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St. Paul: Jubilee Year of the Apostle Paul Edition: A Bible Study for Catholics
Mitch Pacwa
Our Sunday Visitor, 2008
St. Paul study Guide Great!
Knowing Fr. Mitch Pacwa from EWTN I figured this would be a good study guide...but I was wrong. IT'S AN AWESOME STUDY GUIDE! In fact, it became such a good resource that we've ordered 25 books for the prayer and Bible study group at my Church. It's the perfect study ...
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What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity?
N. T. Wright
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1997
Great Explanation and Defense of New Perspective
This book is a well written explanation and defense of the New Perspective on Paul. Wright breaks down Paul's theology in a way that makes sense of his background as a first century Jewish Pharisee. He indeed shows that Paul's theology is not a new faith as a mixture ...
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The Gospel of Mary of Magdala: Jesus and the First Woman Apostle
Karen L. King
Polebridge Press, 2003
interesting
very inetersting and informative - well wriiten - easy to follow with many historical references -loved learning something new - highly recommended -thank you.
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Dictionary of Paul and His Letters (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin
InterVarsity Press, 1993
Excellent Reference for Modern Pauline Scholarship.
`The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters' is a superb reference source if your primary objective is the study of Paul's writings. As a one-volume source, unlike, for example, the six volume Anchor Bible Dictionary, it is a far less expensive reference of all Pauline ...
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Twelve Ordinary Men
John MacArthur
Thomas Nelson, 2002
Excellent and highly informative
This is another great work of expository teaching by Dr. John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church and the president of Grace to You radio ministry. In this book, Dr. MacArthur looks at Jesus's twelve disciples. You've heard their names, but what exactly do you ...
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Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church
Pope Benedict XVI
Ignatius Press, 2007
Insightful and heartfelt
Once again, Pope Benedict's talents for brilliant insight and concise communication are made evident in this book. "Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church" is as profound as it is accessible. Benedict demonstrates, as expected, that he is not only a scholar, but a ...
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Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit (Great Lives from God's Word, Volume 6)
Charles R. Swindoll
Thomas Nelson, 2002
Yo, Dear consumer, Fellow
oh yeah, this book is wonderfull. Turned me into something like a Pauline. It gives great illustrations and its quite a good read; what I really got out of it was how Swindoll shows you a real person. Not just Paul the Apostle, not just him as one of the sons of ...
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The Apostles
Pope Benedict XVI
Our Sunday Visitor, 2007
The Apostles
I consider that nowadays Pope Benedict XVI is currently "an universal moral reference" for mankind, the Catholic Church is all over the world the only one of churches growing vigorously among the young and the intellectuals .. The message of Jesus is as fresh as always ...
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To Live Is Christ
Beth Moore
B&H Books, 2008
Awesome writer
I first became aware of the vibrancy of Beth Moore's teachings at my church's women's group. What an awesome teacher of God's word she is,and this book did not disappoint me. Beth takes a look at the life of Paul, from his birth, conversion from a zealous Jew to a ...
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The Gospel According to St. Paul: Meditations on His Life and Letters
Carlo Maria Martini
Word Among Us Press, 2008
The Gospel according to St. Paul
Cardinal Martini has provided a special meditation on St. Paul especially useful for the Holy Year dedicated to St. Paul. I have enjoyed many of Cardinal Martini's books over the years.
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John's Story (The Jesus Chronicles, Book 1)
Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Berkley Trade, 2007
John's Heart for the Church
This fictional piece is about a great man of the early church. It tells of his heart for a huge work left to him to protect and defend the struggling church. John deals with false teachings and jail as he boldly proclaims the truth about what God wants for His family ...
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Study Guide for the Apostles by Pope Benedict XVI
Amy Welborn
Our Sunday Visitor, 2007
"The Apostles (9781592764051)" presents the basis of the Catholic Church founded by Jesus Christ on the Apostles. Here the Holy Father presents the foundation for our belief from Biblical and historical records so that Catholics and other Christians can have a better understanding of why the Church exists and its connection to Jesus. A ...
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The Apostle: A Life of Paul
John Pollock
Chariot Victor Publishing, 1994
Good Biography on the Apostle Paul
John Pollock has written what I believe to be an excellent biography on one of the most influential people (behind Jesus Christ, of course!) of the Bible - Paul formerly known as Saul of Tarsus.
Throughout the book Pollock includes biblical stories of Paul's ...
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Paul Apostle of the Heart Set Free
Frederick Fyvie Bruce
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000
Wow, this book is great
I'm about half way thru this book. It is filled with info you need to know: the history of the early church; Roman politics, laws; what the Sanhedrin could/could not do; political/theological battles between the Pharisee and the Saducees; politics of Stephens death; ...
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The Beloved Disciple: Following John to the Heart of Jesus
Beth Moore, Dale McCleskey
B&H Publishing Group, 2003
John, The Beloved Disciple
Great insight into John, the one whom Jesus loved, as he calls himself, the author of Revelation. You see he and the others as they walk beside Jesus, growing in their faith in Him. Jesus revealed as they see Him.
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