{"id":1352,"date":"2024-10-03T03:44:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T03:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/?page_id=1352"},"modified":"2024-10-09T08:22:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T08:22:39","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/index.php\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-953232c6\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-73872fa1\">\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f08df01d gb-headline-text\">Publications<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9489eafb gbp-section\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cd3fee53 gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7f8fbfc4\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-49b38f3f gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">BIBLE BACKGROUND<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e3e76a36 gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND DAILY LIFE OF BIBLE TIMES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-3ec887c7 gb-headline-text gbp-section__tagline\">by&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Glen L. Thompson<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-94a29101 gb-headline-text gbp-section__text\">Part of God\u2019s Old Testament covenant was that Abraham and his descendants would live in the land of Israel. This book teaches the reader about that land and the role it played in the Old and New Testament periods. After learning to draw a map of Israel, showing its most important geographical regions, the reader will be led through the entire scope of Bible history. Also, the reader will learn the most important aspects of the other cultures which surrounded the Jews, as well as learn about all the aspects of daily life during Bible times.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u2022 Bible Backgrounds comes with a set of online materials to increase interactivity, and it is completely free of charge,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.als.org.hk\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link to our download area.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-891e80a2\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-83074975 gb-button-text gbp-button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01N49G0OT\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Now<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ee9702e3\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-40d86ea7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"433\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-40d86ea7\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bible-Background_paperback_cover-5-285.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Print\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bible-Background_paperback_cover-5-285.jpg 285w, https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bible-Background_paperback_cover-5-285-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-429d4c07 gbp-section\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-13a4bb6c gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0a9e5cb1\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-6694dc09 gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\"><br><strong>CHINESE CHRISTIANITY AND THE EVANGELICAL GOSPEL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ed4064bc gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">How Generic Protestantism Threatens the Chinese Church<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-9bac6a09 gb-headline-text gbp-section__tagline\">by&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Glen L. Thompson<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-08055c32 gb-headline-text gbp-section__text\">The Chinese church needs to become a confessional church if it is to mature to its full potential within the worldwide church. Written confessions have been important in maintaining the integrity of the Christian church in every age. Many parts of the modern Protestant church, however, have abandoned their confessions, including the Chinese church. The chaos in China throughout much of the twentieth century not only prevented the training of an adequate number of leaders but also kept it from entering deeply into the struggle between the liberal and evangelical Christian worldviews taking place elsewhere. The important twentieth-century figures Wang Mingdao, John Sung, Watchman Nee and Jia Yuming are surveyed as case studies for these developments.<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-26b60078\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-d1b3e9f4 gb-button-text gbp-button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07B7J7B8K\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Now<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0076ec41\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-c88df567\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"380\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-c88df567\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChineseChristianityntheEvangelicalGospel_cover_260218_v4-285.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChineseChristianityntheEvangelicalGospel_cover_260218_v4-285.jpg 285w, https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ChineseChristianityntheEvangelicalGospel_cover_260218_v4-285-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b8dbb298 gbp-section\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ef39ef69 gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-76b61799\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a91dfe47 gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL CHURCH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-830883dc gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">(TO A.D. 1400)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f89df975 gb-headline-text gbp-section__tagline\">by&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Glen L. Thompson<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-3e415ea3 gb-headline-text gbp-section__text\">This is an elementary textbook which covers the period from the Apostles up until about A.D. 1400. It highlights the most important people and events while providing a narrative history of how the church expanded, how it grew as an institution, and how it developed doctrinally in the face of attacks from without and within.<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-633cd120\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-b749e2e2 gb-button-text gbp-button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07Q65K5XC\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Now<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-169fe001\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-e24a525c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"422\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-e24a525c\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3-cover_E-204x300-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\u5217\u5370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3-cover_E-204x300-copy.jpg 287w, https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3-cover_E-204x300-copy-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4a97c4f1 gbp-section\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4e5591a2 gbp-section__inner\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-be711c3b\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f0a1f867 gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">Readings from the Ancient and Medieval Church To A.D. 1400<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-ebbe13b6 gb-headline-text gbp-section__headline\">(TO A.D. 1400)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-d38c6f71 gb-headline-text gbp-section__tagline\">by&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Glen L. Thompson<\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-d2dec635 gb-headline-text gbp-section__text\">The Christian faith grew rapidly after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. After only 350 years, it had become the only legal religion in the Roman Empire and had spread far beyond it. By A.D. 1400 it had become the only recognized faith for all of Europe. Over that period, however, it changed so dramatically in form, structure, and practice that it would have been almost unrecognizable to its early adherents. Geographical and doctrinal divisions further complicated the situation. This volume allows the reader to hear this story in the words of those experiencing it. It contains excerpts (with brief introductions) from Christian historians and writers of each period, as well as from church councils and secular laws and historians. It will introduce the most important heroes of faith, church leaders, pivotal events, and debates about Christian teaching.The more than 100 selections in this book have each been carefully chosen to illustrate important developments within the larger story of the church and its spread. Dr. Thompson has divided and arranged the selections to match the 34 chapters in his narrative history, The Ancient and Medieval Church (to A.D. 1400). By using these two volumes together, thirteen centuries of Christian history will come alive for the reader.<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-59d57216\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-acd34249 gb-button-text gbp-button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/zh_TW\/Glen-L-Thompson-ebook\/dp\/B09WXQVCJ3\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BH4E3AO1R3HM&amp;keywords=Readings+from+the+Ancient+and+Medieval+Church&amp;qid=1690178069&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=readings+from+the+ancient+and+medieval+church%2Cdigital-text%2C297&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Now<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f5abfa15\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-0973c518\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"433\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-0973c518\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Readings-from-the-Ancient-and-Medieval-Church-to-AD-1400-285x433-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Readings-from-the-Ancient-and-Medieval-Church-to-AD-1400-285x433-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Readings-from-the-Ancient-and-Medieval-Church-to-AD-1400-285x433-1.jpg 285w, https:\/\/staging.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Readings-from-the-Ancient-and-Medieval-Church-to-AD-1400-285x433-1-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publications BIBLE BACKGROUND GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND DAILY LIFE OF BIBLE TIMES by&nbsp;Dr. Glen L. 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