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  • A History of the Bible

    The Book and Its Faiths

    by John Barton ...
    A literary history of our most influential book of all time, by an Oxford scholar and Anglican priestIn our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as "Holy Scripture," a non-negotiable authority straight from God, has prevailed in Western society for some time. And ... Read more

    Was $9.99 USD Now $8.99 USD

  • Back to the Mission

    Returning to the First Mandate of the Church

    by John Barton ...
    Are we fulfilling our mission as the Church—both individually and collectively? “Back to the Mission” is an eye-opening book every Christian leader or layperson should read. Through each chapter, Dr. Barton helps you to gain a renewed sense of urgency for what we are called to do. But knowing our mission is only half the battle. The most difficult task is doing it. ... Read more

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  • How the Bible Came to Be

    by John Barton ...
    In a clear and concise way, John Barton describes the development of the Bible. He explains how the Bible came to be written and collected into the authoritative Scriptures of the Christian Church. Barton untangles the web of history and lets the reader appreciate the journey from spoken word to written word. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • People of the Book

    The authority of the Bible in Christianity

    by John Barton ...
    Major new edition of a modern classic, fully revised and expanded. Contains a substantial new chapter on 'The Bible in Practice'. John Barton is one of the world's most influential and widely respected biblical scholars, and questions about biblical authority and inspiration are as topical and controversial as ever. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Word

    How We Translate the Bible—and Why It Matters

    by John Barton ...
    From a distinguished Oxford scholar and the author of A History of the Bible, an examination of how biblical translation works and why it mattersThroughout history, most Jewish and Christian believers have understood scripture not in the languages in which it was first written but rather in their own—in translation. In The Word, acclaimed Bible scholar John Barton explores how saints and scholars ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • The Apocrypha

    Edited by Martin Goodman, John Barton, John Muddiman ...
    Series series Oxford Bible Commentary
    The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible. It offers verse-by-verse explanation of every book of the Bible by the world's leading biblical scholars. From its inception, OBC has been designed as a completely non-denominational commentary, carefully written and edited to provide the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Ponder Anew

    Conversations in 21st Century Church Music

    by Jennifer Deaton, Marissa Hall, Jason Abel, A. Katherine Grieb, John Barton Andrew, Andrew Mead, Rita Teschner Powell, David Sinden, Michael W. Smith, Keith Tan, C. Ellis Reyes Montes, Deon Johnson, Eugene Taylor Sutton ...
    A definitive look at how church music is changing in the 21st century.There is no lack of resources for the church musician focusing on particular skills or repertoire. But this is the first collection of essays created specifically for musicians working in parish ministry that imagines how those vocations will change along with the evolving church.Ponder Anew chronicles the rapid changes in the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hebrew Bible

    A Critical Companion

    Edited by John Barton ...
    A comprehensive and accessible guide to the Hebrew BibleThis book brings together some of the world's most exciting scholars from across a variety of disciplines to provide a concise and accessible guide to the Hebrew Bible. It covers every major genre of book in the Old Testament together with in-depth discussions of major themes such as human nature, covenant, creation, ethics, ritual and purity ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Best Canadian Poetry 2023

    Edited by John Barton ...
    Series series Best Canadian
    Selected by editor John Barton, the 2023 edition of Best Canadian Poetry showcases the best Canadian poetry writing published in 2021.“My goal,” writes guest editor John Barton of his long career as a literary magazine editor, “was always to be jostled awake, and I soon realized that I was being jostled awake for two—myself and the reader … I came to understand that my job description included an ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Playing Shakespeare

    An Actor's Guide

    by John Barton ...
    Playing Shakespeareis the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the world’s greatest playwright.Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actors–among them Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet–John Barton demonstrates how to adapt Elizabethan theater for the modern stage. The director begins by explicating Shakespeare’s verse and prose, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation

    Edited by John Barton ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Religion
    This book provides the first complete guide for students to the present state of biblical studies. The twenty-one specially commissioned chapters are written by established scholars from North America and Britain, and represent both traditional and contemporary points of view. The chapters in Part One cover all the methods and approaches currently practised in the academic study of the Bible, ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • The Pauline Epistles

    Edited by John Muddiman, John Barton ...
    Series series Oxford Bible Commentary
    The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible. It offers verse-by-verse explanation of every book of the Bible by the world's leading biblical scholars. From its inception, OBC has been designed as a completely non-denominational commentary, carefully written and edited to provide the ... Read more

    $12.39 USD