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Concentrating on major Pauline themes and on I Thessalonians in its cultural and religious context, this book explores other major issues, especially with reference to chronology and Judaism. The question of Paul's Jewishness is therefore raised with a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982008539Author Janet M MagieraFormat HardbackPage Count 322Imprint Light of the Word MinistryPublisher Light of the Word MinistryWeight(grams) 640g

This book critically examines all the early and important Petrine pseudepigrapha to identify a distinctive Petrine theology which, it is believed, was later swamped by the tide of western orthodoxy. Despite the diversity of the books and tractates,...

Drawing on recent discussions of quotations in the fields of rhetorics, linguistics, and literary studies, Stanley argues that Paul's explicit appeals to Jewish Scriptures must be analyzed as rhetorical devices that seek to influence the thoughts,...

"[This] is a timely topic, one that has not yet been dealt with. Miller writes clearly and competently. The first chapter sets out her method, which draws from both literary critical and feminist work. She then treats the women of Mark's Gospel in...

"Sabin's many keen observation, provocative suggestions, and intriguing statements throughout the book succeed in giving Mark a theological voice. Offers readers genuine insight for a deliberately reflective reading of Mark."- The Catholic...

This is the last of the late Vincent Taylor's many notable contributions to NT scholarship and in particular to the controversy about the sources of St Luke's gospel. Taylor defends and develops the arguments in favour of a non-Markan basis for Luke...

Paul's conversion and its impact on his theology has been studied extensively. Yet little has been done to relate this to Paul's attitude towards the conversion of others, or to perspectives on conversion held by converts in the churches Paul founded...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892254781Author F B SrygleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Gospel Advocate CompanyPublisher Gospel Advocate CompanyWeight(grams) 445g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892254910Author Alexander CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 540Imprint Gospel Advocate CompanyPublisher Gospel Advocate CompanyWeight(grams) 699g

The theme of law in Luke's Gospel has rarely been discussed, and then only tangentially in studies concerned with recovering Jesus' view of the law. The evidence of Acts has received considerably more attention, but almost always in the context of a...

In this book Stephen D. Moore offers a dazzling new reading of the Gospels of Mark and Luke, applying the poststructuralist techniques of Derrida, Lacan, and Foucault to illuminate these texts in a way that no one has done before. Writing with wit and a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891309475Author Jeffrey Lloyd StaleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Scholars PressPublisher Scholars PressWeight(grams) 197g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674436381Author M Jack SuggsFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 381g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780759692589Author Richard C. AverittFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 193g

The gospels were written to preach Christ and not to satisfy the curiosities of the modern scholar, but they do contain important historical material of the first importance. That is Dr Knox's contention, and this book, which was originally published in...

The Kingdom of God is one of the central topics of New Testament teaching; nevertheless there is considerable disagreement about its interpretation. In this study, focussing on the Lord's teaching in the Synoptic Gospels, with Daniel as a background and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780687057627Author KRAFTCHICKPage Count 190Imprint Abingdon PressPublisher Abingdon PressWeight(grams) 337g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884141488Author Douglas EstesFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint SBL PressPublisher SBL PressWeight(grams) 699g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788500374Author Thomas, C., Jr. GeerFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Scholars PressPublisher Scholars PressWeight(grams) 245g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788019401Author Ronald J LavinFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint CSS Publishing CompanyPublisher CSS Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 150g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884141877Author William E W RobinsonFormat HardbackImprint SBL PressPublisher SBL PressWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692514108Author Brian Stanley DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Wylie Lane PressPublisher Wylie Lane PressWeight(grams) 73g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780334009665Author William BarclayFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint SCM PressPublisher SCM PressWeight(grams) 133g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780759680944Author Philip W. ComfortFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 444g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802818720Author Larry W. HurtadoFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...

This 1999 book presents the reader with a comprehensive view of the theology underlying the first narrative account of the life of Jesus. In Chapter 1 Dr Telford introduces the background of the text and its general message, attempting briefly to place...

Jesus' statements about the future provoked conflict among his own people and reprisal from the Romans; they remain controversial even today. Some readers of the New Testament study Jesus' words for specific predictions, searching for a road map to the...

A case-study in modelling the social make-up of an early Christian community, including estimated figures for the various social groups in the model. A case-study in how such modelling can make an impact on the exegesis of a text. The result is a...

Issues of gender and sexuality have recently come to the fore in all humanities disciplines, and this book reflects this broad interdisciplinary situation, although its own standpoint is broadly theological. In contrast to many contemporary feminist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977957767Author Charlie BrackettFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Clarion WordPublisher Clarion WordWeight(grams) 392g

The essays in this volume take as their theme the reception of Jewish traditions in early Christianity, and the ways in which the meaning of these traditions changed as they were put to work in new contexts and for new social ends. The contributors...

A collection of papers from two international symposia by such important scholars as Aune, Dunn, Gerhardsson, Meyer, Rordorf and Talmon. The articles share the conviction that the only way to break the deadlock in the Synoptic problem is to examine the...

This series of commentaries on the New English Bible is designed for use in schools and training colleges, and for the minister and the layman. It replaces the old Cambridge Bible for Schools. Each volume comments on one book, or two or three short...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788003745Author Charles E LinkFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint CSS Publishing CompanyPublisher CSS Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 113g

The author of What Does God Expect turns his attention to the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5, explaining why Paul calls it fruit, how it all relates, and how to walk by the Spirit.Book InformationISBN 9780615163796Author M. Joseph YoungFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788024573Author John E SumwaltFormat PaperbackPage Count 239Imprint CSS Publishing CompanyPublisher CSS Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 349g

This is a specially commissioned series of state-of-the-art studies on the most important aspects of Revelation and its significance for the 21st century. The studies can be grouped in relation to three main themes: first, strategies of interpretation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998920870Author WaterburyFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Debwaterbury, Inc.Publisher Debwaterbury, Inc.Weight(grams) 195g

This volume on Luke-Acts as with all titles in the Texts@Contexts series highlights readings that make explicit the diverse contemporary contexts of biblical interpreters. The global spread of contributors includes scholarly voices from South Africa,...