{"id":4712,"date":"2023-06-07T12:35:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/?post_type=product&#038;p=4712"},"modified":"2023-06-07T12:35:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:35:27","slug":"bible-smart-matthew-by-mike-nappa","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/?product=bible-smart-matthew-by-mike-nappa","title":{"rendered":"Bible-Smart: Matthew by Mike Nappa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\">Studying the Bible doesn&#8217;t have to be a chore, and understanding God&#8217;s Word doesn&#8217;t mean slogging through dull commentaries stuffed with theological jargon. <span class=\"a-text-italic\">Bible-Smart: Matthew<\/span> is an invitation to sit down together and talk about honest questions everyone has about the Bible. Every page is a relaxed, enjoyable conversation through the Gospel of Matthew. Covering more than 200 questions, Mike Nappa gives well-researched and thoughtful, yet nondogmatic answers to what you&#8217;ve always been curious about.<\/p>\n<p>There is joy in discovering the riches of God&#8217;s Word, and curiosity is the first step. Each Q&amp;A can be read in under two minutes, making this book perfect for small-group Bible studies, young-adult ministries, or personal reading and devotion. This is a new kind of commentary for today&#8217;s generation. Sample questions include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\">\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">No one seems to know what happened to Mary&#8217;s husband, Joseph &#8211; why?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">Why does Jesus call himself the &#8220;Son of Man&#8221;?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">What was it like to live with leprosy in Jesus&#8217;\u00a0time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">If Jesus clearly promises &#8220;you will receive what you ask for&#8221;\u00a0in prayer, why do so many prayers go unanswered?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">What does it mean that the curtain in the Temple was torn in two when Jesus died?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">Do we know where Jesus was buried?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">Do &#8220;outer darkness&#8221; and &#8220;weeping and gnashing of teeth&#8221;\u00a0always refer to hell, or are there other interpretations?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"a-list-item\">Why was Peter so afraid of a little servant girl that he would deny even knowing Jesus?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your spirit is hungry, then <span class=\"a-text-italic\">Bible-Smart: Matthew<\/span> is where you get fed. In here you&#8217;ll draw\u00a0closer to Jesus as you develop a greater understanding of God&#8217;s Word\u2014and awaken to the difference that makes in your day-to-day life.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Paperback, 296 pages.\u00a0 REGULAR PRICE $20<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h4>Honest Questions Everyone Has about the Bible<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4714,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[81,15],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4712","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-bible-study-reference","product_cat-books","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/4712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=4712"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=4712"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secure.listenz.com\/saveamerica\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=4712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}