Peter Enns: 16 books
The Bible Tells Me So
Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
The controversial Bible scholar and author of The Evolution of Adam recounts his transformative spiritual journey in which he discovered a new, more honest way to love and appreciate God’s Word.
Trained as an evangelical Bible scholar, Peter Enns loved the Scriptures and shared his devotion,...
How the Bible Actually Works
In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers—and Why That’s Great News
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal People, and author of The Bible Tells Me So and The Sin of Certainty explains that the Bible is not an instruction manual or rule book but a powerful learning tool that nurtures our spiritual growth...
The Sin of Certainty
Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So explains how Christians mistake “certainty” and “correct belief” for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy.
With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar...
Evolution of Adam, The
What the Bible Does and Doesn't Say about Human Origins
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Can Christianity and evolution coexist? Traditional Christian teaching presents Jesus as reversing the effects of the Fall of Adam. However, an evolutionary view of beginnings doesn't allow for a historical Adam, making evolution seemingly incompatible with what Genesis and the apostle Paul say about...
by Peter Enns
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
A new religion curriculum from the team that brought you The Story of the World.
In this accessible and engaging book, Peter Enns (author of the controversial and best-selling Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament) provides parents and teachers with...
Inspiration and Incarnation
Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
How can an evangelical view of Scripture be reconciled with modern biblical scholarship? In this book Peter Enns, an expert in biblical interpretation, addresses Old Testament phenomena that challenge traditional evangelical perspectives on Scripture. He then suggests a way forward, proposing an incarnational...
The Bible and the Believer:How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously
How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
Can the Bible be approached both as sacred scripture and as a historical and literary text? For many people, it must be one or the other. How can we read the Bible both ways? The Bible and the Believer brings together three distinguished biblical scholars--one Jewish, one Catholic, and one Protestant--to...
Invitation to Genesis: Participant Book
A Short-Term DISCIPLE Bible Study
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
This study takes groups into the rich tapestry of Genesis exploring the interaction between God and very human people - pride, family relationships, conflict and journey all showcase the best known stories of Creation, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Rebekah and Joseph.
The video reflects the...
by Peter Enns
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
A new religion curriculum from the team that brought you The Story of the World.
The first level in a twelve-level series designed to take young students from elementary through high school, Telling God’s Story: Year One provides weekly lessons for elementary-grade students, based on the...
by Peter Enns, Sara Buffington, Sarah Dunning Park
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
A new religion curriculum from the team that brought you The Story of the World.
These lesson plans, designed to accompany the weekly lessons laid out in Telling God’s Story, Year One (available separately), provide coloring pages, craft projects, and group activities to fill out an entire...
by Peter Enns
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Weekly religion lessons for second-graders, scripted for parents and teachers to make preparation and instruction straightforward and simple.
The second in a twelve-year series designed to take young students from elementary through high school, Telling God’s Story, Year Two provides scripted...
by R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Peter E. Enns
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
There is little doubt that the inerrancy of the Bible is a current and often contentious topic among evangelicals. Five Views on Biblical Inerrancyrepresents a timely contribution by showcasing the spectrum of evangelical positions on inerrancy, facilitating understanding of these perspectives, particularly...
Incarceration Nation
How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
The rise of mass incarceration in the United States is one of the most critical outcomes of the last half-century. Incarceration Nation offers the most compelling explanation of this outcome to date. This book combines in-depth analysis of Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon's presidential campaigns...
by Peter E. Enns
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from our world to the world of the Bible. But they leave us there, assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. In other words, they focus on the original meaning of the passage but don't discuss its contemporary application. The...
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