Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

How should we understand the God of the Bible? How do we make sense of God's apparently changing character in the Bible theologically? God is not obvious - unlike all the animate and inanimate objects which we can see around us. God does not appear to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802803214Author Christopher J H WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Abraham's Children brings together essays by leading scholars of each faith to address key issues for the faiths and to collaboratively identify common ground and pose challenges for the future. The book will inspire readers in the process of inter-faith...

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Lament, so prominent in the Christian canon, is neglected in the public worship and witness of most North American congregations. These essays by Princeton Theological Seminary faculty attest to the diverse ways in which lament is understood and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780827210370Author Sandra Hack PolaskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Chalice PressPublisher Chalice PressWeight(grams) 267g

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The biblical motif of a land divinely-promised and given to Abraham and his descendants is argued to be an ideological reflex of post-monarchic, territorial disputes between competing socio-religious groups. The important biblical motif of a Promised...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802873514Author Barbara E. ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing Co

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781725251892Author Jacques EllulFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942897019Author Professor of Political Science Robert M PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Tellectual PressPublisher Tellectual...

In this 10-week Bible study for women, Lydia Brownback explores the themes of Colossians, exalting Christ as the ruler of everything and helping readers put him at the center of their own lives. About the AuthorLydia Brownback (MAR, Westminster...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802867254Author Nathan MacdonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 341Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

The author of a leading major critical commentary on Matthew here offers further insights into the Gospel and the history of its interpretation. Writing with theological sensitivity and a deft literary touch, he presents thirteen essays--nine previously...

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This study discusses six crucial passages from the Old Testament, offering a commentary and new insights into their meaning. Employing a historical-critical method, the text takes account of archaeological, philological and historical research. This...

The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context.To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections:Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to...

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The Psalms generated more biblical commentary from early Christians than any other book of the Hebrew and Christian canon. While advances have been made in our understanding of the early Christian preoccupation with this book and the traditions employed...

Regarded as the most personal of Paul's weighty and strong" (10:10) letters, the Second Letter to the Corinthians continues to contribute toward the *building up - (13:10) of its readers. The Second Letter to the Corinthians is an implicit yet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956811148Author Heritage Christian University PressFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Heritage Christian University PressPublisher Heritage Christian...

The very suggestion that there may be homoeroticism in Hebrew narrative may seem odd given the supposition that the religion and culture of ancient Israel resolutely opposed same sex erotic relationships. The apparent prohibition of homosexuality in...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806625706Author Craig R. KoesterFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Augsburg FortressPublisher Augsburg FortressWeight(grams) 169g

Historically, the Bible has been used to drive a wedge between the spirit and the body. In this provocative book, David Carr argues that it can-and should-do just the opposite. Sexuality and spirituality, Carr contends, are intricately interwoven: when...

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In recent years revisionist scholars have attacked the Bible's picture of ancient Israel as a fiction. While the majority of scholars reject this claim, a spirit of uneasiness remains among those who affirm the Old Testament's reliability. This bracing...

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A vibrant and growing field of discussion in contemporary New Testament studies is the question of 'apocalyptic' thought in Paul. What is often lacking in this discussion, however, is a close comparison of Paul's would-be apocalyptic theology with the...

Nidditch here deals with a wide spectrum of war ideologies in the Hebrew Bible, seeking to discover why and how these views might have made sense to biblical writers. She challenges the stereotype of the violent `Old' Testament. She argues that to...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783161527234Author Isaac W OliverFormat PaperbackPage Count 524Imprint Mohr SiebeckPublisher Mohr SiebeckWeight(grams) 811g

An introduction to the writings of the New Testament, written by a prominent scholar who is able to communicate the main ideas and results with a clear and simple style. This third edition, although leaving intact the structure of the book, has been...

Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible, by a world-renowned scholar, starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the twelve tribes of Israel seven times. Mary Douglas argues that the...

"A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren." So reads Noah's curse on his son Ham, and all his descendants, in Genesis 9:25. Over centuries of interpretation, Ham came to be identified as the ancestor of black Africans, and Noah's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532675928Author Ian G WallisFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802841476Author Henri de LubacFormat PaperbackPage Count 777Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

Like other volumes in the New Testament Guides series, 1 Peter offers a concise and accessible introduction to a New Testament text, in this case aimed specifically at undergraduate-level students. It provides information on the likely historical and...