quaker approach, which-like the ancient practice of lectio divina-challenges the reader to be not only informed, but transformed.

Friends United Press 2005 152 PP. Paper

$12.00 (in stock)

Finding Our Way In The Bible

BY DOROTHY REICHARDT
Eight 2-hour units cover the sweep of history and variety of literature in the Bible. Includes a section on sharing feelings about the Bible, historical charts, references to George Fox's Journal, meditations on listening to God, and discussion questions. Used in QSP (Quaker Studies Program).

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1991 Looseleaf

$12.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

A Fresh Look At The Gospels

BY MARY MORRISON
Not a Pendle Hill Pamphlet. Taken from the introduction to her book Approaching the Gospels together. This is short guide to Morrison's ideas on studying the New Testament.

Pendle Hill 1986 26 PP. Paper

$2.00 (in stock)

In The Beginning

A New Interpretation Of Genesis

BY KAREN ARMSTRONG
As the foundation stone of the Jewish and Christian scriptures, The Book of Genesis unfolds some of the most arresting stories of world literature--the Creation; Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel; the sacrifice of Isaac. Yet the meaning of Genesis remains enigmatic. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly acclaimed bestseller A History of God, brilliantly illuminates the mysteries and profundities of this mystifying work.

Ballantine 1996 195 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Let Us See What Love Can Do

A Bible Study Based On Romans 12

BY ANNE THOMAS
Anne's usual sensitive and creative approach is applied here to Paul's "Letter to the Romans," for private meditation or group study.

Argenta 1986 50 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #5

The Acts Of The Apostles

BY DENNIS HAMM
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 135 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #4

The Gospel According To John And The Johannine Letters

BY SCOTT LEWIS
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 130 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #3

The Gospel According To Luke

BY JEROME KODELL
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will alldow it to speak authentically to you, then this series willserve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 168 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #2

The Gospel According To Mark

BY MARIE NOONAN-SABIN
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical press 2006 160 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #1

The Gospel According To Matthew

BY BARBARA REID
Required for the 2008 Gathering Workshop #20. The Gospel of Matthew (Gail Thomas). Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 160 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

Paul Among The People

The Apostle Reinterpreted And Reimagined In His Own Time

BY SARAH RUDEN
Looks at the letters of Paul against the background of ancient Greek and Roman literature, especially the bawdy and comic works Biblical scholars tend not to know. Quaker scholar & Poet Sarah Ruden translates passages from these works and sets them beside famous and controversial passages of Paul and some modern interpretations. Using the early texts to explain important words, ideas, customs and institutions, she shows what Paul was likely reacting against and trying to say on such subjects as pleasure, homosexuality, women, slavery, the state, and love. She makes Paul real in his own world.

Pantheon 2011 214 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

The Quaker Bible Reader

EDITED BY PAUL BUCKLEY AND STEPHEN ANGELL
Thirteen very different Quakers look at portions of scripture, describe what they find, and how they found it. Their goal is to encourage every Friend to engage the Bible, "not passively accepting someone else's interpretation; not looking for 'the good parts' and skipping the rest; not contorting scripture to support pre-determined ideas - but entering into a dialog with this ancient book, exploring your own assumptions about God, and deepening your relationship with the divine." - Marty Paxson Grundy Contributors include John Punshon, Howard Macy, Beckey Phipps, Esther Mombo, Anthony Prete, and Deborah Shaw.

Earlham School of Religion 2006 310 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

The Rapture Exposed

The Message Of Hope In The Book Of Revelation

BY BARBARA ROSSING
The idea of "The Rapture" - the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth - is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible's Book of Revelation and a jumping-off point for the bestselling "Left Behind" series of books. This interpretation, based on a psychology of fear and destruction, guides the daily acts of thousands if not millions of people worldwide. In The Rapture Exposed, Barbara Rossing argues that this script for the world's future is nothing more than a disingenuous distortion of the Bible. The truth, Rossing argues, is that Revelation offers a vision of God's healing love for the world.

Basic Books 2004 222 PP. Paper

$15.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Records Of The Life Of Jesus

BY HENRY BURTON SHARMAN
A masterly presentation side by side on the page of the complete text of the four Gospels, this resource simplifies the processes of comparing and understanding the Gospels. Used with Mary Morrison's approaching the Gospels together.

Guild for Psychological studies 1991 289 PP. Cloth

$18.75 (in stock)

The Riddles Of The Fourth Gospel

An Introduction To John

BY PAUL N ANDERSON
Paul Anderson is the leading Quaker bible scholar. Here he looks at the literary, historical, and theological aspects of the Fourth Gospel., evaluating methods others have used and looking at questions of the Gospels authorship and composition in relation to the other synoptic gospels.

Fortress 2011 288 PP. Paper

$22.00 (in stock)

Sex Texts From The Bible

Selections Annotated & Explained

SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BY TERESA HORNSBY
Discover what the Bible says about sex - with no previous background in theology or religious history. This SkyLight book offers insightful and engaging commentary that explains the historical context and religious worldviews of those who wrote the Bible as well as the role their perspectives play in current social debates. The book encourages you to form your own opinion about what the Bible has to say about sex and gain a deeper understanding of your own sexuality

Skylight Paths 2007 172 PP. Paper

$16.99 (in stock)

Sins Of Scripture

Exposing The Bibles Texts Of Hate To Reveal The God Of Love

BY JOHN SHELBY SPONG
Bishop John Shelby Spong boldly approaches those texts that have been used through history to justify the denigration or persecution of others while carrying with them the implied and imposed authority of the claim that they were the "Word of God." As he exposes and challenges what he calls the "terrible texts of the Bible," laying bare the evil done by these texts in the name of God, he also seeks to redeem these texts, hoping to recover their ultimate depth and purpose. Spong looks specifically at texts used to justify homophobia, anti-Semitism, treating women as second-class humans, corporal punishment, and environmental degradation.

HarperSanFrancisco 2006 336 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

The Spirituality Of The Psalms

BY WALTER BRUEGGEMANN
Walter Brueggemann divides his short book into four sections: "The Psalms and the Seasons of Life," "The Psalms of Disorientation," "The Psalms of New Orientation," and "Spirituality and God's Justice." Brueggemann shows the reader the sheer vibrancy of the psalms as a practical approach to faith in today's world and he re-evaluates them in light of literary criticism and liberation theology particularly reflected in quotes from the works of John Updike and Jose Miranda.

Fortress Press 2001 76 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

What Does An Angel Look Like? Six Meditations For Christmas

BY JOSHUA BROWN
Joshua Brown serves as pastor at West Richmond Friends Meeting in Richmond and taught at Earlham School of Religion. Here he takes a fresh look at the familiar Advent readings. What if we could strip all of the "extras" away? What if we could go back and hear the Christmas story for the first time? Could the story have worked out in a different way? What would have happened if Mary had said, "No!"? Do we hear what the prophets were really saying? What happens when Christmas Day is over and we have to go on with our lives?

Good Read Press 2000 69 PP. Paper

$9.95 (in stock)