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|  | The Jesus Mysteries by Peter Gandy, Tim Freke
An extreme alternative to the received wisdom regarding the advent of the Christian faith, this book explores the connection between early Christianity and Gnostic beliefs and concludes that the Christian founders pirated the origination myths of pagans. AUTHOR: Peter Gandy, Tim Freke
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality 
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 | Counsel for Pastor's Wives by Diane M. Langberg
Dr. Diane Langberg, a licensed psychologist, offers sympathetic and realistic answers to fourteen questions from pastors' wives, questions that are not often asked. In answering the questions Dr. Langberg addresses not only the particular women who asked them, but also those who are looking in over the shoulders of these women. Some of the answers are simpler than others. All of the answers require acts of faith, renewed patience, and wisdom that must come from God. With these divine resources come healing and possible solutions. Counsel for Pastors' Wives is a good prescription for people who want to be helped and healed and for people who want to help the healing. It is not merely for pastors' wives, it is for concerned laypeople as well. AUTHOR: Diane M. Langberg
PUBLISHER: Zondervan
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Wings of the Dawn by Sigmund Brouwer
In the tradition of Steve Lawhead's Arthur books this comes wholesome, fascinating fictional work that is clearly Christian, yet appropriate for seekers or nonbelievers. The year is 1312, the land of northern England is filled with knights, lords, and ladies, budding romance, and young Thomas who is pursuing his future -- the conquering of the 800-year-old kingdom of Magnus. But winning this island castle, that harbors secrets dating back to the days of King Arthur and Merlin, is only the beginning of his quest. Join the fiery adventure as ancient secrets are unearthed, Thomas's fragile faith in God is tested, and as he faces a diabolic conspiracy that has ruled the Land for centuries. AUTHOR: Sigmund Brouwer
PUBLISHER: Cook Communications Ministries
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | How You Can Be Sure You Will Spend Eternity with God by Erwin W. Lutzer
In our world today, the Bible is no longer respected, let alone believed and practiced. Almost no one today asks whether a belief is true; the question is whether it is meaningful to me. Even many Christians are lost in a blizzard of conflicting claims, and millions of people have no desire to sort the true from the false, fact from fiction. The battle of our day is not moral; it is not the proliferation of pornography, the desecration of our educational system, nor abortion on demand. All of these are but symptoms of the deeper question: Has God left us a trustworthy revelation that tells us how to be reconciled to Him? If the Bible is based on facts, we have hope in our present crisis of religion and morality. If not, we must accept the despair of modern man, who believes that there are no universal truths that can be found. We must rely on our own hunches, inclinations, and private interpretations of our meaningless existence. Find out why author and pastor Erwin Lutzer believes the Bible is the Word of God. Join him on his personal journey through the most fundamental questions any human being could ask: -- Has God spoken? -- Are there credible reasons to believe that we can hold God`s revelation in our hands? -- Is there a faith that is tied to facts? Christians must understand the reasons behind our beliefs. We must understand and defend the truth. Learn this and much more from Pastor Lutzer in Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible. AUTHOR: Erwin W. Lutzer
PUBLISHER: Moody Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | The Making of the New Testament by Arthur G. Patzia
In affirming the divine inspiration of Scripture, we too often forget the human side of the story. The narratives, letters and Apocalypse of our New Testament were shaped by worn pens gripped by calloused, ink-stained fingers. Their authors' ears were more likely assaulted by the urban clatter of busy intersections and bustling markets than attuned to a still small voice. Scrolls that bumped across cobbled Roman roads and pitched through rolling Mediterranean seas found their destination in stuffy, dimly lit, crowded Christian house churches in Corinth or Cenchreae. There they were read aloud and reread, handled and copied, forwarded and collected, studied and treasured. Their ordinary story is true to their extraordinary message: the mystery of the Word that became flesh. The Making of the New Testament is a textbook study of the origin, collection, copying and canonizing of the New Testament documents. Like shrewd detectives reading the subtle traces of evidence, biblical scholars have studied the trail of clues and pieced together the story of these books. AUTHOR: Arthur G. Patzia
PUBLISHER: InterVarsity Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Gilgamesh Epic & Old Testament Parallels by Alexander Heidel
Cuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient people of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. AUTHOR: Alexander Heidel
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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