Ray C. Stedman (1917–1992)
Author of Body Life: The Church Comes Alive
About the Author
Ray C. Stedman (1917-1992) was one of the great pastors, expositors, and spiritual leaders of the twentieth century. A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, he was pastor of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California, for forty years. Stedman wrote over twenty books with a million copies in show more distribution. His book Body Life had a tremendous impact on the church in the twentieth century. show less
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Series
Works by Ray C. Stedman
Adventuring Through the Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to the Entire Bible (1997) 318 copies, 2 reviews
Adventuring Through the Life of Christ: A Bible Handbook on the Gospels and Acts (Adventuring Through the Bible) (2000) 84 copies
For Such a Time as This: Secrets of Strategic Living from the Book of Esther (2010) 80 copies, 1 review
Solomon's Secret: Enjoying Life, God's Good Gift (Authentic Christianity) (1985) 33 copies, 1 review
Expository studies in 2 Corinthians: Power out of weakness (A Discovery Bible study book) (1982) 27 copies
Expository studies in 1 Corinthians: The deep things of God (A Discovery Bible study book) (2009) 26 copies
The Fight of Faith: Studies in the Pastoral Letters of Paul: I and II Timothy and Titus (2009) 22 copies
Highlights of the Bible: Poets and prophets (A Bible commentary for laymen) (1981) 18 copies, 1 review
What's This World Coming to: An Expository Study of Matthew 24-25, the Olivet Discourse (1986) 17 copies
Adventuring Through Romans, 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians (Adventuring Through the Bible) (1997) 17 copies
Adventuring Through the General Epistles: A Bible Handbook on Hebrews through Revelation (Adventuring Through the Bible) (2009) 9 copies
A igreja corpo vivo de Cristo 5 copies
Das Wunderwerk Gottes. Die Gemeinde Jesu - ihre Gaben und Aufgaben gestern und heute. (1975) 2 copies
A dinâmica da vida autêntica 2 copies
Highlights of the Old Testament, History (Genesis - Esther) (Joy of Living Bible Studies) (2013) 2 copies
The Upper Room Discourse 1 copy
Mark (Discovery Papers) 1 copy
The Kingdom Parables (audio) 1 copy
Deep Things of God 1 copy
Revelation, God's Final Word 1 copy
AVENTURÁNDONOS EN EL CONOCIMIENTO DE LA BIBLIA: UNA GUÍA GLOBAL A LA PALABRA DE DIOS (2010) 1 copy, 1 review
For A Time as This 1 copy
Acts 1-12: birth of the body 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Stedman, Raymond Charles
- Other names
- Stedman, Ray C.
司迪民
司德曼
史德門 - Birthdate
- 1917-10-05
- Date of death
- 1992-10-07
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Dallas Theological Seminary
- Occupations
- pastor
- Short biography
- He was the pastor of the Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, CA. for 40 years. He is the author of over 20 books, including Adventuring Through the Bible, Authentic Christianity, and his classic Body Life, about the purpose of the church.
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Temvik, North Dakota, USA
- Places of residence
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
In thirteen chapters, Stedman breaks down Job for the layman. He quotes extensively from the book and breaks down what happens, with some observations that put the oldest book in the Bible into context along with New Testament principles.
The reading is dry and the version of the Bible he quotes from harder to understand than mine. But I have a tough time reading poetry and even following a simple story, so I found it useful to read after reading the chapters and having him point out when one show more of Job's friends was quoting Job's earlier words, for example. The chapters on God's responses to Job alone are worth the price of admission. show less
The reading is dry and the version of the Bible he quotes from harder to understand than mine. But I have a tough time reading poetry and even following a simple story, so I found it useful to read after reading the chapters and having him point out when one show more of Job's friends was quoting Job's earlier words, for example. The chapters on God's responses to Job alone are worth the price of admission. show less
This is not a profoundly scholarly work, however, Ray Stedman makes God's redemtive purpose come alive. He weaves each book of the Bible into an wonderful tapastry in which God' purpose, promise, judgement and grace are beautifully detailed. I highly recommend this book as one of the important books in the library of every Christian.
The book-by-book lecture series by Ray Stedman that closely follows this book is available free on the web at Blue Letter Bible Institute. A pdf transcript of show more those sermons is also available free. It is very very close to the content of this book. They are excellent as we have come to expect from the late and deeply loved Ray Stedman. show less
The book-by-book lecture series by Ray Stedman that closely follows this book is available free on the web at Blue Letter Bible Institute. A pdf transcript of show more those sermons is also available free. It is very very close to the content of this book. They are excellent as we have come to expect from the late and deeply loved Ray Stedman. show less
The best description of biblical Christianity out there today! This book formed the backbone of the Jesus Freak movement in the early 70s, and still today there's really nothing as concise, precise and biblically-anchored. Perhaps it's too short, but really that's the beauty of Stedman's work here. Highly recommended for young Christians and Christian leaders looking to break out of the Institutional Church mold.
An excellent and readable overview of the Scriptures. If you are new at studying the Bible - or even if you're an old hand at it - you will appreciate the engaging insight and explanations in this book. I recommend reading it while reading through your Bible in a year!
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