Biblical Genres

One of the most common arguments against Christianity is that the God of the Old Testament seemed so drastically different than the God of the New Testament. In the Old, many claim He seemed cruel and capricious, while in the New, He suddenly became a God of love and tolerance. Yet Jesus said, “If you’ve seen Me, you’ve seen the Father”, and the writer of Hebrews tells us that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever”. If God hasn’t changed, how do we explain the apparent difference? The answer lies in a long-forgotten word: covenant.

Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be one of the 5,000 when Jesus multiplied the fish and the loaves? Or one of his disciples when he walked on water? Or to have seen Lazarus come out of the tomb? Ever wonder what Mary thought when Gabriel told her she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit, or what the fallout was like in her personal life? Ever considered how those two disciples felt on the road to Emmaus, when they found that the man with whom they had been talking was in fact their risen Lord?

God is a covenant making, covenant keeping God. From the dawn of prehistory, God’s dealings with mankind can be understood through the lens of covenant: A binding agreement of unending loyalty and faithfulness. His early covenants with mankind were one-sided, requiring very little from men in return. All of that changed with the birth of the nation of Israel, and her deliverance from slavery in Egypt through Moses. The Mosaic covenant, also known throughout the Bible as “the law”, encompassed the rest of the Old Testament books through the death and resurrection of Jesus.

The story revealed in this book was transmitted directly to the author by Mary Magdalene's previously unknown daughter, Sarah, who shares the Pleiadian perspective of the true mission of her family—Jesus of Nazareth, his mother, Mary, his wife, Mary Magdalene, and his two children, Sarah and Timaeus. Sarah gives us an inside look at their familys trials and true purpose in coming to Earth from the Stars to help humanity evolve and grow through living in the true Pleiadian Way of Love.

Transported two thousand years into the past, readers are introduced to Antipas, a Roman civic leader who has encountered the writings of the biblical author Luke. Luke's writings spark Antipas's interest, and a correspondence transpires between them. As the two delve deeply into each other's lives, Antipas begins to see things in fresh ways, causing him to rethink the values upon which his life had been founded.

In ancient Israel, at the crossroads of the great trading routes, a mercenary named Benaiah is searching for a new beginning. He has joined a band of outcasts led by a warlord named David, who follows the mysterious Hebrew God. Their ranks are filled with bitter, ruthless men–some bound by loyalty to David, others lured by the spoils of conquest. To the desperate Israelites on the frontier they secretly protect, they are known as "mighty men."

How a better understanding of genre leads to a better understanding of the biblical text. The Bible, with its gloriously rich diversity of ancient genres, demands a flexible and historically aware approach to genre. Different conceptions of narrative, poetry, gospel, epistle, wisdom, and...

In order to understand, appreciate, and faithfully preach the word of God, pastors must discern the literary nature of the Bible. Instead of just acknowledging the various genres of Scripture, pastors and teachers should allow these genres to influence how the text is approached and communicated. In The Beauty and Power of Biblical Exposition, they will learn how to both read and preach the Bible as a literary anthology.

It's the year 641 since the beginning of everything, and when Eve passes away, she leaves Adam, the only man on earth who remembers everything since they walked in Eden. When Enoch, God's newly appointed prophet, decides to collect the stories of the faithful from previous generations, he finds Adam in desperate need to confess the dark secrets he's held onto for too long.

When I Asked to Die is not the story of Elijah’s whole life. It is the story of his collapse. After fire falls on Mount Carmel, after the prophets of Baal are judged, after rain finally breaks the long drought, Elijah should stand in triumph. Instead, one message from Jezebel sends him fleeing into the wilderness. The prophet who faced kings and called on Yahweh before all Israel now finds himself overtaken by fear, exhaustion, shame, and the bitter knowledge that public victory is not the same thing as peace in the soul.

The Bible offers some clues to God's personality - he's alternately been called vindictive and just, bloodthirsty and caring, all-powerful and impotent, capricious and foresighted, and loving and hateful. But no one has ever fully explored why God might be such a figure of contrasts. Nor has anyone ever satisfactorily explained what guides his relationship not just with angels, the devil, and his son, but also with all of creation.

Jonah takes you on a miracle-filled journey from deep within the whale's belly over 500 war-torn miles and into the heart of ancient Nineveh. Here, the Bible’s most improbable hero discovers a path to redemption in a story of defiance, grace, and transformation. Feel Jonah's love for his beloved Naomi and his best friend, Amos. Tremble before the King and Queen of Nineveh. Jonah In the Time of the Kings, gloriously unveils God's tender heart, a love that reaches the most broken of men, delivered by a prophet as flawed as he is extraordinary.

In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago. Through the predecessors of four modern men and women, we experience the entire colorful history of the Jews, including the life...

Alexander Raphael—known to his friends as Jes—is no ordinary man. He is an angel sent by God with a powerful mission: to help teenagers who feel lost, broken, or far from faith find their way back to Jesus. When Vince and Chad, two Elvis-loving teenage boys, discover the truth about Jes, their lives change forever. Together, they become part of a heavenly mission filled with friendship, miracles, danger, spiritual battles, and second chances. But helping others find hope is not always easy.

What if the Bible read like this? Experience the book of Acts through the eyes of Peter. From the moment Jesus ascends, everything changes. Persecution rises. Prisons close in. Miracles break through. And Peter stands at the center of a movement that refuses to stop—no matter the cost. Follow his journey from bold beginnings to his final stand as the early church is forged in pressure, faith, and sacrifice. This biblical retelling draws directly from Scripture, bringing the book of Acts to life in a grounded, immersive, and emotionally powerful way.

Sheol is a psychological horror novel inspired by the warning of Jesus in Luke 16. After a tragic accident, Quinn awakens in a desolate and unforgiving wasteland of heat, darkness, and despair. Water cannot be found. Rest never comes. The landscape shifts between ruined cities, barren wilderness, and places that seem designed to break the human spirit.

The Roman soldiers, in sudden shock and fear from the unexpected supernatural events, pushed the High Priest’s slave toward Jesus. One of the disciples quickly drew his sword and cut off the slave’s ear. The slave fell to the ground screaming as blood gushed. The arrest was supposed to be easy, uneventful. The slave had been a fly on the wall for what turned out to be most infamous plot in human history. The high priest, the CEO of the temple, had made it clear that Jesus had to die for the sake of the biggest business on the planet. The slave had witnessed everything.

Book four of the Davidic Chronicles continues to follow David’s flight from an enraged King Saul. Hunted and betrayed on every hand, David must seek God's deliverance as he is driven deeper and deeper into the wilderness south of Jerusalem.

The world changed in six seconds. Gravity failed. Millions were lifted into the air without explanation. Governments called it a scientific anomaly. Media called it a global instability event. Humanity called it fear. But heaven called it the beginning. As unseen boundaries weaken and reality itself begins to fracture, two ancient witnesses return to Earth with a divine commission—to deliver a final testimony before judgment falls.

To most, the term “Christian horror” probably seems like an oxymoron. Nevertheless, there are very good arguments to be made that “horror” is an eminently biblical genre and that Christian artists should be at the forefront of reclaiming it. In this work, novelist and freelance writer Mike Duran explores the Judeo-Christian roots of contemporary horror, the religious themes that frame much of the horror art, and how evangelical culture has come to distance itself from such a potentially rich and powerful medium.