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Cambridge University Press Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel
Book SynopsisSolomon''s image as a wise king and the founder of Jerusalem Temple has become a fixture of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature. Yet, there are essential differences between the portraits of Solomon that are presented in the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, Isaac Kalimi explores these differences, which reflect divergent historical contexts, theological and didactic concepts, stylistic and literary techniques, and compositional methods among the biblical historians. He highlights the uniqueness of each portrayal of Solomon - his character, birth, early life, ascension, and temple-building - through a close comparison of the early and late biblical historiographies. Whereas the authors of Samuel-Kings stay closely to their sources and offer an apology for Solomon''s kingship, including its more questionable aspects, the Chronicler freely rewrites his sources in order to present the life of Solomon as he wished it to be. The volume will serve scholars and students seeking to understanTrade Review'Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel takes on much more than the subject implied by its title. This volume principally addresses history, presenting Isaac Kalimi's views about 'what actually happened' … Kalimi offers well-reasoned work on the biblical texts, and his examinations of the archaeological and epigraphical data is a delightful bonus. No one who is seriously interested in the texts about King Solomon should overlook this volume.' John W. Herbst, Reading Religion'This detailed study offers comprehensive literary and historical-critical reading of, for the most part, the biblical texts which deal with the reign and person of Solomon … [Kalimi] provides a detailed account of the differences between these sources and the reasons for them and covers extensively the various theoretical positions which have developed over the last century … Excellent study …' A. G. Hunter, Journal for the Study of the Old TestamentTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction, Sources and Historical Background: 1. An introduction; 2. Sources – epigraphical, archaeological, and biblical; 3. Challenging recent dismissals of the United Monarchy; 4. Solomon's Kingdom – historical evaluation and case studies; Part II. Solomon's Birth, Rise, and Temple-Building: Literary and Historiographical Observations: 5. Solomon's birth story and its setting in 2 Samuel 10-12 – redaction history versus compositional unity; 6. Love of God and apologia for a king – Solomon as the Lord's beloved king in biblical text and ancient Near Eastern contexts; 7. Solomon's birth and names in Second temple period literature; 8. Solomon's pre-monarchic life in biblical historiography; 9. Solomon's physical appearance and leadership in biblical historiography; 10. Solomon's succession to the throne – history and contrasting historiographies; 11. The coronation of Solomon, David's testament and its implementation; 12. 'Why is the city in an uproar?' – Solomon's coronation story in its biblical context; 13. Solomon's temple-building and its divine approval in the early and late biblical historiographies; 14. Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon.
£100.70
Cambridge University Press The Reception of Paul and Early Christian Initiation
Book SynopsisThis book breaks new ground in New Testament reception history by bringing together early Pauline interpretation and the study of early Christian institutions. Benjamin Edsall traces the close association between Paul and the catechumenate through important texts and readers from the late second century to the fourth century to show how the early Church arrived at a wide-spread image of Paul as the apostle of Christian initiation. While exploring what this image of Paul means for understanding early Christian interpretation, Edsall also examines the significance of this aspect of Pauline reception in relation to interpretive possibilities of Paul''s letters. Building on the analysis of early interpretations and rhetorical images of the Apostle, Edsall brings these together with contemporary scholarly discourse. The juxtaposition highlights longstanding continuity and conflict in exegetical discussions and dominant Pauline images. Edsall concludes with broader hermeneutical reflections on the value of historical reception for New Testament Studies.Trade Review'… this volume is a study in the reception history of Paul and the development of early Christianity that … has important implications for the study of the NT. The volume will be of interest to Pauline scholars and church historians, and deserves a wide readership.' Jason Maston, Religious Studies ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Catechesis and the catechumenate – an historical sketch; 3. Narrating the catechist in the acts of Paul; 4. Clement's pedagogical interpretation – milk and meat; 5. Cultivating the soul – Origen's catechetical Paul; 6. Paul the catechist, Chrysostom and the fourth century; 7. Textual resources and a catechetical Paul; 8. Conclusion – reception as iteration – a sketch.
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Cambridge University Press YHWH and Israel in the Book of Judges
Book SynopsisIn the Book of Judges the narrator presents an image of the good parent YHWH whose enduring love and loyalty is offset by his wayward child Israel who defaults on the relationship repeatedly. Biblical scholars have largely concurred, demonstrating the many faults of Israel while siding with YHWH''s privileged viewpoint. When object-relations theory (which examines how human beings relate to each other) is applied to Judges, a different story emerges. In its capacity to illuminate why and how relationships can be intense, problematic, rewarding, and enduring, object-relations theory reveals how both YHWH and Israel have attachment needs that are played out vividly in the story world. Deryn Guest reveals how its narrator engages in a variety of psychological strategies to mask suppressed rage as he engages in an intriguing but rather dysfunctional masochistic dance with a dominant deity who has reputation needs.Table of Contents1. Problematic parenting: Donald Winnicott and the YHWH/Israel relationship; 2. Judges' cyclical framework and trauma theory; 3. YHWH and Israel in the 'Strange Situation': attachment theory and God-talk; 4. Israel's masochistic defence mechanism; 5. Conclusion: psychological theory and biblical hermeneutics.
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Cambridge University Press Biblical Aramaic and Related Dialects
Book SynopsisA comprehensive, introductory-level textbook for anyone who wants to learn the Aramaic of the Old Testament, and other related dialects (including Dead Sea Scrolls). Includes inductive lessons for students, which introduce primary texts from the start.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Aramaic and its dialects; 2. Orthography; 3. Phonology; 4 . Nouns and adjectives; 5. Pronouns; 6. Noun phrases; 7. Numerals and other quantifiers; 8. Adjective phrases; 9. Prepositions; 10. Verbs: derivation and inflection; 11. Tense, aspect, and mood in the verbal system; 12. Verb types: valence, voice, and aktionsart; 13. Adverbs; 14. Clauses; 15. Clause combining: combination; 16. Clause combining: subordination; 17. Discourse markers; 18. Reading guide for Biblical Aramaic and Related Dialects.
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Cambridge University Press Humor Resistance and Jewish Cultural Persistence in the Book of Revelation
Book SynopsisEmpire-critical and postcolonial readings of Revelation are now commonplace, but scholars have not yet put these views into conversation with Jewish trauma and cultural survival strategies. In this book, Sarah Emanuel positions Revelation within its ancient Jewish context. Proposing a new reading of Revelation, she demonstrates how the text''s author, a first century CE Jewish Christ-follower, used humor as a means of resisting Roman power. Emanuel uses multiple critical lenses, including humor, trauma, and postcolonial theory, together with historical-critical methods. These approaches enable a deeper understanding of the Jewishness of the early Christ-centered movement, and how Jews in antiquity related to their cultural and religious identity. Emanuel''s volume offers new insights and fills a gap in contemporary scholarship on Revelation and biblical scholarship more broadly.Trade Review'Meticulously researched and delightfully written, Sarah Emanuel's book offers an original, intriguing and entertaining interpretation of the book of Revelation. Emanuel deftly combines trauma, humor and postcolonial theories to uncover a Hellenistic Jewish book that deploys comic sarcasm and mockery of Rome as a Jewish survival tactic for a traumatized community. This is a must read for anyone who has puzzled over the meaning behind the strange beasts and violent burnings of Revelation.' Colleen M. Conway, Seton Hall University, New Jersey'Many people say Revelation 'resists' Roman domination, but Roasting Rome shows us how that work is done. Grounded in a rich set of case studies in the ancient world, including Jewish political resistance, Sarah Emanuel shows us how Revelation deploys humor as a weapon to subvert imperial pretensions. She also demonstrates how Revelation's biting humor comes with its own corrosive dangers, a timely lesson for modern readers.' Greg Carey, Lancaster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania'… this book demonstrates a rich engagement with several bodies of theoretical literature. It offers excellent introductory discussions of postcolonial theory, trauma theory, humor theory, and dialogism for readers in biblical studies … generative and engaging readings of Revelation. Emanuel's monograph is well worth the attention of readers of Revelation, as well as anyone interested in postcolonial theory, trauma theory, and humor in biblical studies.' Olivia Stewart Lester, The Bible and Critical TheoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Backgrounds, backdrops, and other important starting points; 2. Survival of the humorist; 3. The comic truth; 4. The trick revealed; 5. I pledge allegiance to the lamb; Conclusion.
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Gods Promises for Graduates Class of 2023 Pink
Book SynopsisThis bestselling graduation gift addresses questions grads will encounter as they move into the next phases of life. It is a wonderful keepsake full of answers straight from God's Word. Beautifully packaged with foil stamping and a ribbon marker, this book is a perfect fit for today's graduates.
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David C Cook Publishing Company Minor Prophets Volume I
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform A Private Commentary on the Bible Jude
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform The book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the
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Wipf & Stock Publishers A Pentecostal Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles
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Nova Science Publishers Inc A Class-Book of New Testament History
Book SynopsisA Class-Book of New Testament History forms a sequel to the author's Class-Book of Old Testament History, continuing the narrative from the point at which it ends, and carrying it on to the close of St Paul's second imprisonment at Rome.Table of ContentsPreface; High-Priesthood of Jaddua: Alexander at Jerusalem; Ptolemy Soter and Ptolemy Philadelphus; Ptolemy Euergetes and Ptolemy Philopator; Antiochus the Great: Seleucus Philopator; Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes; Persecution of the Jews under Epiphanes; Mattathias and Judas Maccabæus; Battle of Emmaus: Re-dedication of the Temple; Exploits and Death of Judas Maccabæus; Jonathan Maccabæus; Exploits and Death of Jonathan; Simon Maccabæus; John Hyrcanus and Alexander Jannæus; Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus; Pompeius and Crassus; Antipater and Herod; Julius Cæsar and Antonius; Herod, King of Judæa; Herod, King of Judæa; Herod, King of Judæa; Herod, King of Judæa; Dispersion of the Jews: Rise of Synagogues; The Jewish Sects; The Gospel History.; The Birth of John the Baptist; The Nativity of Christ; The Saviours Early Life at Nazareth; The Preaching of John: the Baptism of Christ; Call of the First Disciples: The Marriage at Cana; The First Passover, and Cleansing of the Temple; Imprisonment of the Baptist: The woman of Samaria; Second visit to Cana and Jerusalem; Miracles at Nazareth and Capernaum; Call of Matthew: Hostility of the Pharisees; Call of the Apostles: Sermon on the Mount; Teaching in Galilee; Miracles at Capernaum: Death of the Baptist; The Feeding of the Five Thousand, and the Walking on the Lake; The Discourse in the Synagogue of Capernaum; The Four Thousand Fed: The Confession of St Peter; The Transfiguration: The Lunatic Child; The Coin in the Fishs mouth: Tour through Samaria; The Feast of Tabernacles: Hostility of the Sanhedrin; The opening of the eyes of one born blind; Mission of the Seventy: Discourses and Miracles; The Feast of Dedication: Tour in Peræa; Raising of Lazarus; Resolve of the Sanhedrin: Jesus retires to Ephraim; The Anointing at Bethany: The Triumphal Entry; The Second Cleansing of the Temple; The Day of Questions: The Enquiring Greeks; The Compact of Judas: The Last Supper; The Agony and Betrayal: Peters Denial; The Jewish Trial: Remorse and Suicide of Judas; The Trial before Pilate: The Condemnation; The Crucifixion; The Burial and Resurrection; The Great Forty Days, and the Ascension; The Election of Matthias: The Pentecostal Effusion; Activity of the Apostles Peter and John; Ananias and Sapphira: Renewed Hostility of the Sadducees; The Institution of Deacons: Activity of Stephen; Dispersion of the Christians: Activity of Philip; The Conversion of St Paul; St Pauls First Visit to Jerusalem: Peter at Joppa; The Conversion of Cornelius; Martyrdom of St James: Death of Herod; Cyprus: Perga: The Pisidian Antioch; Visit to Lystra, Derbe: Disputes at Antioch; The Council at Jerusalem; The Sharp Contest: Tour in Phrygia and Galatia; Paul and Silas at Philippi; Thessalonica, Bera, Athens; Arrival and Stay of St Paul at Corinth; Visit to Ephesus; Letter to the Corinthians: Disturbance at Ephesus; Troas: Second Journey to Greece; The Return to Jerusalem: The Tumult in the Temple; The Imprisonment at Cæsarea; Paul before Felix and Festus; The Voyage from Cæsarea; The Reception at Malta, and Arrival at Rome; The first Imprisonment at Rome; St Pauls Second Imprisonment and Death; Appendix and Chronological Tables; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc A Class-Book of Old Testament History
Book SynopsisA Class-Book of Old Testament History provides an overview of history as presented in the Bible, starting with the creation of the Earth and ending with the times of Ezra and Nehemiah.Table of ContentsPreface; The Creation; The Fall; The Flood; The Confusion of Tongues; Rise of Idolatry The Patriarch Job; The Call of Abraham; Life of Abraham continued; The History of Isaac; Life of Jacob; History of Joseph; Jacobs Descent into Egypt, and Death of Joseph; The Birth and Call of Moses; Signs and Wonders in Egypt; The Last Plague: The Passover: The Exodus; The Journey from the Red Sea to Rephidim; Sinai and the Giving of the Law; Moses in the Mount: The Construction of the Golden Calf; The Tabernacle; The Priests; The Sacrifices and Offerings; Holy Times and Seasons; The Great Festivals: The Jewish Calendar; Civil and Moral Laws; Kadesh-Barnea and the Mission of the Spies; The Wanderings: Death of Miriam and Aaron; Conquest of the East of Jordan: Balaam and Balak; War with the Midianites: Death of Moses; The Passage of the Jordan, and Fall of Jericho; Conquest of the Southern and Central Mountains; Battle of Merom, and Division of the Land; Events subsequent to the Death of Joshua; Micah and the Danites: The Tribal War; Othniel and Ehud, Deborah and Barak; Invasion of the Midianites: Gideon; Abimelech and Jephthah; Invasion from the South-west, Samson; Eli and Samuel; Samuels Judgeship; Election of the First King; The Battle of Michmash; Saul and the Amalekites: David and Goliath; Davids Life as an Outlaw; David at Ziklag: Battle of Mount Gilboa; Davids Reign at Hebron; Davids Reign at Jerusalem; Davids Army, his Conquests, his Sin; The Rebellion of Absalom; Close of Davids reign; Accession of Solomon; The Building of the Temple; Solomons reign continued; The Revolt of the Ten Tribes; Rehoboam and Abijah, Jeroboam and Nadab; Asa and Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri; Accession of Ahab: Era of Elijah; Wars of Ahab and Benhadad; Murder of Naboth: Battle of Ramoth Gilead; Wars of Jehoshaphat: Translation of Elijah; Jehoshaphat and Jehoram: Era of Elisha; Elisha and Naaman: Siege of Samaria; Accession of Jehu; Athaliah and Joash; Death of Elisha; Amaziah and Jeroboam II.; Era of Jonah; Decline and Captivity of the Kingdom of Israel; Reign of Hezekiah; Reign of Manasseh: Reforms of Josiah; Death of Josiah: Captivity of Judah; Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar; Reigns of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius; Rebuilding of the Temple: Esther and Ahasuerus; Times of Ezra and Nehemiah: Close of Canon; Appendix and Chronological Tables; Index.
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Baker Publishing Group The God of the Old Testament – Encountering the
Book SynopsisWalter Moberly is a top Old Testament theologian known for his creative, accessible, and provocative writing. His Old Testament Theology has been well received. This book, written in a similar vein, combines biblical criticism with constructive theology and engages both Jewish and Christian interpretations. Moberly offers robust readings of eight pivotal Old Testament passages that unpack the nature of God in Christian Scripture, demonstrating a Christian approach to reading the Old Testament that holds together the priorities of both scholarship and faith.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction1. The Wise God: The Depths of Creation in Proverbs 82. The Mysterious God: The Voice from the Fire in Exodus 33. The Just God: The Nature of Deity in Psalm 824. The Inscrutable God: Divine Differentials and Human Choosing in Genesis 45. The Only God: Surprising Universality and Particularity in 2 Kings 56. The Trustworthy God: Assurance and Warning in Psalm 46, Jeremiah 7, and Micah 3EpilogueIndexes
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Marginalia: - a concise guide to the Bible
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Discovery House Publishers,U.S. Let God Be God: Life-Changing Truths from the
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Faithlife Corporation Spurgeon Commentary: Hebrews
Book SynopsisGain easy access to the best of Spurgeon's writings on the book of Hebrews. Spurgeon Commentary: Hebrews collects his thoughts on the epistle in a commentary format, including sermon illustrations and applications culled from his sermons and writings. Illustrations are indexed by theme, enabling you to quickly find a fitting observation, whether you're searching by topic or verse. Each section of Scripture also includes at least one application from Spurgeon based on those verses. And updated language brings greater clarity to his teachings than ever before--allowing you to better understand and apply Spurgeon's rich insights into Hebrews.
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Faithlife Corporation Spurgeon Commentary: Philippians
Book SynopsisGain easy access to the best of Spurgeon's writings on the book of Philippians. Spurgeon Commentary: Philippians collects his thoughts on the epistle in a commentary format, including sermon illustrations and applications culled from his sermons and writings. Illustrations are indexed by theme, enabling you to quickly find a fitting observation, whether you're searching by topic or verse. Each section of Scripture also includes at least one application from Spurgeon based on those verses. And updated language brings greater clarity to his teachings than ever before--allowing you to better understand and apply Spurgeon's rich insights into Philippians.
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Our Daily Bread Publishing Our Ultimate Refuge: Job and the Problem of
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Our Daily Bread Publishing Studies in the Sermon on the Mount: God's
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Skyhorse Publishing The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus
Book SynopsisMaster LEGO builder, photographer, and storyteller Brendan Powell Smith has created new interest in the Bible and its stories his Brick Bible books and website. His widely popular The Brick Bible: A New Spin on the Old Testament brings together the major books of the Old Testament, illustrated entirely in LEGO bricks. Now, for the first time and in a smaller, more portable format, The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus engages readers with the stories from the second book of the Pentateuch. You can now follow Moses's journey throughout the Book of Exodus, illustrated entirely with LEGO bricks. Inside you’ll find highlighted:Baby Moses’s journey in a reed basket down the NileThe seven deadly plagues that struck EgyptThe parting of the Red SeaThe Israelites’ time in the desertThe burning bush on Mount SinaiThe presentation of the Ten CommandmentsThe burning of the golden calfAnd much more!The Brick Bible Presents Brick Exodus contains more than sixty illustrations and exciting additional scenes never before in print! Set in comic book style, the iconic scenes from these well-known Bible stories jump off the page. It is a must-have book for any religious family member, Sunday school classroom, or LEGO nut.
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Our Daily Bread Publishing The Lands of the Bible Today: Experience 44 Places in Scripture and Photos
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Our Daily Bread Publishing Encounters with Jesus: Forty Reflections on Knowing and Loving the Savior
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Our Daily Bread Publishing Honesty with God: Learning to Pray from the Psalms
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Harrison House Christmas: The Rest of the Story Study Guide: Amazing Insights About Christmas You've Never Heard Before
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd Bible Overview
Book SynopsisForeword by Richard Bewes. This will give you a brilliant introduction to the Bible! Written with young people and new believers in mind, Steve helps us get to grips with the structure and the meaning of God’s Word. In fact it is Steve’s desire that we delight after God’s Word and he hopes that desire to devour God’s Word and enjoy it would be birthed in us. The group study material from each chapter is available to download.Trade Review"Steve has a fever for the Bible and is desperate to infect you! Let him." -- Dale Ralph Davis (Respected Author and Old Testament Scholar)"With an evident love for the task, and with a delightfully light touch, Steve Levy wants to show us the glory of Christ and with plenty of fun along the way!" -- William J. U. Philip (Minister, The Tron Church, Glasgow)"... Steve Levy fights back to reclaim a thrilling Bible that from beginning to end speaks of Jesus. If you want more joy in your Bible reading, if you want to love Christ more, read it!" -- Michael Reeves (President and Professor of Theology, Union School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales)"That it is well written and easy to read is good for starters; but the heart of the situation is the sheer happiness of meeting someone who is so in love with the Bible, so sensible in his approach..." -- Alec Motyer ((1924–2016) Well known Bible expositor and commentary writer)"This is a page-turner of a book! I truly cannot thinkof a better way of introducing someone to the Bible than through these wonderfully luminous chapters." -- Richard Bewes (OBE (1939 – 2019), formerly of All Souls Church, Langham Place, London, England)"My prayer is that the Holy Spirit will use this lively and stimulating book by Steve Levy to remove the veil from many minds." -- Stuart Olyott
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Third Millennium Press Ltd. The Bible Book by Book: Study, Analyze,
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Australian Theological Forum Bible Dictionary
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ATF Press Biblical and Theological Studies on the Trinity
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ATF Press God's Wisdom or the Devil's Envy: Death and
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£22.79
ATF Press Hermeneutics and the Authority of Scripture
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ATF Press God's Word and the Church's Council: Vatican II
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ATF Press Opening the Bible: Selected Writings of Antony
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ATF Press De-colonising the Biblical Narrative - Volume 2:
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ATF Press First Voyage of the Apostle Thomas to India:
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ATF Press The Unity of the Trinity: Listening to the
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£24.69
ATF Press A Kaleidoscope of Biblical Articles
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19baskets, Inc. Galatians: At His Feet Studies
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1517 Publishing The Christ Key: Unlocking the Centrality of Christ in the Old Testament
Book SynopsisReading the Old Testament can seem like exploring an old, mysterious mansion, packed with of all sorts of strange rooms. The creation room, vast and sublime. The exodus room, with hardhearted pharaohs and dried-up seas. The war room, with bloody swords and crumbling walls. The tabernacle room, with smoking altars and dark inner sanctums. What does this odd and ancient world have to do with us, who are modern followers of Jesus? As it turns out, everything! Every chapter in the Old Testament, in a variety of ways, tells the story that culminates in Jesus the Messiah. What Christians today call the Old Testament is what Jesus and the earliest believers simply called the Scriptures. That was their Bible. From its pages, they taught about the Messiah’s divine nature, his priestly work, his ministry of salvation. The Christ Key will reintroduce readers to these old books as ever-fresh, ever-new testimonies of Jesus. By the end, you will see even Leviticus as a book of grace and mercy, and you will hear in the Psalms the resounding voice of Christ.
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NEWTYPE Publishing Wired to Hear: Connecting God's Voice to Your
Book SynopsisBob Hasson and Shawn Bolz have come together to help infuse you with hope, truth, and perspective about your God-given role in the marketplace. Whether you own or manage a business, have spent decades in your career, or are simply trying to find value in the work that you do, this book is for you. As you walk this journey with us, you'll have an opportunity to build spiritually driven goals for both your own career as well as the industry you are called to. Throughout the book, we explore real-life examples of what it looks like to hear God and follow His leading within marketplace roles. We also discuss where our understanding of God, Church, and the marketplace has been immature or broken. The goal is that you are empowered to do it differently, getting a greater result in your relationship to God's voice, impacting the way you partner to your career.
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform The Blessing And The Tithe: The Scriptual
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG From Qumran to Aleppo: A Discussion with Emanuel
Book SynopsisThe textual findings of Qumran and the Codex Aleppo mark two turning points in the textual history of the Hebrew Bible. The textual history of this collection of Jewish writings is at the centre of the scientific life of Emanuel Tov, whom the University honored with an international symposium discussing his theses on the occasion of his 65th birthday Emanuel Tov's textual history research and one of his own works on the subject. Contributed by Emanuel Tov, Armin Lange, Josef M. Oesch, Friedrich V. Reiterer, Hermann-Josef Stipp, Hanna Tervanotko, Kevin Trompelt and József Zengellér.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG A Quest for the Assumed LXX Vorlage of the
Book SynopsisThe direct quotations in the letter to the Hebrews presumably go back to a template from the Septuagint, but have so far scarcely been explored. Gert J. Steyn explores this situation from a perspective of historical and textual criticism A structured structure that recognizes two different types of quotations, which are listed in pairs: primarily song lyrics and quotes from the Torah that mingle with psalm and prophetic words. Gert J. Steyn examines each quote on the background of the possible alternative template (s). In the course of the study, it becomes clear that the author of the letter himself has combined a whole series of quotes from the early Jewish and early Christian traditions.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Creation, Nature and Hope in 4 Ezra
Book SynopsisThis exegetical study of creation and nature in 4 Ezra argues that this first-century Jewish apocalypse's profound pessimism concerning humankind and the present age is matched by a surprisingly robust belief in the goodness of the created order. 4 Ezra presents the natural world as standing with God over and against corrupt humankind, envisions substantial elements of continuity between the ages and hints that those parts of the earth that remain unsullied by humankind still witness to God's sovereignty, love and justice and even serve as material pointers to the new creation. This study calls into question the persistent assumption that apocalypticism and the 'apocalyptic eschatology' of the historical apocalypses in particular necessarily entails a profound dualism. Emerging as it does from an experience of historical disaster and unresolved questions of theodicy, 4 Ezra especially is often considered an apocalypse in which the doctrine of the two ages has been radicalised to the extent that creation, history and life in this world have lost their meaning or significance. The results of this study, however, indicate that while 4 Ezra considers the world of humankind to be corrupted and corrupting, in the natural world the creator's sovereignty is not so obscured, and there his original intentions for creation can still be perceived. This study provides a fresh reading of 4 Ezra that takes seriously the book's unity and coherence. Its conclusions suggest that it may be best to abandon the label 'apocalyptic eschatology' given its potential mask the interesting complexities and mix of continuity and discontinuity that attend the portrayal of creation, nature and hope in an apocalypse like 4 Ezra.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Christ Identity: A Social-Scientific Reading of
Book SynopsisSergio Rosell Nebreda focuses on how the Philippian Christ-followers received Paul's letter. The social, historical, literary, rhetorical, anthropological and theological elements are dealt with in order to understand the effect Paul wanted to achieve.The main thesis of the book is that the apostle Paul, who greatly suffered at Philippi, and writing from a prison, desires to affect the Philippians believers to acquire a Christ-orientation based on the values expressed in the Christ-hymn. Phlp 2, 5-11 forms the core of Paul's theological narrative that aims at constructing a sense of imitatio and conformatio in the Christ-following community. Paul uses a 'friendly' style in his letters in order to produce rapport and trust in the community, presenting himself as examplum ad imitando, after that of Christ. It is because Paul so fully identifies with Christ's orientation in life that the apostle presents himself as a slave of Jesus Christ.In the midst of a society ill with the desire for honour and power, the Christ narrative stands as a radical call for an alternative life-style, based on the exercise of humility which seeks the interest of others rather than focusing on one's own needs and desires. Paul insists on the basis of the Christ-hymn that such a life-style reveals God's character and it is therefore a life rewarded. Through the use of Social Identity Theory this book evaluates how ancient people constructed their group identity in daily life and how through a seemingly inferior model (that of Christ's kenosis in 2, 5-11) the community receives a re-definition of values which are according to God's values, and who has the last word in history. Paul thus presents an alternative and viable way of life in the midst of a society he knows well.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Et Sapienter et Eloquenter: Studies on Rhetorical
Book SynopsisAs the ancient Greek version of the Old Testament the Septuagint is probably the first great translation project of Greco-Roman antiquity. Together with the Septuagint text the religion and culture of ancient Judaism came to the fore of a Greek speaking audience, which did not have any access to the holy scriptures of the Jews in Hebrew. That translation project also manifested a transfer of religious, social, and anthropological categories and concepts of Semitic origin to another cultural world of language and science that itself was shaped by Hellenism.Over the last years the Septuagint has gradually edged closer into the interest of Biblical scholars and into the centre of historical and philological research. In the course of this main attention has not only been paid to further particulars of its origination in Alexandria but also on various linguistic specifics and distinctive features with regards to content of the Greek Bible. The question, however, which has hardly been studied so far, is to what extent the Greek translation of the Bible consists of stylistic and rhetorical elements that are not present in the Hebrew source text. Did the translators made use of their rhetoric and stylistic skills to give their translations a distinctive ornatus? Can we, according to Augustine, rightly claim that not only the authors of the Biblical texts but also the translators knew to formulate et eloquenter et sapienter, i.e. in an eloquent and wise manner? This issue, neglected in current research, is taken up in this collected volume. Seven scholars investigate into stylistic and rhetorical elements present in various books of the Bible (e.g., Psalms, Amos, and Solomon's Book of Wisdom) and establish a field of work that deserves to receive more attention in the future.Contributors are Eberhard Bons, Jennifer M. Dines, Katrin Hauspie, Jan Joosten, Thomas J. Kraus, A. Léonas, and K. Usener.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG As A Deer Longs For Flowing Streams: A Study of
Book SynopsisThis volume of the new DSI series is the most comprehensive investigation of Hebrew and Greek translation equivalents in Ps 42-43 in the Psalter and in the Septuagint as a whole currently available. This detailed study does not only include the translation equivalents in the Septuagint, the semantic meanings of the Hebrew and Greek words are also discussed and parallels in the LXX as well as in the Hebrew Bible are included. A systematic investigation of the translator's method must be carried out before one can use the manuscripts in a proper way. Accordingly, the extensive translation-technical emphasis and the discussion of text-critical matters make it possible to present a more accurate Old Greek text and this book may thus contribute to a new critical edition of the Greek Psalter. The book is also in some respects in itself a text-critical study, since all variants in Rahlfs' edition of the Septuagint Psalms, with the addition of Papyrus Bodmer XXIV (Rahlfs 2110), as well as Hebrew variants, are referred to and studied. This includes suggestions and evaluations of the Hebrew Vorlage behind the Septuagint text. It is also a commentary on the Hebrew and the Greek texts of Ps 42-43. Like other commentaries, it describes the position of the psalm, it presents the unity and form of the psalm, its structure and its relation to the close context. As a commentary on both the Hebrew Bible and the Septuagint, it gives an overall interpretation of the psalm in Hebrew and in Greek separately. The book can be read by the specialist in Septuagint studies as well as all scholars interested in translation, textual criticism, and in the book of Psalms, not least its use of metaphors and the reflection of temple theology.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Origenes Orientalis: The Preservation of Origen's
Book SynopsisThe Syrohexapla is widely believed to be a faithful witness to the Hexapla of Origen. This Syriac version was produced in the seventh century on the basis of Greek texts related to Origen's six-columned masterpiece of biblical scholarship. The signs used in Origen's Hexapla, as well as the readings of several Greek Jewish versions which are no longer fully extant, are preserved in this version. The present study evaluates the Syrohexapla as a witness to these hexaplaric materials in 3 Kingdoms (1 Kings).The nearly 600 signs preserved in the Syrohexapla are analysed, divided into correctly marked asterisks, correctly marked obeli, and inaccurately marked readings. The more than 300 readings attributed to the Greek Jewish versions are treated separately. Finally, by including a chapter which examines a portion of the many readings in the Syrohexapla for which no hexaplaric sign has been preserved, the author balances assessments of the reliability of the Syrohexapla for studying the remains of Origen's Hexapla.This study prepares the way for the author's new critical edition of the hexaplaric fragments of 3 Kingdoms.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG The Proto-Lucianic Problem in 1 Samuel
Book SynopsisThe Lucianic text of the Historical Books is demonstrably a late, recensional text, but it has numerous curious agreements with the earliest witnesses against B and the majority of the manuscripts. Tuukka Kauhanen aims at throwing light on this "proto-Lucianic problem" in 1 Samuel (1 Kingdoms) by taking a comprehensive view of all the relevant witnesses. Kauhanen concludes that there are significantly less of actual proto-Lucianic readings than has often been supposed and refutes the old theory of the "proto-Lucianic recension".
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