50 Books like How God Became King

Simply Jesus

by N.T. Wright • 2020

Jesus announced a kingdom that was already arriving, and acted as if he was its king.

4.13

6k+

📜 Historical Jesus 👑 Kingdom Theology 📖 New Testament Studies ⛪ Early Church ✨ Resurrection

Simply Jesus 98%

Jesus announced a kingdom that was already arriving, and acted as if he was its king.

by N.T. Wright 2020

4.13

6k+ ratings

📜 Historical Jesus 👑 Kingdom Theology 📖 New Testament Studies ⛪ Early Church ✨ Resurrection

The Incomparable Christ

by John R.W. Stott • 2001

The church painted Jesus as monk or liberator, but the original witness outshines them all.

4.22

279

✝️ Christology 📖 New Testament Theology ⛪ Church History 🕊️ Life Of Jesus 🩸 Atonement Theology

The Incomparable Christ 97%

The church painted Jesus as monk or liberator, but the original witness outshines them all.

by John R.W. Stott 2001

4.22

279 ratings

✝️ Christology 📖 New Testament Theology ⛪ Church History 🕊️ Life Of Jesus 🩸 Atonement Theology

Following Jesus

by N.T. Wright • 1994

Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.

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1k+

🙏 Discipleship 📖 Biblical Theology ✝️ Christology 🩸 Atonement 👑 Kingdom Of God

Following Jesus 96%

Many follow a sanitized, comfortable Jesus. The real one calls you to the cross.

by N.T. Wright 1994

4.26

1k+ ratings

🙏 Discipleship 📖 Biblical Theology ✝️ Christology 🩸 Atonement 👑 Kingdom Of God

What Are Biblical Values?

by John J. Collins • 2019

The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.

4.07

153

📖 Biblical Studies ✝️ Christian Ethics 🔍 Historical Criticism 📝 Biblical Interpretation ⚖️ Biblical Authority

What Are Biblical Values? 96%

The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.

by John J. Collins 2019

4.07

153 ratings

📖 Biblical Studies ✝️ Christian Ethics 🔍 Historical Criticism 📝 Biblical Interpretation ⚖️ Biblical Authority

What Does God Want?

by Michael S. Heiser • 2018

From Eden to Revelation, one goal explains every twist: God's plan to adopt a human family.

4.65

883

🏛️ Biblical Theology 👁️ Supernatural Worldview 📜 Salvation History 🪞 Image Bearing ✝️ Gospel Centered

What Does God Want? 96%

From Eden to Revelation, one goal explains every twist: God's plan to adopt a human family.

by Michael S. Heiser 2018

4.65

883 ratings

🏛️ Biblical Theology 👁️ Supernatural Worldview 📜 Salvation History 🪞 Image Bearing ✝️ Gospel Centered

Biblical Critical Theory

by Christopher Watkin • 2022

The Bible's story fits neither left nor right. It rewrites modern debates from the ground up.

4.52

1k+

📖 Biblical Theology 🔍 Cultural Critique 🏛️ Political Theology 🌐 Faith And Culture 📢 Prophetic Witness

Biblical Critical Theory 95%

The Bible's story fits neither left nor right. It rewrites modern debates from the ground up.

by Christopher Watkin 2022

4.52

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Theology 🔍 Cultural Critique 🏛️ Political Theology 🌐 Faith And Culture 📢 Prophetic Witness

Character Theology

by Tom Steffen • 2024

The Bible reveals God through its characters. Reading it without them misses the point.

4.67

📖 Biblical Narrative 🎭 Narrative Theology 🗣️ Oral Culture 🙌 Lay Theology 🔎 Narrative Criticism

Character Theology 95%

The Bible reveals God through its characters. Reading it without them misses the point.

by Tom Steffen 2024

4.67

3 ratings

📖 Biblical Narrative 🎭 Narrative Theology 🗣️ Oral Culture 🙌 Lay Theology 🔎 Narrative Criticism

Simply Christian

by N.T. Wright • 2006

Our hunger for justice and beauty points to a rescue mission: the Christian story told freshly.

4.05

11k+

🔍 Christian Apologetics 👑 Kingdom Theology 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anglican Theology 📖 Biblical Theology 🧠 Reason And Faith

Simply Christian 95%

Our hunger for justice and beauty points to a rescue mission: the Christian story told freshly.

by N.T. Wright 2006

4.05

11k+ ratings

🔍 Christian Apologetics 👑 Kingdom Theology 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anglican Theology 📖 Biblical Theology 🧠 Reason And Faith

Baptism

by Peter J. Leithart • 2021

Water that remakes you: how flood, sea, and ritual prove baptism is no mere symbol.

4.22

209

💧 Sacramental Theology 🤝 Covenant Theology 🔗 Biblical Typology 📖 Biblical Theology 🌱 New Creation

Baptism 95%

Water that remakes you: how flood, sea, and ritual prove baptism is no mere symbol.

by Peter J. Leithart 2021

4.22

209 ratings

💧 Sacramental Theology 🤝 Covenant Theology 🔗 Biblical Typology 📖 Biblical Theology 🌱 New Creation

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God

by Paul Copan • 2010

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

4.03

3k+

🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God Summary

Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God 95%

A path to theology that worships, prays, and loves the poor, not just reads books.

by Paul Copan 2010

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Theological Method 🌱 Spiritual Formation ⚖️ Faith And Reason 🙏 Contemplative Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

The Mission of God

by Christopher J.H. Wright • 2006

Genesis to Revelation tells one story: not our mission for God, but God's mission for creation.

4.37

1k+

🧱 Biblical Theology 📖 Salvation History 📜 Covenant Theology 🗺️ Missiology 🪵 Idolatry Critique

The Mission of God 95%

Genesis to Revelation tells one story: not our mission for God, but God's mission for creation.

by Christopher J.H. Wright 2006

4.37

1k+ ratings

🧱 Biblical Theology 📖 Salvation History 📜 Covenant Theology 🗺️ Missiology 🪵 Idolatry Critique

How God Became Jesus

by Michael F. Bird • 2014

Twenty years after the crucifixion, Paul already calls Jesus divine. So much for gradual evolution.

3.82

357

🕊️ Christology 📜 New Testament Studies ⛪ Early High Christology ✝️ Historical Jesus 🪦 Resurrection Evidence

How God Became Jesus 95%

Twenty years after the crucifixion, Paul already calls Jesus divine. So much for gradual evolution.

by Michael F. Bird 2014

3.82

357 ratings

🕊️ Christology 📜 New Testament Studies ⛪ Early High Christology ✝️ Historical Jesus 🪦 Resurrection Evidence

Paul

by N.T. Wright • 2018

Paul didn't switch religions. He saw a crucified Jew running the universe.

4.34

7k+

📖 New Testament Studies ✝️ Pauline Theology 🔄 New Perspective On Paul 🏛️ Early Christianity 🕎 Jewish Context

Paul 95%

Paul didn't switch religions. He saw a crucified Jew running the universe.

by N.T. Wright 2018

4.34

7k+ ratings

📖 New Testament Studies ✝️ Pauline Theology 🔄 New Perspective On Paul 🏛️ Early Christianity 🕎 Jewish Context

Do You Believe?

by Paul David Tripp • 2021

Theology is meant for Tuesday. Twelve doctrines that leave the sanctuary and enter your actual life.

4.56

682

🛠️ Practical Theology 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Biblical Worldview ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Do You Believe? 95%

Theology is meant for Tuesday. Twelve doctrines that leave the sanctuary and enter your actual life.

by Paul David Tripp 2021

4.56

682 ratings

🛠️ Practical Theology 📜 Reformed Theology 🌍 Biblical Worldview ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus

by Lois Tverberg • 2018

Ancient Jewish writers, modern Western readers: the mismatch that hides the Bible's meaning.

4.45

1k+

🧠 Biblical Hermeneutics 🕍 First-Century Judaism 🔤 Hebrew Language 🔗 Intertextuality 📖 Bible Study Methods

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus Summary

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus 95%

Ancient Jewish writers, modern Western readers: the mismatch that hides the Bible's meaning.

by Lois Tverberg 2018

4.45

1k+ ratings

🧠 Biblical Hermeneutics 🕍 First-Century Judaism 🔤 Hebrew Language 🔗 Intertextuality 📖 Bible Study Methods

A More Christlike God

by Bradley Jersak • 2015

Divine wrath is consent, not rage: a God who absorbs violence, never deals it.

4.41

870

🕊️ Atonement Theology ✝️ Christology 🏆 Christus Victor 📖 Biblical Interpretation ☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy

A More Christlike God 95%

Divine wrath is consent, not rage: a God who absorbs violence, never deals it.

by Bradley Jersak 2015

4.41

870 ratings

🕊️ Atonement Theology ✝️ Christology 🏆 Christus Victor 📖 Biblical Interpretation ☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit

by Christopher J.H. Wright • 2017

Nine qualities, one fruit: the character the Spirit grows when you let go of the checklist.

4.18

663

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Christian Virtues 🔥 Holy Spirit ✨ Gospel Transformation 📜 Pauline Theology

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit Summary

Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit 95%

Nine qualities, one fruit: the character the Spirit grows when you let go of the checklist.

by Christopher J.H. Wright 2017

4.18

663 ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Christian Virtues 🔥 Holy Spirit ✨ Gospel Transformation 📜 Pauline Theology

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth

by Thaddeus Williams • 2020

Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.

4.35

1k+

⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔍 Cultural Discernment 🧠 Worldview Analysis 🤝 Race And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth Summary

Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth 95%

Today's loudest calls for justice skip the God who defines justice. A diagnostic for Christians.

by Thaddeus Williams 2020

4.35

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Biblical Justice 🔍 Cultural Discernment 🧠 Worldview Analysis 🤝 Race And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

Exodus Old and New

by L. Michael Morales • 2020

Exile. Lamb. Sea crossing. Resurrection. The one pattern that runs from Eden to the new creation.

4.65

459

🏛️ Biblical Theology 📜 Covenant Theology 🔗 Typology ✝️ Atonement 🌱 New Creation

Exodus Old and New 95%

Exile. Lamb. Sea crossing. Resurrection. The one pattern that runs from Eden to the new creation.

by L. Michael Morales 2020

4.65

459 ratings

🏛️ Biblical Theology 📜 Covenant Theology 🔗 Typology ✝️ Atonement 🌱 New Creation

Jesus Now

by Frank Viola • 2014

Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.

4.35

128

✝️ Christology 🙏 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Union With Christ ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Jesus Now 95%

Christ's work never paused. Seven ongoing roles he fills now that change how you trust him.

by Frank Viola 2014

4.35

128 ratings

✝️ Christology 🙏 Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation ❤️ Union With Christ ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Short Stories by Jesus

by Amy-Jill Levine • 2014

Jesus told parables to disrupt, not soothe. A Jewish scholar recovers the shock they once delivered.

4.01

2k+

🏛️ Biblical Scholarship 🕍 First-Century Judaism 📖 Parables And Storytelling 🔍 Historical Jesus Studies ⚡ Subversive Readings

Short Stories by Jesus 95%

Jesus told parables to disrupt, not soothe. A Jewish scholar recovers the shock they once delivered.

by Amy-Jill Levine 2014

4.01

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Scholarship 🕍 First-Century Judaism 📖 Parables And Storytelling 🔍 Historical Jesus Studies ⚡ Subversive Readings

Jesus, Interrupted

by Bart D. Ehrman • 2009

Thousands of manuscript variants and nineteen false bylines: what actually built the New Testament.

3.99

11k+

🧠 Biblical Criticism ⛪ Early Christianity ✝️ Historical Jesus 📜 Textual Criticism ✍️ Biblical Authorship

Jesus, Interrupted 95%

Thousands of manuscript variants and nineteen false bylines: what actually built the New Testament.

by Bart D. Ehrman 2009

3.99

11k+ ratings

🧠 Biblical Criticism ⛪ Early Christianity ✝️ Historical Jesus 📜 Textual Criticism ✍️ Biblical Authorship

The Liturgy of Politics

by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2020

Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.

4.27

1k+

🗳️ Political Theology 🛐 Spiritual Formation 🍞 Liturgical Formation 🚨 Political Idolatry 🏛️ Countercultural Church

The Liturgy of Politics 95%

Your political identity is formed more by Sunday worship than by the policies you debate.

by Kaitlyn Schiess 2020

4.27

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Political Theology 🛐 Spiritual Formation 🍞 Liturgical Formation 🚨 Political Idolatry 🏛️ Countercultural Church

Finding the Right Hills to Die on

by Gavin Ortlund • 2020

Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.

4.33

3k+

🏗️ Theological Method 🤝 Church Unity 📖 Evangelical Theology ✝️ Mere Christianity 🐑 Pastoral Theology

Finding the Right Hills to Die on Summary

Finding the Right Hills to Die on 95%

Christians either fight over everything or nothing. A third way through the doctrine battles.

by Gavin Ortlund 2020

4.33

3k+ ratings

🏗️ Theological Method 🤝 Church Unity 📖 Evangelical Theology ✝️ Mere Christianity 🐑 Pastoral Theology

Surprised by Hope

by N.T. Wright • 2007

Christian hope isn't leaving Earth for heaven. It's Earth remade, and it begins now.

4.31

16k+

🔮 Christian Eschatology 🧬 Bodily Resurrection 🌍 Cosmic Renewal ✡️ Jewish Roots 🗺️ Theology Of Mission

Surprised by Hope 95%

Christian hope isn't leaving Earth for heaven. It's Earth remade, and it begins now.

by N.T. Wright 2007

4.31

16k+ ratings

🔮 Christian Eschatology 🧬 Bodily Resurrection 🌍 Cosmic Renewal ✡️ Jewish Roots 🗺️ Theology Of Mission

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

by R. Albert Mohler Jr. • 2022

Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.

4.30

315

📖 Parables 👑 Kingdom Of God 📜 Reformed Theology 📚 New Testament 🤲 Grace Alone

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus 94%

Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.

by R. Albert Mohler Jr. 2022

4.30

315 ratings

📖 Parables 👑 Kingdom Of God 📜 Reformed Theology 📚 New Testament 🤲 Grace Alone

The Humility of God

by Ilia Delio O.S.F. • 2005

What Francis of Assisi grasped: God's only power is love that empties itself.

4.38

🕊️ Franciscan Theology 🌌 Cosmic Christology 🧬 Evolutionary Theology 🔺 Trinitarian Theology ✨ Divinization

The Humility of God 94%

What Francis of Assisi grasped: God's only power is love that empties itself.

by Ilia Delio O.S.F. 2005

4.38

72 ratings

🕊️ Franciscan Theology 🌌 Cosmic Christology 🧬 Evolutionary Theology 🔺 Trinitarian Theology ✨ Divinization

Debating Calvinism

by Dave Hunt • 2004

Two theologians, one Bible, total disagreement on who God saves and why the cross matters.

3.36

269

🏛️ Reformed Theology 🌊 Arminian Theology 🎯 Predestination 👑 Divine Sovereignty 🕊️ Free Will

Debating Calvinism 94%

Two theologians, one Bible, total disagreement on who God saves and why the cross matters.

by Dave Hunt 2004

3.36

269 ratings

🏛️ Reformed Theology 🌊 Arminian Theology 🎯 Predestination 👑 Divine Sovereignty 🕊️ Free Will

The Gospel for Real Life

by Jerry Bridges • 2002

Your daily guilt and insecurity have the same cure as your eternal salvation.

4.37

1k+

✝️ Everyday Gospel 📜 Reformed Theology 🩸 Atonement 🎭 Sin And Grace ⚖️ Justification By Faith

The Gospel for Real Life 94%

Your daily guilt and insecurity have the same cure as your eternal salvation.

by Jerry Bridges 2002

4.37

1k+ ratings

✝️ Everyday Gospel 📜 Reformed Theology 🩸 Atonement 🎭 Sin And Grace ⚖️ Justification By Faith

The Divine Conspiracy

by Dallas Willard • 1998

The gospel became damage control. Jesus taught a kingdom life that begins now, not after death.

4.24

16k+

🧘 Spiritual Formation 👑 Kingdom Theology 🛤️ Christian Discipleship ⛰️ Sermon On The Mount 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

The Divine Conspiracy 94%

The gospel became damage control. Jesus taught a kingdom life that begins now, not after death.

by Dallas Willard 1998

4.24

16k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 👑 Kingdom Theology 🛤️ Christian Discipleship ⛰️ Sermon On The Mount 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible

by Michael S. Heiser • 2018

Eighty one-minute insights that teach you to read the Bible through ancient eyes, not modern ones.

4.54

114

🧠 Biblical Interpretation 🏛️ Ancient Context ✍️ Literary Techniques 📖 Bible Study 🔑 Accessible Theology

Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible Summary

Brief Insights on Mastering the Bible 94%

Eighty one-minute insights that teach you to read the Bible through ancient eyes, not modern ones.

by Michael S. Heiser 2018

4.54

114 ratings

🧠 Biblical Interpretation 🏛️ Ancient Context ✍️ Literary Techniques 📖 Bible Study 🔑 Accessible Theology

What Is the Bible?

by Rob Bell • 2017

The Bible isn't a rulebook. Reading it as a human library changes faith itself.

4.31

9k+

📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Spiritual Deconstruction ✊ Liberation Theology 🌱 Emergent Church

What Is the Bible? 94%

The Bible isn't a rulebook. Reading it as a human library changes faith itself.

by Rob Bell 2017

4.31

9k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Progressive Christianity 🏗️ Spiritual Deconstruction ✊ Liberation Theology 🌱 Emergent Church

Twelve Ordinary Men

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 2002

Jesus chose twelve ordinary, flawed men. What he saw in them, and why it matters.

4.24

8k+

📖 Biblical Biography 🛤️ Discipleship 👐 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Everyday Faith

Twelve Ordinary Men 94%

Jesus chose twelve ordinary, flawed men. What he saw in them, and why it matters.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 2002

4.24

8k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Biography 🛤️ Discipleship 👐 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🙏 Everyday Faith

The Powers That Be

by Walter Wink • 1998

Every institution is a spirit. The cross exposed the violence that holds civilization together.

4.24

1k+

🧭 Political Theology ✊🏾 Nonviolent Resistance 👁️ Powers And Principalities ✝️ Christian Nonviolence 🏛️ Institutional Sin

The Powers That Be 94%

Every institution is a spirit. The cross exposed the violence that holds civilization together.

by Walter Wink 1998

4.24

1k+ ratings

🧭 Political Theology ✊🏾 Nonviolent Resistance 👁️ Powers And Principalities ✝️ Christian Nonviolence 🏛️ Institutional Sin

#GOSPEL

by Daniel Rice • 2017

The Gospel for a hashtag generation: why the ancient rescue plan still stands.

4.06

172

🕊️ Evangelical Theology 📖 Gospel Presentation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism ✝️ Reformed Theology

#GOSPEL 94%

The Gospel for a hashtag generation: why the ancient rescue plan still stands.

by Daniel Rice 2017

4.06

172 ratings

🕊️ Evangelical Theology 📖 Gospel Presentation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Evangelism ✝️ Reformed Theology

Reading the Bible Again For the First Time

by Marcus J. Borg • 2001

The Bible's truth isn't in its facts. Reading it as metaphor reveals what literalism misses.

4.15

4k+

📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Progressive Christianity 📜 Historical Criticism 📚 Scripture As Literature 🧠 Faith And Reason

Reading the Bible Again For the First Time Summary

Reading the Bible Again For the First Time 94%

The Bible's truth isn't in its facts. Reading it as metaphor reveals what literalism misses.

by Marcus J. Borg 2001

4.15

4k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Progressive Christianity 📜 Historical Criticism 📚 Scripture As Literature 🧠 Faith And Reason

How (Not) to Read the Bible

by Dan Kimball • 2020

That violent, sexist Bible passage you ignore: the context that makes it make sense.

4.19

1k+

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🛡️ Christian Apologetics ⚔️ Old Testament Violence 🔬 Science And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

How (Not) to Read the Bible 94%

That violent, sexist Bible passage you ignore: the context that makes it make sense.

by Dan Kimball 2020

4.19

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🛡️ Christian Apologetics ⚔️ Old Testament Violence 🔬 Science And Faith ✝️ Evangelical Theology

Confronting Christianity

by Rebecca McLaughlin • 2019

Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.

4.29

7k+

🧬 Christian Apologetics 🌍 Global Christianity 🔬 Faith And Science 📊 Religion And Flourishing 💒 Christian Sexual Ethics

Confronting Christianity 94%

Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.

by Rebecca McLaughlin 2019

4.29

7k+ ratings

🧬 Christian Apologetics 🌍 Global Christianity 🔬 Faith And Science 📊 Religion And Flourishing 💒 Christian Sexual Ethics

God's Big Idea

by Myles Munroe • 2008

Religion was never the plan. God planted a garden colony and told humans to spread it.

4.34

137

🏰 Kingdom Theology 🌍 Dominion Mandate 🔥 Charismatic Christianity 🎭 Faith And Culture 🕊️ Holy Spirit

God's Big Idea 94%

Religion was never the plan. God planted a garden colony and told humans to spread it.

by Myles Munroe 2008

4.34

137 ratings

🏰 Kingdom Theology 🌍 Dominion Mandate 🔥 Charismatic Christianity 🎭 Faith And Culture 🕊️ Holy Spirit

Fight

by Preston Sprinkle • 2013

For three centuries, Christians refused to kill. The forgotten biblical case that they were right.

4.31

1k+

✝️ Christian Ethics 🕊️ Christian Pacifism ✊ Nonviolent Resistance ❤️ Enemy Love ⚖️ Just War Critique

Fight 94%

For three centuries, Christians refused to kill. The forgotten biblical case that they were right.

by Preston Sprinkle 2013

4.31

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Ethics 🕊️ Christian Pacifism ✊ Nonviolent Resistance ❤️ Enemy Love ⚖️ Just War Critique

God of Promise

by Michael Scott Horton • 2006

God's promises come wrapped in ancient treaty forms, and missing that distorts the Bible.

3.98

900

📜 Covenant Theology ✝️ Reformed Theology 📖 Biblical Theology ⚖️ Law And Gospel 🌧️ Common Grace

God of Promise 94%

God's promises come wrapped in ancient treaty forms, and missing that distorts the Bible.

by Michael Scott Horton 2006

3.98

900 ratings

📜 Covenant Theology ✝️ Reformed Theology 📖 Biblical Theology ⚖️ Law And Gospel 🌧️ Common Grace

The Ballot and the Bible

by Kaitlyn Schiess • 2023

American politics runs on biblical proof texts. The history of why that fails, and a better way.

4.22

2k+

🏛️ Religion And Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Political Theology 🇺🇸 Civil Religion 🔥 Prophetic Witness

The Ballot and the Bible 94%

American politics runs on biblical proof texts. The history of why that fails, and a better way.

by Kaitlyn Schiess 2023

4.22

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Religion And Politics 📖 Biblical Interpretation ✝️ Political Theology 🇺🇸 Civil Religion 🔥 Prophetic Witness

Delighting in the Trinity

by Michael Reeves • 2012

A solitary God cannot love. The Trinity makes him a Father, not a distant ruler.

4.57

9k+

🔺 Trinitarian Theology 📖 Doctrine Of God ❤️ Divine Love 😊 Christian Joy 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Delighting in the Trinity 94%

A solitary God cannot love. The Trinity makes him a Father, not a distant ruler.

by Michael Reeves 2012

4.57

9k+ ratings

🔺 Trinitarian Theology 📖 Doctrine Of God ❤️ Divine Love 😊 Christian Joy 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Miracles and Wonder

by Elaine Pagels • 2025

The gospels are theology, not history, crafted to turn a shameful death into divine victory.

4.03

2k+

🕯️ Early Christianity ✝️ Historical Jesus 📖 Gospel Analysis 🔍 Textual Criticism ⛪ Theological Evolution

Miracles and Wonder 94%

The gospels are theology, not history, crafted to turn a shameful death into divine victory.

by Elaine Pagels 2025

4.03

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Early Christianity ✝️ Historical Jesus 📖 Gospel Analysis 🔍 Textual Criticism ⛪ Theological Evolution

The Case for Christ

by Lee Strobel • 1998

An atheist reporter sets out to debunk Jesus' resurrection. The evidence is better than he expected.

4.24

158k+

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📜 Historical Jesus 🔄 Conversion Memoirs 🤔 Faith And Reason ⛏️ Biblical Archaeology

The Case for Christ 94%

An atheist reporter sets out to debunk Jesus' resurrection. The evidence is better than he expected.

by Lee Strobel 1998

4.24

158k+ ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 📜 Historical Jesus 🔄 Conversion Memoirs 🤔 Faith And Reason ⛏️ Biblical Archaeology

Created to Draw Near

by Edward T. Welch • 2020

Eden was a temple, you were its priest, and Jesus reclaimed your place in God's house.

4.04

413

🧭 Biblical Theology 👑 Priesthood Of Believers 🌿 Union With Christ 🔥 Intimacy With God 🕊️ Devotional Theology

Created to Draw Near 94%

Eden was a temple, you were its priest, and Jesus reclaimed your place in God's house.

by Edward T. Welch 2020

4.04

413 ratings

🧭 Biblical Theology 👑 Priesthood Of Believers 🌿 Union With Christ 🔥 Intimacy With God 🕊️ Devotional Theology

The Bible Tells Me So

by Peter Enns • 2014

Defending perfection made the Bible unreadable; its messy humanity is the real gift.

4.22

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📖 Biblical Interpretation 🕊 Progressive Christianity ⚖ Biblical Authority 🔍 Biblical Criticism 🏛 Ancient Context

The Bible Tells Me So 94%

Defending perfection made the Bible unreadable; its messy humanity is the real gift.

by Peter Enns 2014

4.22

6k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🕊 Progressive Christianity ⚖ Biblical Authority 🔍 Biblical Criticism 🏛 Ancient Context

Komisch, alles chemisch!

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New Atheists paint the Old Testament God as a tyrant. The context they missed flips every charge.

4.22

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🏛️ Old Testament Studies ✝️ Christian Apologetics 📖 Biblical Exegesis 🏺 Ancient Near East 🧠 New Atheism Debate

Komisch, alles chemisch! 94%

New Atheists paint the Old Testament God as a tyrant. The context they missed flips every charge.

by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim 2019

4.22

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Old Testament Studies ✝️ Christian Apologetics 📖 Biblical Exegesis 🏺 Ancient Near East 🧠 New Atheism Debate

Misquoting Truth

by Timothy Paul Jones • 2007

400,000 New Testament variants, and why Ehrman's count hides far more than it reveals.

3.46

272

🧐 Textual Criticism 🗣️ Oral Tradition 👁️ Eyewitness Testimony 📚 Canon Formation ✝️ Christian Apologetics

Misquoting Truth 94%

400,000 New Testament variants, and why Ehrman's count hides far more than it reveals.

by Timothy Paul Jones 2007

3.46

272 ratings

🧐 Textual Criticism 🗣️ Oral Tradition 👁️ Eyewitness Testimony 📚 Canon Formation ✝️ Christian Apologetics

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by John D. Currid • 2013

Ancient pagan myths reappear throughout the Old Testament, rewritten to attack the gods behind them.

4.08

420

📖 Old Testament Studies 🏛️ Ancient Near East 📚 Comparative Mythology ⛪ Biblical Theology ☝️ Monotheism

Against the Gods 94%

Ancient pagan myths reappear throughout the Old Testament, rewritten to attack the gods behind them.

by John D. Currid 2013

4.08

420 ratings

📖 Old Testament Studies 🏛️ Ancient Near East 📚 Comparative Mythology ⛪ Biblical Theology ☝️ Monotheism

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