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A quick and easy visual study aid for students and anyone interested in understanding today's complex religious mosaic. Charts of World Religions allows for quick comparison and contrast of numerous systems of faith, beliefs, deities, and traditions. In clear, easy-to-understand charts, this book provides vital information on such topics as the origins of different religions, the nature of deity or ultimate spiritual reality, the source of spiritual truth, the nature of the human predicament, and the nature of salvation/enlightenment/liberation.Highlights the differences between various beliefs, and details subdivisions of broad categories, such as various branches of Christianity and Islam. More than 90 charts appear in six major sections:Prolegomena to World ReligionsComparison of World ReligionsAncient Mediterranean Religions (including the Egyptian pantheon, Graeco-Roman deities)Western Religions (including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha’i, and Secular Humanism)Eastern Religions (including Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Shintoism, Confucianism, and Sikhism)Indigenous Religions (including African, Caribbean, and Native American)This volume is perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including classroom use, homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

A quick and easy visual guide to biblical prophecies—from the basics of interpretation to the details and fulfillment of specific prophetic texts. Packed with teaching and learning tools, from charts and timelines, to maps and visual guides, Charts of Bible Prophecy will guide you through the prophecies found throughout the Bible and the doctrines and issues that surround them. The 120 visual aids are grouped into topics such as:An Introduction to ProphecyFulfillment of ProphecyThe Rapture and the Second ComingThe Nation of IsraelTeaching on the MillenniumDaniel and RevelationDeath and the AfterlifeRegardless of your stance on Bible prophecy, you'll appreciate this volume's evenhanded approach in presenting and comparing different viewpoints. The accessible visual presentation is perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including classroom use, homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Learn how to defend the Christian faith from various attacks with this visual and memorable study tool.Charts of Apologetics and Christian Evidences covers historical, literary, archaeological, and theological aspects of both the Old and the New Testaments and deals with every aspect of apologetics, covering topics like:Reasons for and against ApologeticsHow Can Truth Be Known?Views of EvilTheories on the Origin of ReligionSecular Humanism versus ChristianityIntelligent Design TheoryScientific Evidence for the Age of the Universeand many more.Apologetics is an important topic at a time when postmodernism, relativism, and religious pluralism are prevalent. This book contains 68 charts in six sections. This visual format allows facts, logical structures, parallels, and contrasts to be grasped quickly and easily. Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Theology and biblical studies comprise a vast array of related topics, disciplines, and terms. But the ways in which the different areas of study fit together, and what they all mean, isn't usually clear to those of us who aren't theologians. What falls under the category of biblical studies and what under theological studies? What are the different periods of historical theology? What's the difference between branches of eschatology?From theological anthropology to soteriology, Taxonomic Charts of Theology and Biblical Studies lays it all out in easy-to-understand visual charts. It systematically provides:A visual tracing of all major areas of theology and biblical studies.A glossary/index that gives brief definitions for each.By revealing the connection between such areas of study as archaeology, geography, and Old and New Testament studies, and then breaking each category down in orderly detail, Taxonomic Charts of Theology and Biblical Studies gives the student of the Bible a quick look-up resource for the relationship, importance, and use of various topics.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

A comprehensive, visual presentation of the history of the Western Church in a clear timetable format. What do the history of the Quaker church and the women's suffrage movement have in common? How did Luther's 95 Theses fit into the wider context of the world in that day? Turn to Timeline Charts of the Western Church to find out!In three sections, Timeline Charts of the Western Church provides you with both summarized and detailed information, perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school.The main portion of the book, modeled after Bernard Grun's Timetables of History, organizes in-depth information into four categories:Theological questions/IssuesPeople/EventsWider CultureTextsA detailed index supplies enough information to provide a stand-alone resource. Three appendices offer brief overviews that will allow you to quickly grasp the essentials of different eras in Western Church history.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Jesus Christ was both the unique Son of God—the Messiah foretold in Scripture—and a man of his time and culture. Charts of the Gospels and the Life of Christ helps you to know him better by clearly organizing the facts that surrounded his life. Whether you're a student, pastor, teacher, or simply someone who wants to take your study of the Bible deeper, this book helps you to see Jesus from a variety of perspectives. Divided into four sections, notable topics include:A Harmonistic Overview of the Four GospelsSections Found in All Four GospelsOld Testament Citations in the GospelsRoman Rulers of the Land Where Christ LivedPeriods of the Life of ChristChrist's Parables in the Presence/Absence of His EnemiesThe Kingdom in the Teachings of Jesus and the GospelsZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

See how the history of the Christian church unfolded from its first century roots through the medieval period. Packed with nearly 160 visual teaching and learning tools, from charts and timelines, to maps and visual guides—Charts of Ancient and Medieval Church History will help you quickly grasp the historic foundation on which contemporary Christianity rests. From geography, to theology, to doctrines both orthodox and heretical, to key figures and movements over the first 1,500 years of its history, the broad comprehensive scope of ancient church history is represented simply and clearly.Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school. Notable topics include:The Life of Jesus ChristThe Age of the Earliest Church FathersThe Age of the ApologistsEssential Components of GnosticismPelagius and Augustine ComparedThe Emergence of the Roman Catholic ChurchThe Division of the Church: West and EastThe CrusadesZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Provides an outline for Christian ethics, explaining some of the major ideas and approaches with memorable charts, graphs, and other visual study aids. Christian ethics is an important field of study for the student, pastor, or concerned layperson, but it's also one of the most complicated academic disciplines, having roots in both philosophy and theology.If you have a hard time keeping straight the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning or remembering the various theories of knowledge, Charts of Christian Ethics provides a wealth of helpful information, laid out in a quickly graspable visual format. Divided into five major sections:Philosophical Foundations of Ethics (including logic, metaphysics, and epistemology)Approaches to Ethics (metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics)Biblical Foundations of Christian Ethics (hermeneutics, ethics in the Old Testament, and ethics in the New Testament)Theological Foundations of Christian Ethics (including God, creation, man, and the church)History of Ethics (including the premodern, modern, and postmodern eras)Containing more than 100 charts, this volume is perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including classroom use, homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Provides an in-depth, visual survey of philosophy—its ideas, movements, history, and thinkers—so that you can better see how it has impacted Christian thought and theology. Philosophy has had a significant shaping influence on religion, including Christianity. If you read even slightly above a popular level in Christian theology or thought, you’re sure to encounter many terms and ideas from philosophers throughout the ages. For those who didn’t major in philosophy, this can sometimes feel like stumbling into a dark maze.Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school, this volume of the ZondervanCharts series includes charts of ideas and trends as well as pertinent diagrams, divided into five main parts:Classical disciplines of philosophyAnalytic philosophyContinental philosophyPhilosophy of religionHistory of philosophyA valuable reference for anyone who wants to better understand the ideas that have shaped our world.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Approach the New Testament with confidence.Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament will help students organize and synthesize the vast amount of biblical and extrabiblical information on the New Testament by providing a helpful visual overview of the data, chronology, historical background, and criticism.This format allows facts, relationships, parallels, and contrasts to be grasped quickly and easily. Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school.The 90 charts in this updated, expanded edition are divided into four broad categories:General material for reading and understanding the New Testament.Backgrounds to the New Testament, such as historical and cultural settings.The Gospels—information on their authors, differences, audiences, etc.The apostolic age—chronology, theology, history, interpretations, etc.These charts cover a wide range of topics, from basic information to extrabiblical data such as "The Roman Military System," "Rabbinic Writings," and "The Five Gospels of the Jesus Seminar."ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Visually organized, essential information on the many cults, sects, and movements throughout today's religious landscape. This collection of charts gives Christians both the overview and the details on the most significant groups, starting with facts about history, membership, worship practices, leaders, and publications for each group. You'll also find the group's doctrinal position presented in its own words, together with the orthodox view in easy-to-read comparison charts.Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school. Notable groups include:Christian Identity MovementChurch of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day SaintsEckankarFreemasonryJehovah’s WitnessesMind Science groupsNew Age MovementUnification ChurchUnited Pentecostal ChurchThe Way Internationaland many more.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Provides a visual overview of the major subjects within the discipline of theology as well as various perspectives on doctrines. Packed with teaching and learning tools—from charts and timelines, to tables and visual guides—Charts of Christian Theology and Doctrine will help any student of theology quickly grasp and remember the basics. Notable topics include:Distinctive traits of theological systems.A guide to interpretation of biblical texts.Classic arguments for the existence of God.Charts on Christology (the study of Christ) and Pneumatology (the study of the Holy Spirit).Views of salvation and other charts on soteriology.Charts concerning ecclesiology, including guides to understanding the differing views on sacraments and church office.Key terms to the second coming of Christ.Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school.ZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

Approach the Old Testament with confidence.Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament helps students organize and synthesize the vast amount of biblical and extrabiblical information on the Old Testament by providing a helpful visual overview of the data, chronology, historical background, and criticism.This format allows facts, relationships, parallels, and contrasts to be grasped quickly and easily. Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school.The many charts in this updated, expanded edition cover historical, literary, archaeological, and theological aspects of the Old Testament, its background, and biblical studies. Notable topics include:GenealogiesComparative Ancient Near-Eastern ChronologyParallels between Law and WisdomThe Kings of Judah and IsraelTreaty Format and Biblical CovenantsDynasties of the Northern KingdomPrinciples for Word StudiesMessages of the Pre-Exilic Minor ProphetsAngel of the Lord in the Old TestamentZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.

See how the history of the Christian church unfolded through the modern and postmodern eras. Packed with teaching and learning tools, from charts and timelines, to maps and visual guides, Charts of Modern and Postmodern Church History will help you quickly grasp the historic foundation on which contemporary Christianity rests. From geography, to theology, to doctrines both orthodox and heretical, to key figures and movements over the last three hundred years, the broad comprehensive scope of modern church history is represented simply and clearly.Perfect for enhancing every type of teaching and learning situation and style, including homeschooling curricula and tutoring, church classes and Sunday school. Notable topics include:The Second Great Awakening, the Rise of Seminaries, and the Protestant Missionary MovementThe Rise of American Liberalism and "New Theology"Denominational Strife and the Rise of EvangelicalismControversies within Mainline Denominations and Their Current StateThe African-American ChurchThe Church Growth MovementZondervanCharts are ready references for those who need the essential information at their fingertips. Accessible and highly useful, the books in this library offer clear organization and thorough summaries of issues, subjects, and topics that are key for Christian students and learners. The visuals and captions will cater to any teaching methodology, style, or program.