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Experiencing God's Story of Life and Hope: A Workbook for Spiritual Formation

J. Scott Duvall

Practical and realistic, Experiencing God's Story of Life and Hope leads believers through the process of growing spiritually. Bringing his skills and expertise to bear, Scott Duvall guides readers as they look at what they believe, how they behave, and who they are becoming-three essential considerations in spiritual growth. (From the publisher's website.)
Journey into God's Word: Your Guide to Understanding and Applying the Bible

J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hayes

Life is a journey, and like any journey, it requires an accurate, reliable roadmap to get us where we need to go. God has provided such a guide in his Word. But just as a navigator needs to learn how to interpret all the contours and symbols of a map, so also we need to be able to understand how the Bible communicates its directions to us. Journey Into God’s Word helps Bible readers acquire these skills and become better at reading, interpreting, and applying the Bible to life. This abridgment of the bestselling college/seminary textbook Grasping God’s Word takes the proven principles from that book and makes them accessible to people in the church. It starts with general principles of interpretation, then moves on to apply those principles to specific genres and contexts. Hands-on exercises guide readers through the interpretation process, with an emphasis on real-life application. (From the publisher's website.)
Using an ACS General Chemistry Exam to Compare Traditional and POGIL Instruction

Martin "Marty" D. Perry Jr. and Randall D. Wight

This study uses a standard ACS exam for general chemistry to examine the effectiveness of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) instruction compared to traditional instruction. One cohort in this general chemistry study received a full year of POGIL instruction, while the second cohort received one semester of traditional instruction followed by a semester of POGIL instruction. The ACS General Chemistry Full-Year Exam was administered to both cohorts at the end of the second semester and statistical comparisons were made. The data indicated no statistical differences in overall exam performance; however, closer examination of individual questions did yield insights into the learning process.
Dictionary of Biblical Prophecy and End Times

J. Daniel Hayes, J. Scott Duvall, and C. Marvin Pate

All you wanted to know about biblical prophecy from A to Z, the Dictionary of Biblical Prophecy and End Times is a comprehensive reference tool. It is targeted for those who truly desire to understand prophecy and the end-times. Starting with “Abomination of Desolation” and continuing through hundreds of articles until “Zionism,” this book provides helpful and interesting discussions of the entire range of biblical prophecy, all at your fingertips. (From the publisher's website.)
Preaching God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Preparing, Developing, and Delivering the Sermon

Terry G. Carter, J. Scott Duvall, and J. Daniel Hayes

People in churches today are hungry for a word from God. Preachers need to prepare and deliver sound biblical sermons that connect with their audience in a meaningful way. Whether you are a student new to preaching or a veteran looking to brush up your preaching skills, here is a valuable resource. Good preaching begins with good exegesis. Preaching God’s Word walks you through the steps of the “Interpretive Journey” from the biblical text to contemporary application. (From the publisher's website.)
Translation and Cultural Change: Translating China to the American South, Baptist Missionaries and Imperial China

S. Ray Granade and Tom Greer

History tells us that translation plays a part in the development of all cultures. Historical cases also show us repeatedly that translated works which had real social and cultural impact often bear little resemblance to the idealized concept of a ‘good translation’. Since the perception and reception of translated works — as well as the translation norms which are established through contest and/or consensus — reflect the concerns, preferences and aspirations of their host cultures, they are never static or homogenous even within a given culture.

This book is dedicated to exploring some of the factors in the interplay of culture and translation, with an emphasis on translation activities outside the Anglo-European tradition, particularly in China and Japan.
Crucified in the Media: Finding the Real Jesus Amidst Today's Headlines

C. Marvin Pate and Sheryl L. Pate

Crucified in the Media presents a comprehensive integration of the most common media discussions of Jesus as he is found today. Perfect for culture watchers, pastors, ministry leaders, and everyone intereseted in the many and varied ways in which Christ is depicted.
Swallowed Up in One Gulp: Lost Communities of the Upper Ouachita River Valley

Wendy Bradley Richter

The completion of Blakely Mountain Dam and Lake Ouachita in the mid-1950s resulted in a total and permanent evacuation of a large portion of the upper Ouachita River Valley. As people sold their property and abandoned local communities, life in what once existed as an ordinary rural uplands Arkansas region transformed into an extraordinary experience.

Blakely Mountain Dam was formally dedicated July 4, 1956, more than thirty years after Harvey Couch's announcement of plans to build a series of dams on the Ouachita River. Today, Lake Ouachita's 48,000 acres create one of the state's - and the South's - most popular lakes. Its picturesque setting and recreational opportunities provide not only enjoyment for thousands of people each year but also significant economic benefits to the surrounding area. When partaking of the lake's many amenities, most never consider the upheaval that occurred as a result of the reservoir project's completion decades ago. The construction of three dams on the upper portion of the Ouachita River meant that the area would never be the same.
The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology

C. Marvin Pate, J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hayes, E. Randolph Richards, W. Dennis Tucker Jr., and Preben Vang

Among the several prominent themes in the Bible, the story of Israel is one that has attracted recent attention and study. The biblical story of Israel--in its election, sin, exile and restoration--is a finely articulated drama of the glory and the plight of the universal story of humanity and creation. And the story of Jesus, born from the womb of Israel as its Messiah and true seed of Abraham, provides the redemptive solution to Israel’s and the world's plight. This book by C. Marvin Pate, J. Scott Duvall, J. Daniel Hays, E. Randolph Richards, W. Dennis Tucker Jr. and Preben Vang explores the unitive theme of the story of Israel from Genesis to Revelation. Probing each section of Scripture--from Pentateuch, Psalms and Prophets to Gospels, Epistles and Apocalypse--the authors bring the contours of this story to light. From close-up examinations of key texts to panoramic shots of the biblical terrain, The Story of Israel unfolds an intriguing and compelling perspective on biblical theology. And with its features of recommended readings and study questions, it is a textbook suitable for classroom and individual study. (From the publisher's website.)
From Every People and Nation: A Biblical Theology of Race

J. Daniel Hayes

"After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language . . ." (Revelation 7:9).

The visions in the book of Revelation give a glimpse of the people of God at the consummation of history—a multiethnic congregation gathered together in worship around God's throne. Its racial diversity is expressed in a fourfold formula that first appears in Genesis 10.

The theme of race runs throughout Scripture, constantly pointing to the global and multiethnic dimensions inherent in the overarching plan of God. In response to the neglect of this theme in much evangelical biblical scholarship, J. Daniel Hays offers this thorough exegetical work in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series. As well as focusing on texts which have a general bearing on race, Hays demonstrates that black Africans from Cush (Ethiopia) play an important role in both Old and New Testament history.

This careful, nuanced analysis provides a clear theological foundation for life in contemporary multiracial cultures and challenges churches to pursue racial unity in Christ.

Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.
Deliverance Now and Not Yet: The New Testament and the Great Tribulation

C. Marvin Pate

Deliverance Now and Not Yet follows Albert Schweitzer’s view of mystically dying with Christ and Merkabah mysticism at Qumran to propose that the New Testament pictures Christ’s atonement with mystical implications. These pictures set up three forms of New Testament eschatology: consistent, inaugurated, and realized. With regard to the relationship of the Church and the Great Tribulation: (1) Paul and John present deliverance now (realized eschatology), and (2) the rest of the New Testament presents deliverance not yet in two categories - (2a) Mark, James, Peter, and Jude present deliverance not yet (consistent), and (2b) Matthew, Luke - Acts, Hebrews, and Revelation portray deliverance as now and not yet (inaugurated eschatology). Taken together, the Christian’s experience of the Messianic woes and mystical expression of the Kingdom prompts us to long deeply for the climactic expression of the Kingdom of God. (From the publisher's website.)
Iraq: Babylon of the End Times?

C. Marvin Pate and J. Daniel Hayes

Do current events in Iraq and the Middle East signal the beginning of the end-times?

Authors Pate and Hays believe in biblical prophecy, but they also know it is crucial to distinguish correct interpretations of prophecy from incorrect ones. Iraq: Babylon of the End-Times? provides a sensible approach to examining current events in the Middle East in light of biblical prophecy and geopolitical history.

With clear and persuasive arguments it sheds like on questions such as: Are the political enemies of America the biblical enimies of God? How accurate is the biblical interpretation popularized by the Left Behind series? What is the significance of Saddam Husseines self-idetification with Nebuchadnezzar? According to Bible prophecy, must Babylon be rebuilt and destroyed again? Are the modern-day Iraqis related to the ancient Babylonians? Could the prophet Daniel refer to the European Union or the United Nations?

This book is a healthy and hopeful correcctive to looming end-times misconceptions. It i/p>also a reminder that Christian are part of the universal church, whose message is one of hope for all the nations of the world. (From the Back Cover.)

Authors Pate and Hays believe in biblical prophecy, but they also know it's crucial to distinguish correct interpretations of prophecy from incorrect ones. Iraq-Babylon of the End-Times? provides a sensible approach to examining current events in the Middle East in light of biblical prophecy and geopolitical history. (From the Back Cover.)
An Enlarged Tent: Arkadelphia First Baptist Church 1851-2001

S. Ray Granade

A history of Arkadelphia First Baptist Church from 1851-2001.
The Journal and Selected Letters of William Carey

Terry G. Carter

William Carey, an English Baptist pastor, has been called the "Father of the Modern Mission Movement." For the first time, his letters and journals are compiled and made available as a tutor for missionaries today.

This book contains the edited version of the complete journal of Carey's letters addressing mission strategy, support, struggles, daily life, spirituality, and other important issues missionaries faced. The Journal and Selected Letters of William Carey reveals William Carey's unique understanding of the mission task. It allows insight into the character and personality of one of the most famous Christian missionary heroes. (From the publisher's website.)

Following Carey's lead, many Baptists and other denominations formed organizations for the purpose of missions in foreign lands. In addition, Carey's work on the mission field blazed new trails as he practiced mission strategies and methods that became standard operating procedure for missionaries of succeeding generations.

This book contains the edited version of the complete journal of Carey written from 1793-1795, his first years in India, along with excerpts from Carey's letters addressing mission strategy, support, struggles, daily life, spirituality, and other important issues missionaries faced. The Journal and Selected Letters of William Carey reveals William Carey's unique understanding of the mission task. It allows insight into the character and personality of one of the most famous Christian missionary heroes. (From the publisher's website.)
Communities of the Last Days: The Dead Sea Scrolls, the New Testament & the Story of Israel

C. Marvin Pate

In Communities of the Last Days, Marvin Pate tells the story of the discovery and publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls and introduces us to these ancient Jewish texts and fragments, and to the community that produced and collected them. Within this remarkable evidence of a Jewish sectarian community of the first century, Pate finds an analysis and solution to Israel's plight that offers remarkable points of comparison and contrast with early Christianity as we know it from the New Testament. Both communities saw themselves as the true fulfilment of Israel's exile and eschatology, law and justification, monotheism and covenant, the hermeneutics of restoration, and the reinterpretation of the story and symbols of Israel--all viewed through a comparison of Qumran and New Testament texts. Communities of the Last Days is an enlightening introduction to one among the several diverse Judaisms of the first centry and a reminder that Jesus and early Christianity were firmly rooted in first-century Judaism. (From the publisher's website.)
The Reverse of the Curse: Paul, Wisdom, and the Law

C. Marvin Pate

C. Marvin Pate examines the undisputed Pauline writings and demonstrates that wherever Paul employs the theme of wisdom, he does so to reverse the Deuteronomic curses and blessings. The covenantal blessings rest on those whose faith is in Christ, the wisdom of God, while the covenantal curses abide on those who attempt to obey the Torah. All of this results from Paul's separation of Christ, God's wisdom, from the law of Moses.

In addition, the author deals with two secondary themes. First of all, he calls the 'new perspective' on Paul into question. Secondly, a revised form of the 'Tubingen theory' is put forth. Both of these points call scholarship back to a more Lutheran reading of the subject of Pauline theology, emphasizing the importance of law and gospel therein. (From the publisher's website.)
Behind the Masks: Personality Disorders in the Church

C. Marvin Pate and Sheryl L. Pate
Biblical Greek Exegesis: A Graded Approach to Learning Intermediate and Advanced Greek

J. Scott Duvall and George H. Guthrie

Biblical Greek Exegesis presents a proven, highly practical approach to the study of intermediate and advanced Greek grammar. Most textbooks focus on learning syntactical categories, illustrated by sentences taken from the Greek New Testament, and place little emphasis on how to apply Greek grammar to the Greek text in preparing sermons and lectures. In contrast, Biblical Greek Exegesis stresses “real-life” application. Beginning with selections from the Greek New Testament, students learn intermediate and advanced Greek grammar inductively by analyzing the text. The process closely resembles the approach used in sermon and lecture preparation. (From the publisher's website.)
Four Views on the Book of Revelation

C. Marvin Pate, Stanley N. Gundry, Kenneth L. Gentry Jr., and Robert L. Thomas

Of all the books of the Bible, few are as fascinating or as bewildering as Revelation. Its images grip the imagination: four grim horsemen, the Antichrist, the ten-horned beast, the ultimate battle at Armageddon, and, of course, 666, the “mark of the beast,” variously interpreted to signify everything from Hitler and Krushchev to credit cards and the Internet. Is the book of Revelation a blueprint for the future that needs decoding if we want to understand current events? Is it a book of powerful imagery, with warnings and promises for the church throughout the ages? Or is it essentially an imaginative depiction of historical events in the first century? Four Views on the Book of Revelation explores the four main views in which Revelation is understood: preterist, idealist, classical dispensationalist futurist, and progressive dispensationalist. The interactive Counterpoints forum allows each author not only to present his view, but also to offer brief commentary on other views presented. This evenhanded approach is ideal for comparing and contrasting stances in order to form a personal conclusion about the interpretation and meaning of Revelation. (From the publisher's website.)
A System & Plan: Arkansas Baptist State Convention 1848-1998

C. Fred Williams, S. Ray Granade, and Kenneth M. Startup

A System & Plan is the story of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention's vision for planting churches, assisting associations, and doing Kingdom work throughout the state. On at least four occasions that vision was on the verge of being extinguished. Each time, with defeat imminent, strong leaders developed a system and plan to overcome the obstacles and continue cooperative work.

Extending the Southern Baptist message throughout Arkansas was no easy task. A denomination that prided itself on the autonomy of the local church, in a state that prided itself on personal independence, presented repeated challenges to organizing a Convention.

To those visionary individuals who not only understood that the "whole equaled the sum of its parts" but also realized that the "whole was greater than any single part," balancing autonomy with unity required divine guidance. That guidance ultimately led the ABSC to become Arkansas's dominant religious organization and the standard used by other denominations in the state to measure growth. With a system and a plan that evolved to meet the changing needs of a changing society, the ABSC has remained true to the vision of its founders.
Observations of Arkansas: The 1824-1863 Letters of Hiram Abiff Whittington

Hiram Abiff Whittington

In 1913, as workmen dismantled a pioneer home in Montgomery County, they discovered in the attic a neatly-bound volume of letters that would prove to be of great historical value. The intriguing volume primarily contained letters written between 1827 and 1834 between Granville Whittington of Boston and his adventurous older brother Hiram Whittington of the Arkansas Territory. These letters bring to life this time period in the territory as observed by Hiram, one of Hot Springs’ pioneers. Dr. John L. Ferguson, former state historian and long-time director of the Arkansas History Commission, says they are not only highly informative but delightful to read. This softcover book, the only complete volume of the letters, was compiled by Bobbie Jones McLane, Wendy Bradley Richter, and Charles W. Cunning. (From the publisher's website.)
Luke

C. Marvin Pate

This verse-by-verse exposition includes surprising new insights into Paul's influence on Luke. (From Amazon.com.)
The End of the Age Has Come: The Theology of Paul

C. Marvin Pate

The Christian, according to the apostle Paul, lives between two times. The end is already present with Christ's death and resurrection, but the end is yet to come with his second appearing. Following the seminal work of Oscar Cullmann, Marvin Pate argues that this 'already/not yet' eschatological tension lies at the heart of all writings of the apostle Paul and is, in fact, the key to understanding them. Pate traces the concept of 'already/not yet' back to its Jewish roots and shows with exceptional clarity how Paul's teachings on God, Christ, human beings, salvation, the Holy Spirit, the church society, and the last things can be successfully placed within this 'already/not yet' framework. In his analysis, Pate exegetes numerous key passages in the Pauline letters. (From the Back of the Book.)
Doomsday Delusions: What's Wrong with Predictions About the End of the World

C. Marvin Pate and Calvin B. Haines

Doomsday prophecy is on the rise. With the year 2000 upon us, we hear more and more predictions of the end--whether from well-meaning Bible believers or from self-appointed cult leaders. What will happen if unwary believers get caught up in a false millennial fever? How can we prepare to face the challenges of end-of-the-world predictions? What can we do to maintain our hope in the return of Christ without succumbing to doomsday delusions?

Marvin Pate and Calvin Haines dispel the myths of many popular doomsday prophets, showing how they misinterpret and misapply the Bible. They then examine the social and psychological consequences of the doomsday mentality and offer a constructive view of how the expectation of the Lord's return should affect our lives today. (From Amazon.com.)
We Were There: Clark Countians in World War II

Wendy Bradley Richter, H.B. Arnold Jr., and Norma S. Arnold

The purpose of this book is to honor those who served, both on the home front and in uniform, during our country's years of peril, 1941-1945. Their service ranged from such mundane things as walking to work to conserve gasoline and rubber tires for the war effort to the supreme sacrifice -- their lives. One hundred Clark County servicemen paid this price.