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Reading the Gospel of John through Palestinian Eyes (Yohanna Katanacho)
Christians from diverse cultural, religious, and political contexts have been studying the Gospel of John for almost two thousand years. In this insightful reflection on the Fourth Gospel, Rev Yohanna Katanacho invites us to encounter the text anew, this time from the perspective of a twenty-first century Palestinian Christian. Challenging the claim that Christ belongs to a particular denomination, nation, or race, Katanacho presents the Gospel of John as introducing a new world order. In John’s account of Jesus’s life, the rich history of Judaism is reinterpreted in light of the inclusive Christ, the fulfilment of Old Testament prophecies, teachings, and promises. Walking us through the reinterpretation of holy space, holy time, holy history, holy community, holy land, and life itself, Katanacho demonstrates how John’s gospel establishes a new identity for the people of God – an identity defined not by race or nationality but by suffering and love. Containing questions for reflection designed with preachers in mind, this accessible book will be a great help for Christians seeking to mine the beautiful riches of spiritual truth in this often-complicated gospel. Review This book is a delightful and moving take on the fourth gospel that manages to touch matters of identity, salvation, justice, and peace with a pen that moves both soberly and irenically. Palestinian Christians are painfully well placed to teach the rest of us how to speak truth in love. Katanacho does so here in an accessible volume that belongs on the shelf of every reader of English who cares about the Gospel of John. David A. Baer, PhD Director, Theological Education Initiative Professor, Old Testament & Biblical Languages, Seminario Bíblico de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia Dr Yohanna Katanacho’s insightful and accessible commentary on the Gospel of John is a feast of rich theological insight into the apostle’s message for his day and our own. A faithful and careful interpreter of the biblical text, Katanacho reads John’s story against the backdrop of the apostle’s own time and within the setting of the contemporary Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Reading along ancient and contemporary grains, Yohanna Katanacho offers Christians everywhere a fresh vision of the Fourth Gospel’s universal message of hope and reconciliation in the one vine, who is Christ Jesus. Gene L. Green, PhD Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Wheaton College and Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois, USA This book is a reflection on the Gospel of John that is rooted in the Word and relevant to the contemporary world. The insights are profound, provocative, and prophetic! This book deepens our understanding of our identity in Christ and how we, as his followers, ought to embody his love and justice in this world. Theresa Roco-Lua, EdD General Secretary, Asia Theological Association To the sarcastic question, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” (John 1:46), I answer: “Yes, a book on biblical interpretation!” Yohanna Katanacho, a Palestinian Christian, helpfully reminds us that we all read the Bible through perspectives influenced by our respective places and times. Katanacho’s reading is his humble and reasonable offering that both derives from and enriches the whole church, a distinct testimony – that of a Palestinian Christian citizen of Israel – to the Jewish Messiah who is Lord and Savior of every tribe and nation. Kevin J. Vanhoozer, PhD Research Professor of Systematic Theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, USA
£9.99
Saints vs. Scoundrels ( Benjamin Wiker)
In Saints vs. Scoundrels Dr. Benjamin Wiker invites you to interact not just with the ideas that have shaped history, but with the people who created and spread those ideas. In this collection of lively and imaginative conversations between the great truth-tellers and the great error-peddlers of history, you will come to appreciate the personalities behind the "Great Conversation" that has shaped western civilization. Jean-Jacques Rousseau vs. St. Augustine. Machiavelli vs. St. Francis. Ayn Rand vs. Flannery O'Connor. These people may have never met in real life, but the ideas they represent and the movements they started have interacted throughout history and shaped our present. And so how fascinating would it be if they had ever shared a living room? This is the question Dr. Wiker answers with deep research and dynamic storytelling. Enjoy this unique opportunity to join the conversation!
Debating Life's Greatest Questions
£14.95
Seeing the Light (Ruth Carter)
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus impacted the lives of many. This thought-provoking collection of stories is told from the perspective of some of those people, helping you to see Jesus as they might have seen him. For example:
  • The mother of the boy who gave his loaves and fish to Jesus, to feed the five thousand, remembers how an ordinary day became quite extraordinary.
  • Simon the Pharisee recalls his embarrassment when Jesus came for dinner and allowed a known and unannounced prostitute to weep at his feet.
  • Herod’s jailer marvels as he recounts the remarkable boldness of the one known as the Baptiser, who spoke unfiltered truth, face-to-face with the King.
Easy-to-read and with helpful details about the context and culture of each encounter, you will find the Gospel narratives coming to life in a fresh way that challenges us today.

Reviews

"...fresh and accessible, bringing [Gospel] situations and people to life, and allowing us to find our place in the story..."

- Rt Revd Robert Atwell, Bishop of Exeter

"Whether you are exploring the Scriptures for the first time or are more familiar with the text, this book will help you to deepen your own journey of faith."

- Revd Ann Coleman,Co-ordinator, Chelmsford diocese spiritual direction network

"With compelling imagination and vivid prose, [Ruth] takes us into the lives, concerns and hopes of the women and men who encountered Jesus. The settings are deftly realised, the characters' voices thoroughly believable, but deeper than all that is Carter's capturing of moments of transformation."

Prof. Mike Higton, Professor of Theology and Ministry, Durham University
Gospel stories from the sidelines
£8.99
Seven Last Words (Basil Hume)
Seven Last Words presents former Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Basil Hume’s moving reflections on the final utterances of Jesus on the Cross. It was collated and edited by Cardinal Hume’s friend and literary executor, Fr Liam Kelly. Review ‘Each of these “last words” has the power to transform the lives of you and me, for they are the word of God … They reveal their secrets, slowly, if we meditate on them and pray.’ -- Cardinal Basil Hume
The Pocket Library of Spiritual Wisdom
£7.99
Surprised by Hope (Tom Wright)
What do Christians hope for? To leave this wicked world and go to 'heaven'? For the 'kingdom of God' to grow gradually on earth? And what do we mean by the 'resurrection of the body'? This leading theologian outlines the present confusion about future hope in both Church and world. He addresses topics such as the bodily resurrection of Jesus; the 'new heavens and new earth'; the 'second coming'; the eventual resurrection, and the intermediate hope for 'heaven'. Wright argues convincingly that the way we view these topics has a profound effect on how we live our lives before death.
Original, Provocative And Practical
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£12.99
Testament: Bible and History (John Romer)
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Testament describes the making of the Bible, the creation of both the Old and the New Testaments and charts the book's survival through the long centuries of its life. John Romer uses his considerable experience of the worlds of art history and archaeology to advantage as he unravels the story of the making and the use and misuse of the world's most beautiful and influential book. With a sure touch he sets the historical scene and brings to vivid life the Bible's creators.
£3.00
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