Old Testament

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939466471Author David GuzikFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Enduring Word MediaPublisher Enduring Word MediaWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The biblical queen Esther is one of Scripture's most fascinating persons, and the drama of the book bearing her name is clearly captured in this superb commentary. Carol Bechtel expertly explores the historical settings, literary structures, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Christian Retailing's Best (Bible Reference/Study) 2009. Commended for Christian Book Award (Bible Reference/Study) 2009.Book InformationISBN 9781596362765Author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Bishop of London's Lent Book 1977 (UK).Book InformationISBN 9781910519837Author Anthony PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Sacristy PressPublisher...

This book charts the mutations of a particularly buoyant sliver of Bible text - the book of Jonah - as it latches onto Christian and Jewish motifs and anxieties, passes through highbrow and lowbrow culture, and finally becomes something of a scavenger...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780687008452Author William P. BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Abingdon PressPublisher Abingdon PressWeight(grams) 301g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991300303Author Karima SperlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Little Bird BooksPublisher Little Bird BooksWeight(grams) 513g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589830790Author Stanley Jerome IsserFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Society of Biblical LiteraturePublisher Society of Biblical...

An ancient commentator called Job a "strange and wonderful book." For many readers, "strange" might do. Though Job has been characterized as an answer to the problem of suffering, for many the book fails to satisfy the longing for answers it supposedly...

The book of Deuteronomy has been immensely influential, not least within the Old Testament itself. It is found among the most frequently occurring manuscripts at Qumran, and it is also one of the Old Testament books most frequently cited in the New...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434700520Author Warren WiersbeFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint David C Cook Publishing CompanyPublisher David C Cook Publishing Company

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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...

The gospel story begins in Torah. What culminates at Golgotha starts with the rebellion in the garden. The Torah's story can be framed as a question: How will the word of God overcome the human revolution?Torah Story offers a student-friendly...

This volume describes the lifecycle events and daily life activities experienced by girls and women in ancient Israel examining recent biblical scholarship and other textual evidence from the ancient Near East and Egypt including archaeological,...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426793042Author Brad E. KelleFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Abingdon PressPublisher Abingdon Press

In the Wilderness is a classic work on the anthropology of the Book of Numbers. Up to now Bible scholars have tended to dismiss Numbers - Wellhausen called it the junk room of the Bible, and most contemporary commentaries feel called upon to say...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563940569Author Mike MurdockFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Wisdom InternationalPublisher Wisdom InternationalWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780800620448Author Walter BrueggemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Augsburg FortressPublisher Augsburg Fortress PublishersWeight(grams) 318g

This proven Old Testament text with a wealth of full-color images helps readers connect the world of the Old Testament with today's world. Old Testament Today, 2nd Edition, newly revised, includes a book-by-book survey, new maps and graphics, and other...

Most studies on violence in the Hebrew Bible focus on the question of how modern readers should approach the problem. But they fail to ask how the Hebrew Bible thinks about that problem in the first place. In this work, Matthew J. Lynch examines four key...

In Proverbs 1-9, Bible scholar Michael V. Fox translates and explains the meaning of the first nine chapters of this profound, timeless book, and examines their place in the intellectual history of ancient Israel. This thorough study of Proverbs includes...

A companion series to the acclaimed Word Biblical CommentaryFinding the great themes of the books of the Bible is essential to the study of God's Word and to the preaching and teaching of its truths. These themes and ideas are often like precious gems:...

At first glance it may seem that the Hebrew prophets offer little resolution on contemporary concerns of inclusivity and defense for persons deemed "other." Bound by their time and culture, the prophets' message seems obscure and irrelevant. However, on...

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Chapters 1-11 of Genesis are like a poetic prologue to the early history of the Jewish people and to their religion. For Christianity also they later fulfil a similar purpose. Professor Davidson takes these chapters as a separate unity, comments on them,...

One of the most powerful and unsettling Bible stories, The Book of Job undermines the claim that our world is governed by justice and meaning. It does so through a poetry of unsurpassed beauty captured in Raymond Scheindlin's superb new translation...

Christopher Ash explores the nature of suffering in the book of Job with honesty and compassion as he answers the question Where is God in the midst of trials?About the AuthorChristopher Ash is writer in residence at Tyndale House in Cambridge. He...

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In A Reader of Ancient Near Eastern Texts: Sources for the Study of the Old Testament, leading biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan presents a collection of texts that introduce students to the larger world surrounding the Old Testament. Dating from the...

So resounding is its message that echoes of the Exodus are heard throughout the Old and New Testaments and the present. Exodus names and terms permeate our biblical and liturgical vocabularies: Pharaoh, Moses, Aaron, burning bush, I AM," plagues,...

Methods for Exodus is a textbook on biblical methodology. The book introduces readers to six distinct methodologies that aid in the interpretation of the book of Exodus: literary and rhetorical, genre, source and redaction, liberation, feminist, and...

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This is a detailed investigation into the nature of Nebuchadnezzar's animalising affliction in Daniel 4 and the degree to which he is depicted as actually becoming an animal. PeterAtkins examines two predominant lines of interpretation: either...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881236415Author Debra J RobbinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Central Conference of American RabbisPublisher Central Conference of American...

For thirty years, James Crenshaw's Old Testament Wisdom has been the premier introduction to the wisdom books of the Old Testament. That tradition continues with this newly updated edition. This popular textbook introduces readers to the wisdom tradition...

Art as Biblical Commentary is not just about biblical art but, more importantly, about biblical exegesis and the contributions visual criticism as an exegetical tool can make to biblical exegesis and commentary. Using a range of texts and numerous...