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Peeters Publishers Jeremiah in Prophetic Tradition: An Examination
Book SynopsisIn this study it is argued that the book of Jeremiah was influenced by the books of Amos and Hosea. All three books show a similar pattern of development. There is a correspondence between the reactions of those addressed and the prophetic message, which changes from the preaching of repentance to a message of irreversible judgment. Finally, these prophets testified that only God could bring about a new future. This study, which originally took the form of a dissertation, examines several topics common to Hosea, Amos and Jeremiah. Dr. Lalleman demonstrates important correspondences which point to a prophetic tradition received and developed by Jeremiah in his own way. The research concentrates on the themes of repentance and hope, covenant, and the role of the prophet in intercession, as well as his personal involvement in his message. The differences between these prophetic books, however, show that the individual characteristics of each prophet must not be neglected. The assumption of one monolithic Deuteronomistic redaction responsible for the editing of all the books is therefore unlikely. The prophets are best interpreted in their own historical contexts, although they are connected by a common spiritual heritage, a prophetic tradition.
£42.09
Peeters Publishers The Sayings Gospel of Q in Greek and English with
Book SynopsisThe Sayings Gospel Q in Greek and English with Parallels from the Gospels of Mark and Thomas is the outcome of a generation's work by the International Q Project, in reconstructing the collection of sayings ascribed to Jesus (and some to John) that lies behind the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It thus makes available in a convenient form the most important source for reconstructing the message of Jesus' original Galilean followers, as they proclaimed anew after his death his message of God's reign. Q is, as a result, the most important single source for the study of the historical Jesus. It should be in the hands of every student of theology and of every layperson seriously interested in knowing more about Jesus. This small volume presents, on facing pages, the Greek and English reconstruction of the text of Q. It is in a simplified and more readable format than its original massive publication of 1990, The Critical Edition of Q: Synopsis including the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, Mark and Thomas with English, German and French Translations of Q and Thomas, edited by James M. Robinson, Paul Hoffmann, and John S. Kloppenborg, Managing Editor Milton C. Moreland, at Peeters and Fortress Press.
£41.69
Peeters Publishers The Language of Belonging: A Rhetorical Analysis
Book SynopsisBy employing a rigorous historio-rhetorical exegesis of each unit in chaps. 3-6 and 14, Birge explores how Paul, in his First Letter to the Corinthians, used the same kinship images and language in different pastoral situations to address the situation of disharmony and division among the Corinthians (1:10). She investigates the possible sources for Paul's 'ideas' about kinship images and language by examining likely influences on him from his social and historical matrix: Jewish literature and the practice of Hellenistic rhetoric. After concluding that Paul drew on these two cultural and religious resources to craft his argument for unity, she asserts that what was 'new' for him was finding the 'genetic material' of kinship 'in Christ' rather than in fidelity to God and the Torah. She also claims that what was new for Early Christianity was the notion that the state of being "in Christ" dissolved all boundaries of status and privilege that Greco-Roman society had established among people who were not 'kin'.
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Peeters Publishers Rhetoric and Tradition: John Chrysostom on Noah
Book SynopsisIn addition to the classical literary corpus, Chrysostom, like many other educated Christians, relied upon the Scriptures as an equally important source. Focusing on the use which writers made of the Scriptures in order to convey their moral, social, and theological ideas, this study is unique in that it offers a detailed analysis of patristic rhetoric against the background of the scriptural corpus. A close examination of a wide range of Greek exegetical and homiletic writings, in particularly the newly-available edition of the Greek A"CatenaA", reveals that the Fathers wrote and preached in accordance with well-established literary conventions. Chrysostom, his Antiochene colleagues and his Alexandrian rivals approached the biblical text with a full appreciation of the methods formulated by their predecessors. The evidence of the exegetes' meticulous and calculated use of the biblical text contradicts the present scholarly tendency to describe the homiletic literary output as spontaneous and free-flowing. For the first time, Chrysostom is examined not in an isolated way, but in the wider context of Antiochene and Alexandrian exegesis, and their respective theological ideologies. When studying the wider aspects of the Fathers' methods of interpretation, it becomes clear that the study of ideas cannot be separated from the study of their modes of expression.
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Peeters Publishers Luke and His Readers
Book SynopsisThe "Festschrift", dedicated to Professor Adelbert Denaux (K.U.Leuven), contains twenty-three articles on the meaning and reception of the Gospel of Luke and Acts. Under the title "Luke and his Readers", friends and colleagues from different backgrounds have considered key texts, language issues, themes, text-critical problems, the authorial intent and how the books have been received.
£65.00
Peeters Publishers 1 Chronicles
Book SynopsisDuring the last few decades there has been a growing scholarly interest in the Book(s) of Chronicles, which resulted in a respectable number of commentaries in various languages. Yet, the book remains inviting for further study and research. The present commentary is a result of it. It attempts to understand the Book of Chronicles as an expression of the author's religious conviction and piety in the context of the late Persian period, which provided him with the reason and stimulans for writing this work as a religious appeal to his readers. His (assumed) intention is determinative of both the contents and the structure of the work, and in a number of cases contributes to a better understanding of smaller textual units. An extensive introduction deals among others with the writer's purpose and with some themes which occur throughout the book.
£37.28
Peeters Publishers The Song of Songs : A Philological Analysis of
Book SynopsisSince time immemorial the Song of Songs (SofS) has been a source of amazement and inspiration. The countless translations and interpretations of this book differ strongly from each other. Does the Hebrew text indeed justify this? To answer this question, an unprejudiced philological analysis is necessary that keeps strictly to the text, which does justice to the context, and approaches the book intrinsically as rationally as possible. These methods followed by the author make clear that the SofS is a continuous story, which runs from SofS 1.2 to 8.14 with a cohesive structure, which is readily comprehensible and logical. That even applies to verses (e.g. 2.15; 6.12), which are seen by everyone as puzzling. Emendations are practically never necessary, eliminations not at all. The analysis makes plausible that SofS 1.2-8.4 is set in the harem of Solomon. The female protagonist, who has earlier lost her heart to a shepherd, is held their against her will and prepared physically and mentally for a meeting with Solomon by a personal attendant, who first appears in SofS 1.9; she does not succeed in winning her for Solomon. In the SofS a consistent use of language is employed, which means, for example, that the individual speakers are recognisable; this, together with the intrinsically cohesive structure of the work, is a strong argument for one author/editor. The use of veiled language for specific female or male parts of the body occurs more often than is recognised by others. The SofS is the story of the love, which unites two people. It is unique and faithful, and encompasses the whole of the person. Full justice is done to the related erotic-sexual aspect in a satisfying and harmonious manner.
£109.80
Peeters Publishers The Sayings Gospel Q
Book SynopsisThis volume brings the revised version of the full collection of 38 essays covering James Robinson's studies on Q, from his 1964 break-through article on the genre of Q to the corpus of hotly debated contributions on Q 12,27 which he published between 1998 and 2002 and his detailed presentation of the 'Critical Edition of Q' (2002). Edited by C. Heil and J. Verheyden.
£102.56
Peeters Publishers Q: A Reconstruction and Commentary
Book SynopsisThe last fifty years have witnessed a remarkable renaissance in Q studies with scholars probing every aspect of the Q hypothesis from the existence and extent of Q to the reconstruction of the original text and the place of the document in the history of early Christianity. The time seems ripe for a major commentary on Q to consolidate and extend the discussion of this important document that Matthew and Luke incorporated into their gospels. A"Q: A Reconstruction and CommentaryA" contains an argued reconstruction of the original Greek text of Q and a commentary on the reconstructed text along with an introduction that explores all of the main questions that swirl around the Q hypothesis.
£118.12
Peeters Publishers Nahum
Book SynopsisIn this commentary an attempt is made to prove that the book of Nahum was written in Jerusalem, ca. 660 BCE, by a talented, faithful royal scribe. He used the pseudonym Nahum as an indication of his purpose: to encourage the people of Judah groaning under the tyranny of the Assyrians. He took his inspiration from the earlier prophetics of Isaiah and from Psalms, which he probably regularly heard or sang in the temple. He also used his familiarity with the Assyrian literature, especialy with the texts of vassal treaties and royal annals, to express in fitting words the announcement of the downfall of the Assyrian empire symbolized by its capital Niniveh. After the fulfilment of this prediction in 612 BCE the book of Nahum must have become very popular, as it proved clear example of true prophecy. It had much influence upon Habakuk and exilic prophets like the Second Isaiah and Jeremiah, who interpreted its message in the new situation of the Babylonian opprression. Traces of this influence are also found in the literature of the community of Qumran and in the NT.
£29.68
Peeters Publishers The Scriptures in the Gospels
Book SynopsisThis volume contains the papers from the 45th Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense, held in Leuven in 1996. The book comprises 14 invited papers as well as 21 offered papers read at the meeting. The essays are all concerned with the use of Jewish scriptures in the gospels, focusing on the individual gospels, or on sources (e.g. Q) used by the evangelists. The essays also reflect the growing significance in literary studies of the notion of "intertextuality", emphasizing the idea that texts can only be understood in relation to a network, or matrix, of other texts. Most of the essays retain a historical-critical approach, focusing on the author of the NT texts concerned, though with full awareness of the insights to be gained from other approaches to the texts. Further, full cognizance is taken of the new light being shed on the NT gospels by the evidence emerging from the hitherto unpublished Qumran scrolls, with the newly available 4Q521 text being often discussed. The essays all show the very great importance of the Jewish scriptures, both in themselves and as interpreted by contemporary Jews, for interpreting the NT gospels and their traditions. This collection will be an invaluable resource for all those engaged in studying the gospels and their traditions, especially in seeking to locate those texts within their contexts in Second Temple Judaism.
£70.22
Gefen Publishing House Onkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible
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Urim Publications Personal Midrash: Fresh Insights into the Torah
Book SynopsisA personal exploration of one Jew's journey to find meaning in the Torah, Personal Midrash is a unique collection of commentary and insights on the Torah. The search for meaning as religious and spiritual beings is anchored to a common written document: the Torah. But, if the Torah were inaccessible, or inscrutable, or beyond the grasp of the ordinary person, we would lose our way. This book is a personal journey through Torah by a curious Jew without rabbinic training. While a scholar may learn something new from this book, the hope is that any Jew may be inspired to likewise seek his or her own voice in interpreting Torah.Trade Review"A true modern midrash - not in the all-too-frequently misused sense of this term, but in a manner that genuinely recreates the intertextual and pious approach of the midrashim of yore." Benjamin D. Sommer, Professor, Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, Jewish Theological Seminary"This book is instantly readable, teachable, and something every clergy and educator should have on hand." Rabbi Ari Averbach, Assistant Rabbi, Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, Illinois"These pages open portals of thought for the reader which stimulate the imagination. Trusting in Shulman's treatment of Midrash to be respectful more so than fanciful, one can take a creative leap into the Torah's clandestine layers and journey along with him." Steven Stoehr, Cantor, Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, Illinois
£22.95
Courting Books Publishing, LLC Watchman Nee 14
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WestBow Press Soothing Aroma: Embodying the Aroma Pleasing to
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WestBow Press Twenty-Three Power Scriptures to Overcome
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£11.35
WestBow Press Russia's Final Destination: Russia, Israel, and
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£15.29
WestBow Press Streams of Light from a Heart Held
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£17.15
Tyndale House Publishers Whats Driving Your Life
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Liturgical Press The Longest Psalm: Day-by-Day Responses to Divine
Book SynopsisAs the longest Psalm in the Bible, Psalm 119 comprises 176 verses. Its message sings the praise of Israel’s Law and describes how the faithful should respond to the gift of God’s self-revelation. In The Longest Psalm, Michael Casey offers a meditative reading of each verse of the psalm, intended to be read one at a time, to facilitate a personal prayer and reflection. Psalm 119 brings together elements found throughout the Psalter and the reflections focus on universal themes as well as specific questions of daily life, such as our experience of yearning, service, affliction, and stumbling. Each verse stands alone, intended to be read slowly, like the litanies familiar to Catholic devotion. Perfect for a brief meditation before beginning the day, Casey invites us to spend time wandering with the psalmist to allow God’s Word to play a significant role in our lives. Through this careful reflection on the longest psalm, readers will discover the text is not merely a psalm to be sung but also a path to be followed.Trade Review"Michael Casey’s insightful meditations on Psalm 119, the longest psalm of the Psalter, are to be read slowly and savored. By reflecting on the meaning of each of the Psalm’s 176 verses, he shows us how God’s Torah can form and renew our lives today. Here is a volume to which you can turn for spiritual nourishment and guidance."Frank J. Matera, Professor Emeritus, The Catholic University of America"God’s self-revelation in Scripture can be known by us through lectio. Fr. Michael Casey has done the homework. All we have to do is turn the page. This book on “the Longest Psalm” is an example of how we can hold and grasp the whole of Hebrew Scripture." Sr. Meg Funk, OSB, Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana"The long, repetitive Psalm 119, like an apparently barren landscape, yields surprising variety and abundance to the practiced, patient gaze. Thanks to Michael Casey’s well-trained eye and long experience, this neglected psalm now receives the attention it deserves. To read this commentary is both to appreciate the psalm and to assimilate rewarding habits of close reading."Elias Dietz, OCSO, Abbey of Gethsemani"Psalm 119 occurs more frequently in the Liturgy of the Hours than any other psalm, but it has long been neglected in commentary because it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Michael Casey executes here a successful rescue mission, showing that the very point of the Psalm is that it is staying where it is, celebrating the word of God by turning it over and over like a diamond so that we can appreciate all its facets."Jerome Kodell, OSB, Subiaco Abbey"From the author who gave us Sacred Reading, the finest introduction to Lectio Divina that I know, comes this volume in which Michael Casey leads us through a Lectio Divina for Psalm 119. With each biblical verse, Casey plumbs concrete questions of daily life, such as our experience of longing, evil, vanity, and stumbling. Each of the 176 verses of this psalm is given a two-page reflection, perfect for a brief meditation before beginning the day."Craig E. Morrison, OCarm, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome"If you find Psalm 119 tedious and suppose that its main virtue must lie in its acrostic cleverness, appreciated only in the original Hebrew, this book will make you think again. In a meditative, practical, and sometimes even playful reading of each of the psalm’s 176 verses, Michael Casey shows how the law celebrated in this psalm, far from being something harsh and coercive, is a source of joy and delight, nothing less than the divine self-revelation offering us a pathway to fullness of life. The law, understood in this way, encompasses not only the written word, but the assimilated word, active in our hearts, shaping our outlook and values. The fruit of a Cistercian monk’s long exposure to the psalms, singing them, as verse 146 says, ‘seven times in the day,’ this book is a gift to all who treasure them, both Jewish and Christian."Margaret Daly-Denton, PhD, Trinity College Dublin"How to joyfully fulfil the Law of the Lord in all the varied circumstances emerging from one’s life? Who else but Michael Casey, could weave together 176 answers to this question using the 176 verses of Psalm 118 (119). With his usual laser-sharp gaze on the text, his comprehensive exploration and penetrating acumen we have all come to expect from his work, Casey draws us into the profound riches and purpose of this otherwise repetitive and predictable text."Carmel Posa, SGS, University of Divinity, Australia"The Longest Psalm is tailor-made for daily devotions with its rich, terse, chapters. But it is also, like Psalm 119 itself, a jewel which revels itself with repetition, contemplation, and prayer. It is a jewel deserving of wide and heedful readership."Catholic Books Review"The Longest Psalm offers a new and refreshing encounter with Psalm 119. Casey opens up this psalm, allowing reflections on the law to be a source of joy and life as the reader ponders its meaning daily. The book is the fruit of careful reflection on our relationship with God and a meticulous attention to detail. It offers the reader the opportunity to read as Casey reads."The Downside ReviewTable of ContentsContents Introduction 1 Psalm 119 13 1. Integrity 25 2. Seeking 26 3. Evil 28 4. You 29 5. Journey 31 6. Assurance 33 7. Learning 34 8. Covenant 36 9. Unadulterated 37 10. Wandering 39 11. Treasure 40 12. Gratitude 42 13. Echo 44 14. Enrichment 45 15. Depthing 47 16. Delight 48 17. Recompense 50 18. Perception 51 19. Tentativeness 53 20. Desire 55 21. Rebuke 56 22. Rejection 58 23. Prophets 59 24. Counsel 61 25. Re-Creation 63 26. Narration 64 27. Understanding 66 28. Revival 67 29. Favor 69 30. Faith 70 31. Unashamed 72 32. Running 74 33. Arrival 75 34. Holding Fast 77 35. Unique 78 36. Accumulation 80 37. Vanity 81 38. Reverence 83 39. Reproach 85 40. Liveliness 86 41. Kindness 88 42. Response 89 43. Truth 91 44. Always 93 45. Freedom 94 46. Kings 96 47. Imperatives 98 48. Entreaty 99 49. Delay 101 50. Comfort 102 51. Self-Assurance 104 52. Judgment 106 53. Apostates 107 54. Exile 109 55. Night 110 56. Outcomes 112 57. Portion 114 58. Grace 115 59. Dissatisfaction 117 60. Dawdle 118 61. Ensnared 120 62. Midnight 122 63. Solidarity 123 64. Providence 125 65. Goodness 126 66. Discretion 128 67. Experience 130 68. Dispersion 131 69. Unreactiveness 133 70. Gross 135 71. Affliction 136 72. Baubles 138 73. Formation 140 74. Hope 141 75. Reliability 143 76. Promises 144 77. Sanctuary 146 78. Retribution 148 79. Kinship 149 80. Blameless 151 81. Well-Being 152 82. Anticipation 154 83. Wineskin 156 84. Transcendence 157 85. Rebellion 159 86. Assistance 160 87. Almost 162 88. Life-Giving 164 89. Forever 165 90. Generations 167 91. Service 168 92. Pain 170 93. Forgetfulness 172 94. Searching 173 95. Rejection 175 96. Boundless 176 97. Symbolic 178 98. Practicality 180 99. Alternatives 181 100. More 183 101. And 185 102. Interiority 187 103. Strength 188 104. Falsehood 190 105. Illumination 192 106. Vow 193 107. Honesty 195 108. Offering 197 109. Soul 198 110. Traps 200 111. Inheritance 202 112. Turning 203 113. Doubleminded 205 114. Shield 207 115. Solidarity 208 116. Support 210 117. Gazing 211 118. Lightweights 213 119. Dross 215 120. Terror 216 121. Acceptance 218 122. Pledge 219 123. Longing 221 124. Undeserving 223 125. Service 224 126. Forbearance 226 127. Gold 227 128. Deviance 229 129. Praxis 231 130. Expanding 232 131. Yearning 234 132. Favor 236 133. Servility 237 134. Ransom 239 135. Radiance 241 136. Grief 242 137. Righteousness 244 138. Testimonies 246 139. Self-Doubt 247 140. Tested 249 141. Small 250 142. Ever-Changing 252 143. Anguish 254 144. Glimmering 255 145. Wholeheartedness 257 146. Desperation 259 147. Twilight 260 148. Anticipation 262 149. Concordance 264 150. Schemers 265 151. Closeness 267 152. Antiquity 268 153. Affliction 270 154. Advocacy 272 155. Wicked 273 156. Tenderness 275 157. Mediocrity 276 158. Breaking Faith 278 159. Fulfilment 280 160. Truth-Telling 281 161. Immunity 283 162. Gratuity 284 163. Partiality 286 164. Regularity 288 165. Stumbling 289 166. Expectation 291 167. Compliance 292 168. Future 294 169. Outcry 296 170. Deliverance 297 171. Praise 299 172. Contagious 300 173. Help 302 174. Longing 303 175. Life 305 176. Lost 306 Notes 309
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Academic Studies Press The Book of Job in Jewish Life and Thought
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£27.00
Whitaker House Gods Greatest Bible Promises of Blessing for Your
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£6.34
Whitaker House Gods Greatest Bible Promises for Comfort in
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£6.09
Whitaker House 30 Meditations on the Names of God
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£14.45
Whitaker House Sopas de Letras Devocional de Mañana Y Tarde Para
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£11.48
Prh Grupo Editorial Biblia Reina Valera 1960 Letra Grande. Biblia
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£28.79
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (USA) LLC Biblia RVR 1960 letra grande tamaño manual tapa
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (USA) LLC Biblia RVR 1960 letra grande tamaño manual tapa
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Mandate.World The Joseph Journey: An Unlikely Path to Greatness
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