Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts Books
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Die Briefe an Timotheus und Titus: Die Pastoralbriefe
Book SynopsisFor a long time, the pastoral epistles were considered evidence of how the Pauline tradition had become flattened after Paul's death and adjusted to the conditions of the world. The research assumed that the three letters came from the pen of a single Paulus student who wanted to call Paul out of the grave and speak into his own time. This comment shows that neither is true. If one reads the pastoral epistles as three independent writings by different authors, one realizes that each individual letter expresses Paul's heritage in such a way that it is heard. If the letter of Titus is aimed at Crete in a debate with Jewish opponents, the 2nd letter of Timothy acts as a document of an inner-Pauline school discourse in Asia Minor. The most recent of the three writings is 1 Timothy; he knows the other two texts and sharpens their content for his antignostic struggle. All three letters feel committed to the Pauline tradition - and at the same time show that whoever wants to remain true to this heritage must change it.
£27.54
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Das Neue Testament Deutsch
Book SynopsisAuf der Grundlage der aktuellen Forschung bietet Theo K. Heckel eine allgemeinverständliche Auslegung zu sieben Briefen aus dem Neuen Testament. Die Briefe des Jakobus, Petrus, Johannes und Judas stellt der Kommentar in ihrem historischen Kontext vor. Zu jedem Brief informiert die Einleitung zur Überlieferung des Textes, zum Autor, zu seinem Stil, zu den historischen Adressaten und den theologischen Hauptanliegen der Schriften. Der Kommentar zu den Briefen geht von einer eigenständigen Übersetzung aus und erläutert die vorausgesetzten und genannten Traditionen der Schriften, bei strittigen Stellen gewichtet er unterschiedliche Lösungsvorschläge. Ein besonderes Augenmerk legt der Kommentar auf die christliche Rezeption der Schriften in den ersten drei Jahrhunderten und deren Zusammenstellung zu einem Teil des neutestamentlichen Kanons, den -Katholischen Briefen". Viele Exkurse zeichnen Themen einzelner Stellen in den größeren Kontext des frëhen Christentums ein, z.B. zum Thema -Jakobus und Paulus", -Wiedergeburt", -Angleichung und Abgrenzung an heidnische Werte" oder -Die Petrus-Markus-Tradition". Ein idealer Kommentar fër die Predigt- und Gemeindearbeit.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG A Forceful and Fruitful Verse: Genesis 1:28 in
Book SynopsisBe fruitful and multiply is a verse with a storied history. Whether in theology or natural law, this much-debated verses explosive potential had gone largely dormant prior to the Reformation. For Luther, however, in the context of the debate surrounding monastic vows, this verse would once again take on new life. Fueled by the contributions of his fellow reformers especially with regard to the normative nature of mans sexuality a powerful new understanding of this verse emerged. This new understanding, a synthesis of Luthers own scriptural understanding coupled with powerful natural-philosophical insight from Melanchthon, would go on to play a significant role as former celibates abandoned their vows. It would also offer normative shape to the contours of Reformation marriage even as it took its place in such important works as the Augsburg Confession and Melanchthons Apology.
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Peter Lang AG Osternacht Und Altes Testament: Studien Und
Book SynopsisDie Osternachtvigil, Zenit der alten christlichen Liturgie, ist in der katholischen Kirche im 20. Jahrhundert revitalisiert worden. Doch durch die Reform und bald nach der Reform ist die Feiergestalt in neue Probleme hineingeraten. Eine der untergründigen Schwierigkeiten dürfte in der Entfremdung der Kirche vom Alten Testament liegen, von dem gerade diese Vigil zuinnerst geprägt ist. Im Blick auf eine zu wünschende abermalige Revision legen in diesem Buch zwei Alttestamentler, die auch liturgiegeschichtliche, übersetzungstheoretische und bibelhermeneutische Interessen haben, Analysen und Vorschläge vor. Eine neue, der traditionellen Melodie möglichst nahe Vertonung des deutschen Exsultet durch Erwin Bücken ist beigefügt.
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Lit Verlag And God Saw That It Was Good (Gen 1:12): The
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£999.99
Lit Verlag Meeting God in the Other: Studies in Religious
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£56.25
Matthias Grunewald Verlag Teure Freiheit: Eine Begegnung Mit Dem
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£30.40
Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Das Evangelium nach Lukas, EKK III/1: (Lk
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£72.00
Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Evangelisch-Katholischer Kommentar zum Neuen
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£68.39
Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Evangelisch-Katholischer Kommentar zum Neuen
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£80.74
Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Die Botschaft des Neuen Testaments: Teilband 2:
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£27.89
Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Die Botschaft des Neuen Testaments
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£25.64
Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Die Botschaft des Neuen Testaments: Teilband 2:
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Neukirchener Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Biblisch-Theologische Studien: Auslegungen â
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£40.84
Schnell & Steiner Regensburger Sonntagsbibel
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£52.31
Mohr Siebeck Texte Zur Umwelt Des Neuen Testaments
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£29.99
UTB fur Wissenschaft Uni-Taschenbucher GmbH Neutestamentliche Exegese kompakt: Eine
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£19.95
Tectum Verlag Der Glaubenswahn: Von Den Anfangen Des Religiosen
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£15.20
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Das Evangelium Nach Lukas (Lk 9,51-14,35)
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£89.00
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Der Brief an Die Romer: (Teilband 2: ROM 9-16)
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£72.25
Verlag Hans-Jrgen Maurer Neue Weg-Die Ersten Christen: Apostelgeschichte,
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£38.12
Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Und Gott Chillte: Die Bibel in Kurznachrichten
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£11.40
Vida Publishers Bibliología: Naturaleza Y Doctrina de la Palabra
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£38.00
Koren Publishers Tanakh Lametayel
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£89.99
Koren Publishers Hatanakh Hamevoar with Commentary by Adin
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£21.84
Koren Publishers Koren Mikraot Hadorot, V15: Bo
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£14.24
Koren Publishers The Koren Tanakh, Magerman Edition
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£18.04
Koren Publishers The Koren Tanakh Maalot, Magerman Edition,
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£33.24
Koren Publishers Koren Tanakh Moriya
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£14.24
Wipf & Stock Publishers The Jewish and the Christian Messiah: A Study in the Earliest History of Christianity
£28.00
Wipf & Stock Publishers The Jewish and the Christian Messiah: A Study in the Earliest History of Christianity
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The University of Chicago Press Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels
Book SynopsisCuneiform records made some three thousand years ago are the basis for this essay on the ideas of death and the afterlife and the story of the flood which were current among the ancient peoples of the Tigro-Euphrates Valley. With the same careful scholarship shown in his previous volume, The Babylonian Genesis, Heidel interprets the famous Gilgamesh Epic and other related Babylonian and Assyrian documents. He compares them with corresponding portions of the Old Testament in order to determine the inherent historical relationship of Hebrew and Mesopotamian ideas.
£19.00
The University of Chicago Press Thinking Biblically Exegetical and Hermeneutical
Book SynopsisDiscusses six crucial passages from the Old Testament, offering a commentary and new insights into their meaning. Employing a historical-critical method, this text takes account of archaeological, philological and historical research.
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The University of Chicago Press The Curse of Cain The Violent Legacy of
Book SynopsisRegina Schwartz examines the story of Cain and Abel, as she sees it; that is, emblematic of a tragic biblical influence over Western secular notions of identity - notions often violently exclusionary, negatively defining "us" against "them" in ethnic, religious, racial, nationalistic terms.
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The University of Chicago Press Spinozas Critique of Religion
Book SynopsisIn this text Leo Strauss articulates the conflict between reason and revelation as he explores Spinoza's scientific, comparative, and textual treatment of the Bible.Table of ContentsPreface to the English Translation Pt. 1: The Tradition of the Critique of Religion I: The Tradition of the Critique of Religion II: Uriel da Costa III: Isaac de la Peyrere IV: Thomas Hobbes Pt. 2: Spinoza's Critique of Religion V: The Critique of Orthodoxy VI: The Critique of Maimonides VII: The Critique of Calvin VIII: The Analysis of Revealed Religion IX: The State and the Social Function of Religion X: Spinoza's Conception of the Bible and Bible Science Notes Appendix
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The University of Chicago Press Profaning Paul
Book SynopsisA critical reconsideration of the repeated use of the biblical letters of Paul. The letters of Paul have been used to support and condone a host of evils over the span of more than two millennia: racism, slavery, imperialism, misogyny, and anti-Semitism, to name a few. Despite, or in some cases because of, this history, readers of Paul have felt compelled to reappropriate his letters to fit liberal or radical politics, seeking to set right the evils done in Paul's name. Starting with the language of excrement, refuse, and waste in Paul's letters, Profaning Paul looks at how Paul's shit is recycled and reconfigured. It asks why readers, from liberal Christians to academic biblical scholars to political theorists and philosophers, feel compelled to make Paul into a hero, mining his words for wisdom. Following the lead of feminist, queer, and minoritized scholarship, Profaning Paul asks what would happen if we stopped recycling Paul's writings. By profaning the status of his letters as sacred texts, we might open up new avenues for imagining political figurations to meet our current and coming political, economic, and ecological challenges. Trade Review"In pushing back against efforts by both theologians and philosophers to contextualize and explain Paul’s words, Concannon points out harmful passages in Paul’s seminal writings, including his message for slaves to obey masters and his calls for women to submit. . . . This heady blend of Continental philosophy, biblical studies, and critical theory will be sure to spark debate among scholars grappling with Paul and his legacy." * Publishers Weekly *"Concannon’s Profaning Paul is likely the first work of biblical criticism that begins in an outhouse and ends in a garbage heap. Its references to waste offer laugh-out-loud moments throughout its provocative work, which concentrates on modern interpretations of the Pauline epistles... a fascinating, entertaining book for spiritual seekers who are willing to get their hands dirty." * Foreword Reviews *"In this important book, Concannon argues that the problems of Paul's canonical letters render his archive garbage. . . . For Concannon, profaning the sacred status of Paul's letters rather than protecting it is more politically intriguing and generative. He provides an extensive critique of the way Paul fostered racism and slavery, and he shows how Paul speaks negatively of his bodily realities while idealizing a spiritual body after death. Concannon finds that feminist and queer scholars have rightly recognized Paul as a political problem. Overall, the argument of this book is erudite. . . . Recommended." * Choice *"Concannon is erudite, highly intelligent, and well-read, and this book is the product of many years of reflection (digestion?)." * Reading Religion *"In this affectively sensitive and thoroughly thought-provoking study, the author compellingly engages a range of resources, including critical feminist, queer, postcolonial, and race studies as well as new materialism and continental philosophy. By the conclusion, it is evident that there is fecundity in the rubbish pile and new ways of reading Paul by refusing Paul." * The Bible and Critical Theory *"A wonderfully vivid writer, Concannon weighs his argument carefully. He does not exactly blame Paul for holding views shared by most of his contemporaries. Instead, he questions why such a person should hold moral authority today. " * Christian Century *“Readable and fascinating, Profaning Paul represents the most interesting work within the meeting place of biblical studies and cultural studies and theory. Concannon’s close readings of philosophers and scholars are responsible and attentive, his critiques are satisfying, and the take-aways are plentiful.” -- Maia Kotrosits, author of The Lives of Objects“Extraordinarily learned and perfectly clear, Profaning Paul counts the high cost of the refusal to allow Paul and his letters to stink. Paul’s letters land, hitting hard, sanitizing inequality, and whitewashing exploitation. Rather than seeking to redeem Paul, the Christian or the secular saint, Concannon invites us to sit in and with this shit—Paul’s and ours—and survive. A courageous, astute, razor-sharp, and ethically urgent analysis.” -- Jennifer Knust, author of Unprotected TextsTable of ContentsSearching for Paul in the Bathroom Staying with the Shit Interlude: Feeling Like Shit The Bible Doesn’t Smell Interlude: Owning My Shit Redeeming Paul Splitting Paul Interlude: Back to the Dump Profaning Paul A Sometimes Paul Paul’s Shit Refusing Paul Acknowledgments Notes Index
£78.85
The University of Chicago Press Profaning Paul
Book SynopsisA critical reconsideration of the repeated use of the biblical letters of Paul. The letters of Paul have been used to support and condone a host of evils over the span of more than two millennia: racism, slavery, imperialism, misogyny, and anti-Semitism, to name a few. Despite, or in some cases because of, this history, readers of Paul have felt compelled to reappropriate his letters to fit liberal or radical politics, seeking to set right the evils done in Paul's name. Starting with the language of excrement, refuse, and waste in Paul's letters, Profaning Paul looks at how Paul's shit is recycled and reconfigured. It asks why readers, from liberal Christians to academic biblical scholars to political theorists and philosophers, feel compelled to make Paul into a hero, mining his words for wisdom. Following the lead of feminist, queer, and minoritized scholarship, Profaning Paul asks what would happen if we stopped recycling Paul's writings. By profaning the status of his letters aTrade Review"In pushing back against efforts by both theologians and philosophers to contextualize and explain Paul’s words, Concannon points out harmful passages in Paul’s seminal writings, including his message for slaves to obey masters and his calls for women to submit. . . . This heady blend of Continental philosophy, biblical studies, and critical theory will be sure to spark debate among scholars grappling with Paul and his legacy." * Publishers Weekly *"Concannon’s Profaning Paul is likely the first work of biblical criticism that begins in an outhouse and ends in a garbage heap. Its references to waste offer laugh-out-loud moments throughout its provocative work, which concentrates on modern interpretations of the Pauline epistles... a fascinating, entertaining book for spiritual seekers who are willing to get their hands dirty." * Foreword Reviews *"In this important book, Concannon argues that the problems of Paul's canonical letters render his archive garbage. . . . For Concannon, profaning the sacred status of Paul's letters rather than protecting it is more politically intriguing and generative. He provides an extensive critique of the way Paul fostered racism and slavery, and he shows how Paul speaks negatively of his bodily realities while idealizing a spiritual body after death. Concannon finds that feminist and queer scholars have rightly recognized Paul as a political problem. Overall, the argument of this book is erudite. . . . Recommended." * Choice *"Concannon is erudite, highly intelligent, and well-read, and this book is the product of many years of reflection (digestion?)." * Reading Religion *"In this affectively sensitive and thoroughly thought-provoking study, the author compellingly engages a range of resources, including critical feminist, queer, postcolonial, and race studies as well as new materialism and continental philosophy. By the conclusion, it is evident that there is fecundity in the rubbish pile and new ways of reading Paul by refusing Paul." * The Bible and Critical Theory *"A wonderfully vivid writer, Concannon weighs his argument carefully. He does not exactly blame Paul for holding views shared by most of his contemporaries. Instead, he questions why such a person should hold moral authority today. " * Christian Century *“Readable and fascinating, Profaning Paul represents the most interesting work within the meeting place of biblical studies and cultural studies and theory. Concannon’s close readings of philosophers and scholars are responsible and attentive, his critiques are satisfying, and the take-aways are plentiful.” -- Maia Kotrosits, author of The Lives of Objects“Extraordinarily learned and perfectly clear, Profaning Paul counts the high cost of the refusal to allow Paul and his letters to stink. Paul’s letters land, hitting hard, sanitizing inequality, and whitewashing exploitation. Rather than seeking to redeem Paul, the Christian or the secular saint, Concannon invites us to sit in and with this shit—Paul’s and ours—and survive. A courageous, astute, razor-sharp, and ethically urgent analysis.” -- Jennifer Knust, author of Unprotected TextsTable of ContentsSearching for Paul in the Bathroom Staying with the Shit Interlude: Feeling Like Shit The Bible Doesn’t Smell Interlude: Owning My Shit Redeeming Paul Splitting Paul Interlude: Back to the Dump Profaning Paul A Sometimes Paul Paul’s Shit Refusing Paul Acknowledgments Notes Index
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press New Testament Greek Workbook An Inductive Study
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£40.85
Columbia University Press The Natural History of the Bible
Book SynopsisDaniel Hillel follows events in the Hebrew Bible to reveal the complex interplay between the ancient Israelites and their natural and cultural environments. More than just affecting their material existence, the diverse environmental character of the ancient Near East profoundly shaped the evolution of Jewish culture and beliefs and, ultimately, of Western civilization as a whole.Trade ReviewThis is a book to supplement and fill in details of natural history that are generally absent or neglected in standard hisotrical studies. It is well illustrated and the bibliography is extensive. The Master's Seminary Journal That environmental factors affect our daily lives is disputed by no one. But can environment, climate and topology play a part in the development of a religious community? Hillel, professor emeritus of environmental studies at the University of Massachusetts and senior research scientist at Columbia University's Center for Climate Systems Research, says yes. He comes to the subject immersed in the lore of ancient Israel, from his grandfather's instruction to his own years living in modern Israel. He sees the Jewish belief system as an amalgam of ideas emerging from an interplay of human beings with both the land and its peoples, "absorb[ing] all the cultural strands... from all the ecological domains of the ancient Near East... and assimilat[ing] them into their own culture." He divides sacred history into seven "domains," dispensations based not on some theological construct but rather on the terrain in which the Israelites lived. What emerges is a largely naturalistic explanation of Israel's beliefs and laws, with a strong emphasis on the impact of culture and environment on the evolving Jewish religion. Hillel recounts, in a richly detailed and beautifully told manner, the origins of the Hebrew Bible in a new and satisfying way. (Jan.) Publisher's Weekly Hillel recounts, in a richly detailed and beautifully told manner, the origins of the Hebrew Bible in a new and satisfying way.Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly With all the commentaries and books on the Hebrew Scriptures that have appeared over the years, it would seem nearly impossible to write something unique and illuminating. Yet this is precisely what Hillel has done by providing an environmental and ecological analysis of the text. Library Journal Engrossing... Hillel offers new perspectives on biblical views of the environment. Wispas The results are fascinating. -- Edward Rothstein New York Times Hillel... offers us a quintessential resource for understanding the role of nature in Jewish cultural and religious movements. -- Daneil Orenstein Jerusalem Report Hillel takes a fresh and invigorating approach to biblical exegesis... A detailed ecological analysis of the Bible. -- Josie Glausiusz Forward Hillel's contribution is truly distinctive, insightful and provocative. -- Sandee Brawarsky The Jewish Week [The Natural History of the Bible] should be of equal interest to the student of ecology and the student of theology. -- Sir Ghillean Prance The Times Higher Education Supplement A highly stimulating new take on an old question, and deserves to be widely read. -- John Barton Times Literary Supplement It definitely belongs on the shelves of those interested in the development of biblical culture. -- Rabbi Rachel Essermang The Reporter Daniel Hillel's The Natural History of the Bible is a very good read and deserves a place on the shelf. -- Alon Tal Environmental History Fascinating because of its fine prose, important because of its scope. Kansas City Star An informed and readable entrance into a profound world. -- Harvey E. Goldberg The European Legacy The Natural History of the Bible is one beautiful book. -- Jeanne Kay Guelke Environmental Ethics I highly recommend this book. -- Rabbi Louis A. Rieser Church and Synagogue Libraries Daniel Hillel has done a magnificent job and contributed substantially both to Biblical scholarship and to the understanding of the ecology of the area. But he goes much deeper than simply interpreting the Bible's ecological setting. Hillel allows us to understand better the minds of those who were recording the events in Egypt, the return to Canaan, David and Solomon, and the various interpretations of Jerusalem, as well as the meaning of these events. So well presented and so informative. -- Peter H. Raven, Home Secretary of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and former president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science A refreshing, detailed and stimulating account of an important aspect of ancient Israelite development. -- Hilary Marlow Journal of Jewish Studies For anyone concerned about the origins of the Hebrew Bible... this is a fascinating book that can be highly recommended. -- Antoinette Bosco The American Catholic Hillel's rational accounts of natural phenomena in the Hebrew scriptures and his thesis about the formation of montheism will assist anyone who wishes to extend understanding of the Bible as a foundational text for Western civilization and to comprehend the relationship between faith formation and place. -- James W. Hood Friends JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on Translation Chronology Prologue 1. Environment and Culture 2. The Ecological Context 3. The First Riverine Domain 4. The Pastoral Domain 5. The Second Riverine Domain 6. The Desert Domain 7. The Rainfed Domain 8. The Maritime Domain 9. The Urban Domain 10. The Exile Domain 11. The Overarching Unity Epilogue Appendixes 1. On the Historical Validity of the Bible 2. Perceptions of Humanity's Role on God's Earth 3. Selected Passages Regarding the Seven Domains Notes Bibliography Index
£87.40
Columbia University Press Pauls Summons to Messianic Life Political
Book SynopsisCompares the Pauline dialectic of awakening to attempts by Hellenistic philosophers to rouse their contemporaries from moral lethargy and to the Marxist idea of class consciousnessTrade ReviewA courageous and welcome grappling with contemporary philosophers by a New Testament scholar who has expertise in the history, languages, and methodologies of reading Paul. Paul's Summons to Messianic Life reminds us of the relevance of New Testament scholarship to important contemporary debates on universalism, time, and even political action. -- Laura Nasrallah, Harvard Divinity School A manifesto for a Paulinism received histories have strategically forgotten, Welborn's book presents a compelling rethinking of the historical Paul in ancient contexts that substantially transforms the way we hear Paul in recent theoretical or philosophical conversations. -- Ward Blanton, University of Kent Paul's Summons to Messianic Life should spark a lively and far-reaching debate in both departments of religion and philosophy that might indeed make Paul 'legible' in entirely new ways. -- Brigitte Kahl, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York A provocative sociopolitical analysis of Paul's letters... Recommended. Choice [I] eagerly await a sequel and recommend this book to anyone interested in the contemporary political implications of St. Paul's theology. Journal of Church and State An interesting read that offers food for thought. Journal of Theological StudiesTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Neighbor (a) 2. Kairos (b) 3. Awakening (c) 4. Awakening (c') 5. Kairos (b') 6. Neighbor (a') 7. Coda Notes Index
£63.00
University of Illinois Press The Book of Mormon
Book SynopsisA reader-friendly edition of the "Book of Mormon", for Mormons as well as non-Mormons. It reformats the unchanged 1920 text, in the manner of modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotations marks, poetic forms, topical headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworking of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers.Trade Review"Hardy's thoughtful 'reader's edition' eliminates the current official text's knotty versification, clarifies the cast of characters, includes a useful introduction and provides signposts through the sometimes dense prose. . . . Essential for the full comprehension of Mormonism."--Wall Street Journal, Samuel Morris Brown "Grant Hardy has provided the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a remarkable new version of their founding text. Although Hardy gears his book to a broad readership, those who truly love the Book of Mormon, seek to be serious students of it, or both, will find A Reader's Edition well worth owning."--Louis Midgley in Insights"This edition . . . makes the book especially helpful and intelligible to new readers and provides refreshing insights to Latter-day Saints."--BYU Magazine
£45.00
University of Illinois Press Didymus the Blind and His Circle in LateAntique
Book SynopsisPresents a study of a leading 4th Century Christian scholar who's writings were thought to be completely destroyed and rediscovered in an Egyptian quarry during WWII. By exploring the social context of Christian instruction in the competitive environment of fourth-century this book elucidates the political implications of biblical interpretation.Trade Review"This book retrieves an important Christian thinker from neglect and obscurity. Layton's use of primary texts is exemplary, and his book makes a major contribution to several areas of scholarship--historical, theological, and philosophical." -- David Brakke, author of Athanasius and Asceticism
£35.10
University of Illinois Press The Invention of Hebrew
Book SynopsisHow choosing a language created a peopleTrade ReviewAwarded the Frank Moore Cross Award, presented by the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), 2010. Finalist in Scholarship category of the 2009 National Jewish Book Awards. "An important monograph that synthesizes much previous work yet arrives at an original and provocative understanding of the influence of the development of the Hebrew script and its associated scribal culture on the formation of biblical literature."--H-Judaic"Illuminating the enduring stakes of biblical writing, Sanders demonstrates how Hebrew assumed and promoted a sourse of power previously unknown in written literature: 'the people' as the protagonist of religion and politics."--Shofar"Revolutions in scholarship do not usually begin with new discoveries, but with new ways of looking at long-known facts. Whether this is still possible in biblical studies is the question. . . . But the realization is dawning that Seth Sanders has done something special."--Nederlands Dagblad"Sanders's analysis of West Semitic epigraphic sources moves significantly beyond philological analysis (without leaving it behind) to engage philosophy, political and social theory, and religious studies more broadly. . . . His ability to scour the epigraphic record for evidence of social history and to set his findings in such a broad intellectual framework is a major contribution. . . . This book will remain extremely valuable for the way it conceptualizes the creation of biblical literature in new ways and in light of largely unmined data."--Journal of Religion"A thought-provoking social history of writing, combining philology, anthropology, and political theory. Sanders's overarching claim is that the rise of written vernacular forms in the Iron Age Levant--ultimately, the Bible itself--signals a new mode of political communication, one that introduced a new actor into history, namely, the people. . . . Sanders's central thesis is compelling and important."--Shofar"Nearly every page of this book contains gems of epigraphic interpretation: from an illuminating study of the Ugaritic ritual of national unity in relation to the biblical scapegoat ritual to elucidating treatments of the bureaucratically useless Gezer calendar and the politically significant morphology of the letter yod."--Journal of the American Oriental Society"An absolutely innovative way of reading the use of ancient Hebrew for generating political identity and for understanding the Hebrew Bible itself. It is refreshing to see such profound insight and analyses come out of material that has otherwise not received substantial recognition of its cultural and political importance."--Mark S. Smith, author of God in Translation: Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World"Sanders takes familiar, long-studied material and makes new knowledge. He treats biblical Hebrew as a political phenomenon, exploring how language and especially its written form were employed in the creation of an imagined community--a nation--in the course of ancient Israel's history."--Eva von Dassow, author of State and Society in the Late Bronze Age: Alalah under the Mittani EmpireTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowlegments xv Abbreviations xvii Introduction 1 1. Modernity's Ghosts: The Bible as Political Communication 13 2. What Was the Alphabet For? 36 3. Empires and Alphabets in Late Bronze Age Canaan 76 4. The Invention of Hebrew in Iron Age Israel 103 Conclusion 157 Notes 173 Bibliography 225 Index 251
£77.35
University of Illinois Press The Book of Mormon
Book SynopsisIncludes the modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotation marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers.Trade Review"Hardy's thoughtful 'reader's edition' eliminates the current official text's knotty versification, clarifies the cast of characters, includes a useful introduction and provides signposts through the sometimes dense prose. . . . Essential for the full comprehension of Mormonism."--Wall Street Journal, Samuel Morris Brown "Grant Hardy has provided the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a remarkable new version of their founding text. Although Hardy gears his book to a broad readership, those who truly love the Book of Mormon, seek to be serious students of it, or both, will find A Reader's Edition well worth owning."--Louis Midgley in Insights"This edition . . . makes the book especially helpful and intelligible to new readers and provides refreshing insights to Latter-day Saints."--BYU Magazine
£19.94
University of Illinois Press The Testimony of Two Nations
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction A Theory of Types Stories of the Fall Curses from God Reimagining the Exodus Divided Kingdoms Prophets and Prophecy “We Talk of Christ, We Rejoice in Christ” Last Things Notes Index
£17.99
Indiana University Press Nomadic Text A Theory of Biblical Reception
Book SynopsisFocuses on the shifting capacities of the text, viewing it as a dynamic process instead of a static product. Rather than seeking to determine the original text and its meaning, this book proposes that scholars approach the production, transmission, and interpretation of the biblical text as interwoven elements of its overarching reception history.Trade ReviewBrennan Breed's Nomadic Text is not just a theory of biblical reception history, but is also a reevaluation of text criticism and its search for the original text. . . [He] makes a compelling argument that all biblical interpretation is reception history.1.2 Oct. 2014 * Journal of the Bible and Its Reception *Breed's theoretically rich and engaging methodology will be useful to anyone interested in how texts are interpreted and deployed in social life. * New Books Network *Nomadic Text will undoubtedly be a crucial contribution to the future directions of biblical studies, as well as to understanding what biblical studies has, in one sense, always already been doing. * Modern Believing *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: The Constitutive Divide of Reception History 1. The Miltonesque Concept of the Original Text2. Living in Pottersville: An Alternate Approach to Textual Criticism3. Anchor or Spandrel: The Concept of the Original Context4. On Tigers and Cages: Re-Thinking Context 5. Mapping the Garden of Forking Paths: A Nomadic Reception History 6. Justice, Survival, Presence: Job 19:25-27 7. Trajectories of Job 19:25-27: The Example of Survival Conclusion: Nomadology and the Future of Biblical Studies NotesBibliographyIndex
£45.00
Indiana University Press Jonah in the Shadows of Eden
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBerger displays a virtuoso mastery and exemplary control of a spectrum of literary devices, including inner-biblical allusion, multiple resonances, and various types of wordplay . . . to propose a new interpretation of the Book of Jonah. * The Heythrop Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsA Note to the Reader1. Escape to Eden2. Wrathful Moralist3. Peaceful Dove4. A Song of Thanks in Waters of Eden5. Nautical and Hermeneutical DilemmasNotesBibliographyIndex
£45.00
Indiana University Press Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword, David BrennemanPreface and AcknowledgmentsStructure of the CatalogueAn Interview with the Collector, Anthony J. Moravec and Adelheid M. Gealt A Brief History of Venetian DrawingGiambattista Tiepolo, a Brief BiographyDevelopment as a DraftsmanFlight into Egypt Holy Family CaricaturesDomenico Tiepolo, a Brief BiographySt. Anthony of Padua Satyrs and Centaurs PunchinelloNew Testament Palma GiovaneUbaldo GandolfiGiuseppe Bernardino BisonNotesBibliographyIndex
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