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The Christian Book Awards are among the most prestigious awards in the religious publishing industry, as well as the oldest. Formerly the Gold Medallion Book Awards, the Christian Book Awards have been awarded to Christian authors since 1978. Given out by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), the awards honor excellence in content, literary quality, design, and significance of contribution in six categories, including Bibles, Fiction, Children & Youth, Inspiration & Gift, Bible Reference & Study, and Christian Life.
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|  2009 Christian Book of the Year & Bible Category Winner | ESV Study Bible, Hardcover
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The popular ESV translation, with an astounding amount of information designed to help readers understand the Bible in a deeper way. Over 20,000 in-depth notes focus on revealing the meaning of the text; giving answers to frequently raised questions; and providing theological, historical, and archaeological background. Book introductions include essential information about the author, date, and place of writing; an extensive chart of key themes; a summary of how the book fits in with the rest of the biblical storyline; a description of literary features; an outline of the book; and a large full-color map showing the setting of the book. Over 50 articles written by leading Bible scholars and teachers cover topics like the authority of Scripture, reading the Bible for application, the Bible in worship and prayer, the reliability of the biblical manuscripts, the relationship between archaeology and the Bible, and an overview of biblical theology. Also includes a system of 80,000 cross references, over 200 color maps, 40 full-color illustrations, and 200 charts located throughout the Bible.
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| 2009 Christian Book Award Winner, Fiction Category | The Shape of Mercy
Susan Meissner
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Lauren Durough is a West Coast English major at the proverbial age of discovery. Sheltered in her childhood years by family wealth, she is just beginning to grasp how people judge others by what they want to believe about them; particularly, how the poor mistakenly view the wealthy and vice-versa. When she opts out of her family's monthly financial support, she takes on a job as a literary assistant to Abigail Boyles, an eighty year-old reclusive, retired librarian. Abigail tasks Lauren with transcribing the diary of Abigail's ancestral cousin, Mercy Hayworth--a woman hanged for witchcraft in seventeenth century Salem, Massachusetts. The lives of Abigail and Lauren, two very different women, converge as they jointly piece together the life and death of Mercy Hayworth. Lauren finds herself drawn to this girl who lived four hundred years earlier, who also struggled against undeserved cultural stigmatization, but lost. But the more she learns about Mercy, the more Lauren realizes this project is as much about Abigail as it is her ancestor. As secrets unfold, the extent to which the lives of these three women are connected comes to light, and both Lauren and Abigail find their lives and the very way they view the world irrevocably changed
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| 2009 Christian Book Award Winner, Children & Youth Category | For Young Men Only: A Guy's Guide to the Alien Gender
Jeff Feldhahn, Eric Rice, Shaunti Feldhahn
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Research shows that most teenage girls care more about inner qualities than looks, money, or popularity in the boys they're attracted to. Those inner qualities include a sense of humor, a love for adventure, thoughtfulness, and (for those with religious convictions) a genuine faith. Of course--as you might expect with adolescent girls--the picture gets more complicated from there--a lot more! Teen girls also admit a strong attraction to "bad boys," and will sometimes put up with disrespectful, hurtful treatment from "bad boys" if the relationship gives them a sense of security. They agree that intimacy, especially sexual intimacy, with a boy comes with strings attached no matter what the girls say before, during, or after. They believe that their apparently random emotional patterns make perfect sense...and think guys should care enough to figure them out. Thankfully, For Young Men Only arrives with humor, insight, and practical solutions for the beleagured reader Feldhahn and Rice call, "Our hero, Average Joe."
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| 2009 Christian Book Award Winner, Inspiration & Gift Category | Holiness Day by Day: Transformational Thoughts for Your Spiritual Journey
Jerry Bridges
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Free of "fluff" and steeped in Scripture, here's a rock-solid 365-day devotional that will stand the test of time. Drawn from the works of Bridges's beloved bestsellers including The Gospel for Real Life and The Discipline of Grace, it offers thoughtful daily guidance to help you meditate on God's Word and diligently seek him. 320 pages, hardcover from NavPress.
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| 2009 Christian Book Award Winner, Bible Reference & Study Category | Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings
Tremper Longman III, Peter Enns
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This third Old Testament volume in InterVarsity Press's celebrated "Black Dictionary" series offers nearly 150 articles covering all the important aspects of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Ruth and Esther. Over ninety contributors, many of them experts in this literature, have contributed to this resource. Coverage of each biblical book includes an introduction to the book itself as well as separate articles on its ancient Near Eastern background and its history of interpretation. Additional articles amply explore the literary dimensions of Hebrew poetry and prose, including acrostic, ellipsis, inclusio, intertextuality, parallelism and rhyme. And there are well-rounded treatments of Israelite wisdom and wisdom literature, including wisdom poems, sources and theology. In addition, a wide range of interpretive approaches is canvassed in articles on hermeneutics, feminist interpretation, form criticism, historical criticism, rhetorical criticism and social-scientific approaches. Tremper Longman III and Peter E. Enns edit this collection of 148 articles by 90 contributors on Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Ruth and Esther.
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| 2009 ECPA Award Winner, Christian Life Category | Spectacular Sins: And Their Global Purpose in the Glory of Christ
John Piper
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God is sovereign over sin and suffering---right? Then how do we explain the monstrous deeds of terrorists, murderers, and abusers? Horrific natural disasters and tragedies? Sudden illnesses and accidents? God hasn't yet answered all our questions about suffering . . . but Scripture does reveal truths that Piper divulges in this joy-infused teaching. If your faith's flagging from "headline-itis," revive it! 128 pages, hardcover from Crossway.
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