K. Scott
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Who Wrote the Bible?
- By: Richard Friedman
- Narrated by: Julian Smith, Richard Friedman
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story5 out of 5 stars 80
For thousands of years, the prophet Moses was regarded as the sole author of the first five books of the Bible, known as the Pentateuch. According to tradition, Moses was divinely directed to write down foundational events in the history of the world: the creation of humans, the worldwide flood, the laws as they were handed down at Mt. Sinai, and the cycle of Israel’s enslavement and liberation from Egypt. However, these stories—and their frequent discrepancies—provoke questions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent Book that is Written and Narrated Exceptionally Well!
- By Crazgod on 09-09-22
- Who Wrote the Bible?
- By: Richard Friedman
- Narrated by: Julian Smith, Richard Friedman
Great documentary hypothesis exploration
Reviewed: 01-16-25
If you are interested in the documentary hypothesis, this book is fantastic. The author lays out a compelling case for the documentary hypothesis and even postulates who a couple of the documentary authors might be. Even handed, scholarly, Well performed. I loved it.
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Paul and Jesus
- How the Apostle Transformed Christianity
- By: James D. Tabor
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 230
Historians know virtually nothing about the two decades following the crucifixion of Jesus, when his followers regrouped and began to spread his message. During this time the man we know as the apostle Paul joined the movement and began to preach to the gentiles. Using the oldest Christian documents that we have - the letters of Paul - as well as other early Christian sources, historian and scholar James Tabor reconstructs the origins of Christianity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Paul or Jesus?
- By James on 01-29-13
- Paul and Jesus
- How the Apostle Transformed Christianity
- By: James D. Tabor
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Even handed treatment of Paul vs other early Christian teachings (including the Jerusalem Church)
Reviewed: 04-14-24
This is a scholarly book that focuses on the secular, historical perspectives of what the early church might have looked like. Spoiler alert: Paul's teachings are likely very different than the teachings of Peter and James. I have read over a dozen books on the secular historians' thoughts on early church development. This is definitely one of my favorites.
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The Old Testament
- By: Amy-Jill Levine, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Amy-Jill Levine
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,616
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,414
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,401
The Old Testament - written in ancient Israel by many different authors over the course of a thousand years - has had more meaning to more people than any other book the world has known. In a series of 24 lively lectures, Professor Levine explores selected passages from the texts known as the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible, and the Tanakh, revealing how fresh research and findings from scholars of archaeology, cross-cultural studies, and comparative religion can deepen your understanding.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A critical but inspiring 'walk thru the' Bible
- By Jacobus on 12-14-13
- The Old Testament
- By: Amy-Jill Levine, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Amy-Jill Levine
This is a wonderful book if you are open-minded. It is beautifully narrated by a delightful speaker
Reviewed: 02-13-24
The writer is a wonderful scholar. This is not the type of lecture that builds your faith. It is the type of lecture that teaches a very pragmatic and often unflattering view of ancient texts. The author does it in such a fashion that that anyone who is open-minded should enjoy it
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From Sabbath to Sabbath
- Returning the Holy Sabbath to the Disciples of Jesus
- By: D. Thomas Lancaster
- Narrated by: D. Thomas Lancaster
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story5 out of 5 stars 45
Why don't Christians in the church today keep the biblical sabbath? Was the observance of the seventh-day sabbath done away with, canceled, changed, replaced, fulfilled, made obsolete, suppressed, hijacked, or simply forgotten? Even if you already know the answers, you'll want to listen to this book. From Sabbath to Sabbath approaches the question of the sabbath from a completely new messianic Jewish perspective.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hey Daniel, we're grafted in to Israel.
- By Bengemima on 11-09-20
- From Sabbath to Sabbath
- Returning the Holy Sabbath to the Disciples of Jesus
- By: D. Thomas Lancaster
- Narrated by: D. Thomas Lancaster
Amazing job illuminating the Day of Rest
Reviewed: 08-16-23
This is an amazing book. It does a great job of describing why the Sabbath may still be extraordinarily valid in the lives of modern people. It shows some things about how and why Christianity unnaturally abandoned Judaism. Read it!
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The Jewish Gospel of John
- Discovering Jesus, King of All Israel
- By: Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg
- Narrated by: Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 355
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 299
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 298
The Jewish Gospel of John is not, by any standard, another book on Jesus of Nazareth written from a Jewish perspective. It is an invitation to the listener to put aside their traditional understanding of the Gospel of John and to replace it with another one more faithful to the original text perspective. The Jesus that will emerge will provoke you to rethink most of what you knew about this gospel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A timely revisiting of John's gospel of grace
- By Dr. Tim on 06-13-16
- The Jewish Gospel of John
- Discovering Jesus, King of All Israel
- By: Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg
- Narrated by: Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg
Jewish context for Jesus
Reviewed: 07-28-23
This book does a great job of helping the reader understand John's message by explaining early CE Jewish contextual issues.
The author uniquely proposes that The Book of John was written with Samaritan readers in mind. The author uses this perspective to justify removing the supposed anti-Semitic sentiment from the book. I had never thought of this perspective before, After reading this book, I prefer the author's perspective.
The narrator is fantastic. He has just enough accent to keep it interesting. I highly recommend this audiobook.
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Praying in the Holy Spirit
- Secrets to Igniting and Sustaining a Lifestyle of Effective Prayer
- By: David Diga Hernandez
- Narrated by: William Crockett
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 121
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 106
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Story5 out of 5 stars 104
Do you ever feel like your prayers are not effective? The secret to a thriving prayer life is not a formula - it is the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. In Praying in the Holy Spirit, internationally recognized evangelist, teacher, and healing minister David Hernandez presents bold answers to tough questions about prayer and offers revelatory insights to help you commune with the Holy Spirit in powerful ways. This book will help you overcome common barriers to finally praying in tongues, cultivate a fiery desire to pray, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Get ready to grow! Get rid of religion!
- By kIMBERLIE COLE on 04-01-21
- Praying in the Holy Spirit
- Secrets to Igniting and Sustaining a Lifestyle of Effective Prayer
- By: David Diga Hernandez
- Narrated by: William Crockett
Great book about prayer. How to walk with the Lord
Reviewed: 04-09-21
Great book about prayer. How to walk with the Lord.. This will be a book I recommend
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Blessing or Curse
- You Can Choose
- By: Derek Prince
- Narrated by: Basil Sands
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 435
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 364
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Story5 out of 5 stars 364
Life's trials and triumphs can seem accidental. One person may feel that life is a constant struggle in which pitfalls abound and someone seems out to get him. Another may feel that every day is a gift from God, with special blessings just for her. That's because forces are at work in our lives: the blessings of a loving God or the curses of our spiritual adversary.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book. This opens my eyes wide to the reality as written in scripture that we wrestle not against flesh and blood.....
- By GeraldS on 06-03-16
- Blessing or Curse
- You Can Choose
- By: Derek Prince
- Narrated by: Basil Sands
This is my second time through this book.
Reviewed: 09-08-20
This is a truly amazing book. If I had tho pick 5 books that every Christian should read, this would be one of them. It delves into the power of the tongue from a perspective that is extremely moving and effective. As we all know, the power of the tongue is of the utmost importance in our Christian walk. Read it! Memorize its scripture references. Read it again! Live it.
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Modern Day Tithing
- Doctrine of Devils
- By: Repen T. OrBurn
- Narrated by: Lawrence D. Yaklin
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story3 out of 5 stars 5
With seminaries teaching heresy, denominations accepting blasphemy, ministers preaching for currency, and true biblical Christians being accused of lunacy, there is no doubt that we are now in the great apostasy that the Apostle Paul spoke of! Find out why so many denominations today require tithes from their members and proclaim that if one is not tithing to the church, they are disobeying God.
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1 out of 5 stars
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filled with a bunch of self righteous fluff.
- By R. Glover on 05-30-19
- Modern Day Tithing
- Doctrine of Devils
- By: Repen T. OrBurn
- Narrated by: Lawrence D. Yaklin
Very interesting view on tithing- Approach is poor
Reviewed: 01-31-20
There is lots of good Bible in this book. I believe the author is honestly trying to explain scripture accurately. Kudos to the author for that. His main point is that tithing is inadequately, inaccurately, and/or deceptively explained from many pulpits today... and he's probably right. I believe the author loves the Lord. Unfortunately, the author's negative experiences with his church have been overemphasized in this book. This makes the read a little fatiguing (especially the appendices).
I liked the scripture and scriptural explanation in this book. I am glad I read this book. I would, however, only recommend this book to people who meet Both of the criteria.
1. Readers that are interested in learning what every verse in the Bible says about tithing
2. Readers that are tolerant of a rough (approaching belligerent) style
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Spiritual Warfare
- Christians, Demonization, and Deliverance
- By: Karl Payne
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 371
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 315
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Story5 out of 5 stars 317
The Bible is explicit: We live in a world of distinct opponents; our very lives are a battle. Yet too many Christians lose more battles than they win and endure their walk with God rather than enjoy it because they don't recognize the enemy when they see it. More importantly, they have no idea how to respond. While society tells us we can react simply, the truth is that a wish, a hope, and a prayer are not the best responses to attacks from those who stand between us and the Father.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Why have conversations with demons
- By J. Mac on 03-06-21
- Spiritual Warfare
- Christians, Demonization, and Deliverance
- By: Karl Payne
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
Fantastic book. It is a must read in the topic
Reviewed: 08-25-19
Fantastic book. It is a must read in the topic of Spiritual Warfare. I also recommend any book by Derek Prince
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 175,156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150,459
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 149,623
For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A book for 20-somethings, but not me
- By Bonny on 09-22-16
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
Awesome book for Christian who likes the F-bomb
Reviewed: 08-25-19
Title sounds pretty heinous. But the philosophies contained are surprisingly Biblical. No religious discussions are covered. Just good paradigms presented with colorful language.
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