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A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible is consideration of the Bible from a literary perspective, reflecting contemporary interest in the academic wor...
To truly understand God's Word, we must know both what it says (content) and how it says it (form). This accessible guide features over 250 alphabetic...
We've all heard about the classics and assume they're great. Some of us have even read them on our own. But for those of us who remain a bit intimidat...
Guides readers through the last of Shakespeare's magnificent tragedies, Macbeth, and explores the keys to virtuous behavior as well as the psychology ...
The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing
The Christian Imagination brings together in a single source the best that has been written about the relationship between literature and the Christia...
A Guided Literary Study of New Testament Epistles
This is the third of a six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature. As with the first two volumes ( How Bible Stories Work and Sweeter Th...
A Treasury of Classic Devotional Poems
Christians throughout the ages have written poetry as a way to commune with and teach about God, communicating rich truths and enduring beauty through...
A Guided Study of Biblical Poetry
This is the second of a projected six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature (the first volume being How Bible Stories Work). An expert ...
A Literary Introduction to the Bible
In this introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama, de...
A guide to the literary aspects of the Bible, this book surveys such biblical forms as narrative, poetry, proverb, gospel, parable, and epistle. It al...
Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World Literature
This one-of-a-kind resource introduces pastors and seminarians to wisdom found in literary classics that can shape their ministries today....
The Puritans As They Really Were
"Ryken's Worldly Saints offers a fine introduction to seventeenth-century Puritanism in its English and American contexts. The work is rich in quotati...
We{u2019}ve all heard about the classics and assume they{u2019}re great. Some of us have even read them on our own. But for those of us who remain a b...
A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure
A fully developed biblical perspective of work and leisure finds the holistic balance missing from today in Puritan enjoyment of both as important to ...
In this collection of literary introductions to every book of the Bible, renowned literary scholar Leland Ryken helps readers navigate the genres and ...
An Evangelical Life
For the last 60 years, J. I. Packer has exerted a steady and remarkable influence on evangelical theology and practice. His many books, articles, and ...
A Closer Look at Their Spiritual and Poetic Meaning
Providing literary analysis and historical background, Leland Ryken invites us to experience great hymns as powerful works of devotional poetrysavorin...
Guides readers through the paramount epic in the English language, Milton's Paradise Lost, and showcases Milton's understanding of crime and punishmen...
Preaching the Literary Artistry and Genres of the Bible
Douglas Sean O'Donnell and Leland Ryken give pastors tools to better understand the literary nature of Scripture in order to give sermons that are int...
"Slow down and enjoy great hymns in a new way with Leland Ryken as your literary and historical guide. These works of devotional poetry contain rich a...
Leads readers through Bunyan's classic Christian allegory, The Pilgrim's Progress, with insights into the nature of faith, the reality of temptation, ...
Understanding Bible Translation Differences
Of the many Bible translations available today, are some better than others? If so, what criteria can we use to determine what makes a good translatio...
A Guided Study of Prophecy, Apocalypse, and Visionary Literature
This is the fifth of a six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature. In this volume, the author not only explores the intersection of the ...
A Guided Study of Proverbs and Other Wisdom Literature
This is the last of a six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature. In this series, the author not only explores the intersection of the B...
Exploring C. S. Lewis's Classic Story
In this interactive, informative book, a Lewis scholar and a literary expert unlock the door to "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."...
A Guided Literary Study of the Gospels
This is the fourth of a six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature. This volume on the Gospels continues the tradition of the first thre...
A Quest for the True, the Good, and the Beautiful
A Christian Perspective on the Joys of Reading Reading has become a lost art. With smartphones offering us endless information with the tap of a finge...
A Treasury of Classic Christmas Devotionals
"This book is an anthology of 30 classic Christmas texts drawn from three genres--hymns, poems, and prose. Each selection is accompanied by a literary...
A Literary Introduction to the New Testament
Books on the Bible as literature neglect the New Testament. The author of Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible devotes this companio...
A Guided Study of Biblical Narrative
This is the first of a projected six-volume series called Reading the Bible as Literature (the second volume being Sweeter Than Honey, Richer Than Gol...
An Overview of the Bible's Origin, Reliability, and Meaning
Originally featured as articles in the ESV Study Bible, these eighteen essays have been repurposed and republished in a convenient format. Covering a ...
Most people are familiar with the classics of Western literature, but few have actually read them. Written to equip readers for a lifetime of learning...
The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation
Which translation do I choose? In an age when there is a wide choice of English Bible translations, the issues involved in Bible translating are stead...
Essays on Expository Preaching in Honor of R. Kent Hughes
For more than forty years, pastor R. Kent Hughes has shared the gospel with thousands of people and raised the standard of expository preaching in Nor...
Guides readers through Homer's The Odyssey and highlights the universal theme of longing for redemption as displayed in this epic tale of a man trying...
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Illustrated Poetry, Prose, and Praise
"Calvin, Spurgeon, and Luther appear alongside Wordsworth, Twain, and Emerson in a vibrant celebration of God's creation. Ryken joins great works of p...
Thanksgiving is a yearlong Christian practice. In this lavishly illustrated anthology, Ryken presents forty great thanksgiving texts--Scripture, hymns...
"We sometimes overlook the artistry of Christmas carols and other seasonal hymns. Leland Ryken's historical background and literary analysis shows the...