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I. Howard Marshall · 1977 · Book
I. Howard Marshall's "I Believe in the Historical Jesus" emerged from the intense scholarly debates of the 1970s surrounding the quest for the historical Jesus. Writing as both a New Testament scholar…
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Lockman Foundation translation team · 1977 · Scripture
The 1977 update was the first full revision of the New American Standard Bible, issued six years after the translation's completion in 1971. Covering the complete Bible, it was prepared from the…
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F. F. Bruce · 1977 · Book
F. F. Bruce's comprehensive biography of the apostle Paul emerged from decades of careful New Testament scholarship and his desire to present Paul as a coherent theological thinker whose life and thought…
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Richard Foster · 1978 · Book
Richard Foster wrote Celebration of Discipline as a response to what he saw as the spiritual poverty of contemporary American Christianity in the 1970s. Drawing from his background as a Quaker pastor…
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I. Howard Marshall · 1978 · Commentary
I. Howard Marshall's commentary on the Epistles of John emerged from the need for a scholarly yet accessible treatment of these crucial New Testament letters that balances critical concerns with evangelical convictions.…
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I. Howard Marshall · 1978 · Commentary
I. Howard Marshall's commentary on Luke emerged from the evangelical tradition's need for a rigorous exegetical work that could engage seriously with contemporary biblical scholarship while maintaining theological convictions about Scripture's authority…
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Thomas Nelson committee · 1979 · Scripture
The New King James Version is a major modernization of the King James Version that seeks to preserve both its textual tradition and its literary cadence while replacing archaic vocabulary and pronoun…
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I. Howard Marshall · 1980 · Commentary
I. Howard Marshall's commentary on Acts emerged from the need for a scholarly yet accessible exposition that would bridge academic rigor with pastoral application. Writing as a respected New Testament scholar at…
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I. Howard Marshall · 1980 · Book
Marshall's study emerged from the scholarly debates of the 1970s surrounding the historical foundations and theological significance of Christian communion. Writing as both New Testament scholar and evangelical theologian, Marshall sought to…
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Eugene H. Peterson · 1980 · Book
Eugene Peterson's "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction" emerged from his frustration with American Christianity's obsession with quick fixes and instant spiritual gratification. Writing as a pastor who had spent decades…
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Gordon Fee · 1981 · Book
Gordon Fee's hermeneutical handbook emerged from his years teaching biblical interpretation to seminary students and pastors who struggled to move responsibly from ancient text to contemporary application. Writing for evangelical readers committed…
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I. Howard Marshall · 1982 · Book
I. Howard Marshall's Biblical Inspiration emerged during a period of intense evangelical debate over the nature of Scripture's authority in the 1970s and early 1980s. The controversy centered on whether biblical inerrancy…
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Discipline Discipline: The Glad Surrender
Elisabeth Elliot · 1982 · Book
Elisabeth Elliot's "Discipline: The Glad Surrender" emerged from her decades of experience as a missionary widow, single mother, and spiritual mentor who had learned costly lessons about obedience through profound loss and…
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Edward Fudge · 1982 · Book
Edward Fudge's comprehensive biblical study emerged from his wrestling with traditional evangelical doctrine about hell and eternal punishment. A Churches of Christ preacher and biblical scholar, Fudge undertook an exhaustive examination of…
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Committee on Bible Translation · 1984 · Scripture
This is the form of the New International Version that became especially dominant in evangelical use in the late twentieth century. Comprising the complete Bible, it was translated from Hebrew, Aramaic, and…
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Elisabeth Elliot · 1984 · Book
Elisabeth Elliot's Passion and Purity emerged from decades of reflection on her own romantic relationships and the questions that persistently arose from young women seeking her counsel. Writing in 1984 as a…
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World Bible Translation Center team · 1986 · Scripture
The International Children's Bible is an early example of a complete English Bible prepared specifically for children and developing readers. Its scope is the whole Bible, drawn from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and…
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Leon Morris · 1986 · Book
Leon Morris wrote this comprehensive New Testament theology during a period when evangelical scholars were increasingly engaging with critical biblical scholarship while maintaining commitment to Scripture's authority and reliability. Published in 1986,…
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Chance to Die A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
Elisabeth Elliot · 1987 · Book
Elisabeth Elliot's biography of Amy Carmichael emerged from her deep study of a fellow missionary who had influenced her own calling. Writing forty years after Carmichael's death, Elliot drew on extensive correspondence,…
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Easy-to-Read Version Easy-to-Read Version / English Version for the Deaf
1987 · Scripture
Originally undertaken with Deaf readers in mind, this version — issued as the English Version for the Deaf and later as the Easy-to-Read Version — was subsequently broadened to serve literacy students…
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Craig Blomberg · 1987 · Book
Craig Blomberg's systematic defense of the Gospels emerged during the 1980s when evangelical scholarship was increasingly engaging with critical biblical studies. Writing as a New Testament scholar trained in both evangelical and…
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World Bible Translation Center and review scholars · 1987 · Scripture
The New Century Version emerged from the same translation project as the International Children's Bible, which serves as its predecessor and base translation, and it raised the reading level and style of…
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Dallas Willard · 1988 · Book
Dallas Willard wrote The Spirit of the Disciplines as a philosophical and practical response to what he saw as a critical gap in evangelical Christianity: the absence of a coherent understanding of…
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Eugene H. Peterson · 1989 · Book
Eugene Peterson wrote The Contemplative Pastor as a sustained argument against the reduction of pastoral ministry to managerial efficiency and programmatic success. Drawing from three decades of pastoring Christ Our King Presbyterian…
