House of the Pharisee

Studies in Pharisaism and the Gospels by Israel Abrahams (both series)

Today’s free book is Israel Abraham’s two volume work on Pharisaism and the Gospels. These books are still widely reprinted, which implies that they have an enduring value for those involved in Gospel Studies. These books are in the public domain. Israel Abrahams [1858-1925], Studies in Pharisaism and the Gospels, First Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University…

Main image: Parable of the Good Samaritan, as depicted by Jan Wijnants (1670)

An Introduction to the Narrative Parables of Jesus by Stephen I. Wright

I am very pleased to be able to offer a free download of the Rev. Dr. Stephen I. Wright’s book on the parables: Tales Jesus Told. This in-copyright work has been digitised and uploaded with the author’s permission. Stephen Wright explores the purpose and effect of Jesus’ parables by reading them contextually against their cultural,…

Fig Tree

Jesus and the Future – George R. Beasley-Murray

Today’s free book is G.R. Beasley-Murray’s Jesus and the Future – “An Examination of the Criticism of The Eschatological Discourse, Mark 13 w#h Special Reference to the Little Apocalypse Theory”. This in-copyright book has been digitised and hosted by kind permission of the Rev. Dr. Paul Beasley-Murray. G.R. Beasley-Murray, Jesus and the Future. An Examination…

The Scapegoat, by William Holman Hunt, 1854

Sacrifices in Ancient Israel – W.O.E. Oesterley

Today’s free book is W.O.E. Oesterley’s historical survey of sacrifice in the Old Testament, concluding with the teaching of Jesus Christ on sacrifice. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. William Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866–1950], Sacrifices in Ancient Israel. Their Origin Purposes and Development. London: Hodder and Stoughton,…