El Evangelio de Rut: Una mujer que marco un hito en su tiempo con la bendicion de Dios (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Carolyn Custis James (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2009

This isn't the Ruth, the Naomi, or the Boaz we thought we knew. Carolyn James has unearthed startling new insights from this well-worn story ... insights that have life-changing implications for you. Naomi is no longer regarded as a bitter, complaining woman, but as a courageous overcomer. A Female Job. Ruth (typically admired for her devotion to Naomi and her deference to Boaz) turns out to be a gutsy risk-taker and a powerful agent for change among God's people. She lives outside the box, and her love for Yahweh and Naomi compels her to break the rules of social and religious convention at nearly every turn. Boaz, the Kinsman Redeemer, is repeatedly caught off-guard by Ruth's initiatives. His partnership with her models the kind of male/female relationships that the gospel intends for all who follow Jesus. Carolyn James drills down deeper into the story where she uncovers in the Old Testament the same passionate, counter-cultural, rule-breaking gospel that Jesus modeled and taught his followers to pursue. Within this age-old story is a map to radical levels of love and sacrifice, combined with the message that God is counting on his daughters to build his kingdom. The Gospel of Ruth vests every woman's life with kingdom purposes and frees us to embrace wholeheartedly God's calling, regardless of our circumstances or season of life. This story of two women who have lost everything contains a profound message: God created women not to live in the shadowy margins of men or of the past, but to emerge as courageous activists for his kingdom

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About the Author

Carolyn Custis James (MA, Biblical Studies) travels extensively as a popular speaker for women's conferences, churches, colleges, seminaries, and other Christian organizations. Her ministry organization, WhitbyForum, promotes thoughtful biblical discussion to help men and women serve God together. Carolyn founded and is president of the Synergy Women's Network. She is a consulting editor for Zondervan's Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament and author of When Life and Beliefs Collide and Lost Women of the Bible. Carolyn and her husband live in Boxford, Massachusetts. They have one grown daughter. SPANISH BIO: Carolyn Custis James (MA, Estudios Biblicos) viaja extensivamente como una hablante popular para las conferencias de las mujeres, iglesias, colegios, seminarios, y otras organizaciones cristianas. Su organizacion del ministerio, Whitby Forum, promueve la discusion biblica pensativa para ayudar los hombre y las mujeres para combinan las fuerzas en servir dios a juntos. Nacio en Oregon, desarrollo su negocio propio de programas de computadora en Oxford, Inglaterra, antes de trasladarse a Orlando, Florida, con su esposo y hija.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Vida (December 1, 2009)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0829756558
• ISBN-13: 978-0829756555
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,695,197 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carolyn Custis James (M.A. in Biblical Studies) is an evangelical thinker who loves God enough to break the rules--rules of cultural convention which attempt to domesticate the gospel message of the Bible.

Carolyn is president of WhitbyForum, a ministry dedicated to addressing the deeper needs which confront both women and men as they endeavor to extend God's kingdom together in a messy and complicated world. She is the founder and president of the Synergy Women's Network--an exciting new ministry for women in ministry leadership. www.synergytoday.org

Her books have been described as "provocative", "honest", and "deeply moving". A new one is coming out soon!