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The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing (Writers' Palette Book)

3 reviews
Leland Ryken

Shaw Books, 2002

A Starting Place for Renewal
Art is a hard subject for Christian evangelicals to deal with. It seems to be outside the boundaries of our primary mission, to proclaim the gospel in the world and display and expand the kingdom of God. However, this book helpfully shows the important contributions Christian art can make to that mission. In a series of essays, various professors contribute thouhtfully to our understanding ...

Effective Bible Teaching

4 reviews
James C. Wilhoit, Leland Ryken

Baker Academic, 1988

High Praise for Ryken and Wilhoit
I used to teach in a school of biblical studies preparing men to preach. On occasion I would have a student say they had little trouble preaching, but that they couldn't teach a Bible class worth a lick. I recommended this book and still recommend it today-much to students' delight. In fact, our church ordered a dozen of these books to help our our teachers learn how to teach the Bible more ...

ESV, The Literary Study Bible (Hardcover, Black Letter)

17 reviews
Leland Ryken, Philip Graham Ryken

Crossway Bibles, 2007

The Other ESV Study Bible - the Literary Study Bible
With all the recent flurry of news, updates and excitement regarding the forthcoming ESV Study Bible, I wanted to draw your attention to the other ESV Study Bible, The ESV Literary Study Bible and give you all six reasons why it will have a prominent place on my shelf, and why you should consider it as well. 1. Readability: The Literary Study Bible formats the text so that it reads like ...

Ryken's Bible Handbook
Leland Ryken, Philip Ryken, ...

Tyndale House Publishers, 2005

This book gives students of the Bible a quick overview of every book in the Bible. Leland Ryken's distinctive trait is a literary approach to the Bible--understanding the Bible as literature. The three authors help shed light on understanding the Bible as the inspired Word of God and as literature by looking at the Bible's different literary genres: poetry, narrative, wisdom literature, story, parables, and more.

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

16 reviews

InterVarsity Press, 1998

Excellent Reference
The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is an excellent reference for obtaining expanded meanings of the different words and images of the Bible. And even if it's a "dictionary", it is an enjoyable read straight through or even just when you want to hop from one entry to another. And for the price, it's a steal. Highly recommended!

How to Read the Bible as Literature

7 reviews
Leland Ryken

Zondervan, 1985

Clear introduction to reading biblical literature...
Ryken's book, written by an Evangelical professor of literature, is an excellent introduction to reading the Bible. It is a short and simple handbook, separated into categories of biblical literature, which will help the reader understand how the different genres (types) of literature in the Bible "work." This is not a book on "interpreting" the Bible, but on "reading" the Bible. Many Christians ...

Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible

3 reviews
Leland Ryken

Baker Academic, 1993

Ryken's book a Delight
I taught Hermeneutics, a course on how to study the Bible, for 13 years at S.C.S.E. I read "Words of Delight" (when it was still a two volume work) six years into my work with the school and found that it fit the bill for what I wanted to accomplish with my students. The book is divided into four parts treating Biblical Narrative first. Part two focuses on Biblical Poetry; Part Three on ...

Choosing a Bible: Understanding Bible Translation Differences

7 reviews
Leland Ryken

Crossway Books, 2005

Excellent Introduction to an Important Topic
Choosing a Bible used to be an easy task. Only a few decades ago there were only two or three translations to choose from, giving a person very little in the way of options. The situation today is far different. We are inundated with translations of Scripture and it seems that a major new translation hits the store shelves every couple of years. Terms like "dynamic equivalent," "formal ...

Worldly Saints

4 reviews
Leland Ryken, Dr. Leland Ryken

Zondervan, 1990

Honest and Forthright History
I was most pleased to find this book. Though I am a believer in the Puritans being the pinnacle of christianity I knew that they couldn't be perfect. Mr. Ryken has written a most readable and enjoyable history of the Puritans. He does not shy away from clear problems that they had. What caught my interest most was his demonstration through his scholarship that society under the Puritan ...

A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible

3 reviews
Leland Ryken, Tremper Longman III

Zondervan, 1993

A collection of essays showing the Bible's literary value.
Each book of the Bible is examined for its literary value by different contributers who are scholars (Biblical and literary) in their respective field. Although the two main genres contained in the Bible- poetry and narrative- are emphasized, other genres are also examined. Layman or expert, student or teacher will all benefit from reading this literary exposition of the Bible. I recommend ...

Realms of Gold: The Classics in Christian Perspective

1 review
Leland Ryken

Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003

Excellant introduction to literature from a Christian view
Professor Ryken has done an excellant job of writing an introduction to the classics of literature from a Christian perspective. He discusses several of his personal favorites and uses them to illustrate his points about different genres and how they can be read and understood from a Christian worldview. He spends some time covering matters that are non-issues for those of us outside of the ...

Translating Truth: The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation

8 reviews
C. John Collins, Wayne Grudem, ...

Crossway Books, 2005

You Might Just Throw Away Your Dynamic Equivalent Bible
I long have been a supporter of the literal translation (or as the English Standard Version puts it "essentially literal."). Having been a disciple of Jesus Christ since 1992, I first grew in grace (2 Peter 3:18) using the NIV along with many others. The church I attended, however, used the New King James Version. The NIV and the NKJV were world's apart! Then I attended Bible college where ...

Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent Hughes

2 reviews
Leland Ryken, Todd Wilson

Crossway Books, 2007

Makes you want to be a better preacher
R. Kent Hughes has faithfully heralded the Scriptures for over four decades. As a result, fifteen of Hughes' friends and colleagues from across the globe, including J.I. Packer, Wayne Grudem, John MacArthur, Peter Jensen and D.A. Carson, got together and contributed essays on expository preaching to honor the Word of God and encourage men to continue to faithfully herald the text, week in and ...

Bible Translation Differences: Criteria For Excellence In Reading And Choosing A Bible Translation

1 review
Leland Ryken

Crossway Books, 2004

Updated Printing
This "pamphlet", printed in 2004, has been reprinted with a new cover, new title and new ISBN. The contents remain unchanged including the format. The new title is, "Choosing a Bible--Understanding Bible Translation Differences". The new ISBN is 1581347308 with a print date of 2005.

Choosing a Bible: Understanding Bible Translation Differences

Windows to the World: Literature in Christian Perspective
Leland Ryken

Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2000

Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure

1 review
Leland Ryken

Baker Books, 1995

Sanctified Work and Leisure: Motives, Manners, and Ends
For high school and college students particularly, this book is an absolute must-read. Prof. Ryken teaches us the right view of work and leisure, both when understood properly, the basis, the motives, the manners by which we ought to do both, and the goals of them, like other creations, are very good in the eyes of God.The issues associated with work and leisure today that show their ugly heads ...

The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly about the Arts

3 reviews
Leland Ryken

Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2005

highly recommend to Christian Artists and Educators.
The intro lists the key doctrines related to the arts. other highlights (for this painter/art educator)include chapter 2: "What the Bible says about the Arts", ch.4: "The World of Imagination", ch.7:"What is Christian Art?". the summaries at the end of the chapters, along with the lists for further reading and bibliographies are also very valuable. readable & helpful. I appreciate the hard ...

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