My Published Books
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The Biographies of Jesus’ Apostles : Ambassadors in Chains
Apart from a few famous stories, like Peter walking on water, most readers of the Bible have only a vague notion of who Jesus' apostles were and what exactly they did. Yet, without knowing their adventurous lives, the full story of the Apostolic Age fades into a Sunday school cliché. Even the most popular books on the subject fail to fit all the puzzle pieces together. This book, gleaned from over a decade of teaching and study, takes you alongside the apostles, reveals the world through their eyes, and accurately retraces every known step of their lives. Imprisoned in Nero's Rome, Paul wrote, "I am an ambassador in chains." "Apostle" means ambassador, and these long-suffering ambassadors of Christ bore the gospel over tens of thousands of miles from Jerusalem to Africa, Europe, and Asia.
The History of Jesus: The Life and Times of the Son of Man
This book harmonizes the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John into one seamless narrative, organized in chronological order. If you want to know the true, full story of Jesus—what he did, when he did it, and why he did it—in one, seamless narrative, this book is for you. If you are a believer, it will enhance your devotions by helping you know Jesus more intimately. If you are a skeptic, it will logically challenge your doubts. Even if you know the Bible well, this book will show you aspects of Jesus’ personality, mission, friends and enemies that will come as a surprise. You will see things that were always there in plain sight – in the ink on the pages of Scripture – but you will see them as you never saw them before. The product of more than 8,000 hours of primary research and teaching in adult Bible study classes at Grace Church of Glendora, California, this book shows how the four gospels harmonize in perfect, non-contradictory detail.
The History of Genesis: From Eden to Egypt (Bible Study Guides Book 2)
Does the Genesis account of Creation fit with science? Does the doctrine of Original Sin make sense? Is the Flood of Noah a derivative myth? Is the tale of Sodom a fable? Did you know that God made seven promises to Abraham, two to Isaac, and five to Jacob? Did Isaac agree to allow Abraham to sacrifice him? Was Isaac really near death when he blessed Jacob? Did God hate Esau? Did God condone Jacob’s deceit and polygamy? Did Jacob practice “magic genetics?” Why did God really kill Onan? Why did Judah become the leader of the twelve patriarchs when Jacob’s oldest son was Reuben? Does the story of Joseph in Egypt fit extrabiblical history?
The History of Moses: The Man of God
Have you ever found yourself enjoying the dramatic stories of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy only to feel the narrative screech to a halt when it collides with long sections of the Law? This book solves that problem. Here you will read the uninterrupted story of Israel, witnessing its descent into Egypt, its slavery, the Plagues, the first Passover, the Exodus, the escape from Pharaoh, the parting of the Red Sea, God’s giving the Law on Mount Sinai, the manna, the quail, and the fiery serpents of the Wilderness Years, the opposition of enemy nations, and the Second Generation’s preparation to conquer the Promised Land.
The History of Joshua, the Judges, and Samuel: Israel's Coming to the Promised Land
Have you ever wondered if the sun really stood still for Joshua? If the Conquest of Canaan was an example of God condoning genocide? If the walls of Jericho really fell as the Bible describes? Did you know that the Book of Judges is not in chronological order, and that Israel’s worst descent into violent immorality happened immediately after the death of Joshua? Did you know that Eli and Samuel were contemporaries of Samson?
The History of Saul, David and Solomon: Israel's Greatest Kings
The stories of Saul, David, and Solomon are inextricably entwined, but they are scattered in the Bible between the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Chronicles, and 1 and 2 Kings. This book tells you the full, true story of Israel’s Greatest Kings in a single, uninterrupted narrative. Samuel, the righteous Judge and Prophet, anoints Saul, a Benjamite, the tallest of his countrymen, as Israel’s first King. As Saul disobeys God and declines into madness, defeat, and suicide, David, the shepherd from Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah, arises to kill the giant Goliath and become the King’s son-in-law and rebel leader on the run.
The History of Israel's Divided Kingdom: From Solomon to the Assyrian Conquest
The history of Israel – from Solomon to Assyria’s annihilation of the Northern Kingdom – and the histories of the neighboring civilizations that helped shape Israel’s course—Egypt, Syria, Philistia, Assyria, Babylon, and others – are seldom taught and little understood. Some of the Bible’s best-loved and most dramatic stories are nestled in this period – including the ministries of Elijah, Elisha, Obadiah, Jonah, and Nahum – but they are told in 1 and 2 Kings, 1 and 2 Chronicles, and the books of prophecy, making it difficult to follow the story.
The History of Judah Alone: From the Assyrian Conquest to Babylon
The history of Judah alone – from the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel to Assyria until Judah’s fall to Nebuchadnezzar – and the histories of the civilizations that helped shape Israel’s course – Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon – are seldom taught and little understood. Some of the most dramatic stories are nestled in this era – the ministries of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Joel, Zephaniah and Habakkuk – but they are told across many Biblical books, making it difficult to follow the story.
The History of Judah Restored: From Babylon to Jesus
Did you know that the Books of Haggai, Zechariah, and Esther occur chronologically in the middle of the Book of Ezra? This volume puts the Books of Ezra, Haggai, Zechariah, Esther, Nehemiah, and Malachi into a flowing, chronological narrative. It makes the history of Israel after the Babylonian exile clear and relates the events and prophecies of that period to the history of the time between the Old and New Testaments and into the Christian Era. The 427 years from Malachi to the opening of the New Testament were scarcely a hyphen between two epochs.
The History of the Prophet Daniel: Truth in Exile
Daniel is clearly the Old Testament companion to the New Testament Book of Revelation. There are many similarities in the visions of the two books. Any exegesis of Daniel quickly arouses controversy between the proponents of various eschatological views. A great deal of what Daniel prophesied found fulfillment in the ancient history of the Middle East. Many readers of the Bible have no idea about those events. They may only barely have heard of Alexander the Great, Darius III, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, and Judas Maccabeus, and so it is nearly impossible for them to understand Daniel Chapters 8 and 10 through 12.
The History of the Book of Revelation: Beyond the Veil
The Greek word for the title of the Book of Revelation, apocalypse, means “the unveiling,” not “the concealing.” The author clearly meant to reveal, not conceal, the truth to his readers. John wrote symbolically to conceal the truth from the enemies of the church, but to unlock wisdom for the followers of Christ. The symbols in Revelation only work if we understand what they stand for and which parts of the book are symbolic and which are not. Everyone agrees that Revelation is rich in symbols. Disagreement mainly arises over what is figurative and what is literal. For example, every interpreter agrees that when the book describes Jesus as a lamb and a lion, these animals are symbolic of Jesus’ characteristics.
Understanding the Books of Ruth and Job: Kindness, Morality, Suffering and Justice
One of the most troubling questions in life is why bad things happen to good people. We often feel we are the victims of random acts of evil, perpetrated by a vengeful Satan and permitted by an indifferent God. The Book of Ruth shows the power of unceasing kindness. Mercy and kindness originate with God. When humans reflect these qualities, they enter a cycle of virtue, in which God works all things together for good.
Yearning for Eden: All the Bible Teaches About Heaven
Will there be time in Heaven? Will we have bodies? Will we be young again? Is it possible to sin in Heaven? Will Heaven be boring? Will there be animals – and how about our beloved pets? There are ten times more references in the Bible to Heaven than to Hell or Hades. By examining all the verses in Scripture about heaven, we find the Bible tells us much more about the afterlife than we often suspect. While God wants us to know that Hell is a terrifying option, He is more concerned, as a loving Father, to show what joyous rewards He has prepared for those who choose to accept Heaven through Christ. And the news is good, for the Bible also tells us precisely how to know for sure that Heaven will be our eternal home. Jim Moseley has taught and written 17 books on Biblical theology since 2008, focusing on apologetics, science, history, archaeology, and comparative religions and doctrines. He is President of a non-profit organization (www.thebiblehistoryguy.com), whose mission is to find faith through facts. He is working on a Master’s Degree in Divinity at Liberty University.
Answers and Aids to Bible Questions, Puzzles, and Problems
The great Apostle Peter told us we should always be prepared to make a defense to everyone who asks us for a reason for the hope that is in us – and to do it with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15). This book will help you fulfill that mission. In teaching the Bible to adults for over a decade, these are the questions, problems and puzzles that most frequently bob up and trouble believers. They are also among the most common queries that skeptics fling at the faithful. The best way to learn is to teach, and I learned all the answers these essays contain in that way. The Bible is a book of marvelous complexity and simplicity at the same time. It is perfect; it contains no contradiction or error, and these essays give many proofs of why the common misconception that the Bible is a myth is itself a myth. Jim Moseley has taught and written 17 books on Biblical theology since 2008, focusing on apologetics, science, history, archaeology, and comparative religions and doctrines. He is President of a non-profit organization (www.thebiblehistoryguy.com), whose mission is to find faith through facts. He is working on a Master’s Degree in Divinity at Liberty University.
Understanding Islam: An Overview for Christians
Probably one of the most common sets of questions I hear as a Bible teacher concerns Islam. In today’s world, the unceasing conflicts between Christians, Jews, and Muslims make understanding Islam more necessary than ever – not only to try to make sense out of the day’s headlines, but to help Christians fulfill the Great Commission by offering the Gospel to Muslim friends and neighbors. Muslims are, generally, very motivated to seek God’s will and do it. Unfortunately, when searching the pages of the Quran, they are looking for Him in the wrong place. I know, because I spent years, before coming to Christ, striving and studying to become a Muslim. What stopped me? The contradictions of the Quran.
