Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Collective identity creates a sense of "e;us-ness"e; in people.

This collection of essays is drawn from a series of previous collections to which the author has contributed that were designed to honor senior scholars in the discipline of Old Testament study.

The Pastoral Epistles present difficult questions for the modern interpreter, including such matters as their authorship, literary characteristics, and social orientations.

Dance in Scripture: How Biblical Dancers Can Revolutionize Worship Today examines the dances of seven biblical figures: Miriam, Jephthah's daughter, David, the Shulamite, Judith, Salome, and Jesus.

Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church is part of Ad Fontes: Early Christian Sources, a series designed to present ancient Christian texts essential to an understanding of Christian theology, ecclesiology, and practice.

Luke's Gospel was written to transform.

Some books on how to read the Bible are academically informative, but their rationality can make God seem distant.

Old Testament scholar and interpreter Brent A.

This book offers a critical and constructive analysis of the contribution of Jurgen Moltmann to the field of ecotheology.

Professor Maurice Gilbert SJ is widely acknowledged as one of the leading authorities on biblical wisdom literature, in particular the Book of Ben Sira and the Wisdom of Solomon, on which he has produced many publications.

Esta monografía ofrece una exposición pancrónica del sistema verbal del hebreo bíblico.

Through the use of current intertextual methods and narrative criticism, this book offers a fresh examination of the Son of Man in Mark, developing the conclusions of Morna Hooker's 1967 work, The Son of Man in Mark: A Study of the Background of the Term "e;Son of Man"e; and Its Use in St.

Das Buch Josua ist ein Buch der idealen Anfänge.

From battling apartheid to saving the environment, fighting racism to urging tax justice, and Sunday preaching to visiting the sick, this book tells the story of nearly fifty years of active church ministry.

When churches experience troubling conflicts, they are likely to be offered Matthew 18:15-17 as the only solution.

The apostle Paul's Letter to the Galatians has had a deep impact on Christian theology and practice, far beyond its short length.

In the spring of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted classrooms around the world, teachers scrambled to convert their lectures and presentations into a format more conducive to online and distance learning.

Many ways of thinking about and living with 'the environment' have their roots in the Bible and the Christian cultural tradition.

"e;I remember more hymns than I do sermons.

The Camino de Santiago, the Route of Saint James, the Way--all describe a pilgrimage with multiple routes that pass through Spain and end at the Cathedral of Saint James in Santiago de Compostela.

While this new Bible is certainly an inclusive-language translation, it is much more: it is a re-imagining of the scriptures and our relationship to them.

Postils for Preaching repristinates an old term for commentaries on the appointed texts by assisting preachers in their time-honored calling of preaching the Word.

Las lecturas dominicales del ciclo A, aunque estén tomadas del evangelio de Mateo, son imposibles de compaginar con el proceso dramático del mismo.

Do we need the Old Testament?

How were eighteenth-century dissenting women writers able to ensure their unique biblical interpretation was preserved for posterity?

Bodhidharma, its first patriarch, reputedly said that Zen Buddhism represents "e;a special transmission outside the teaching/Without reliance on words and letters.

This book explores why and how Paul uses Scripture (Old Testament) in Phil 2:10-16.

In this newly revised and expanded edition of a contemporary classic, Edward Sellner mines the deep wisdom of many traditions-from Celtic to Minnesotan, from Joan of Arc to C.

After ten years in youth ministry, Michael Novelli felt like he had tried everything to help his students connect with the Bible.

Though more than four hundred years have elapsed since the Bishops' Bible was first published in 1568, its story has never been adequately told.

1 Timothy is one of the more controversial documents in the New Testament.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Alpha – Lambda" verfügbar.

In Forensic Scriptures Brian Arthur Brown presents a long overdue Diagram of Sources of the Pentateuch from Hebrew Scriptures, a new perspective on authorship of the document known as "e;Q"e; in the Christian Scriptures, an acceptable entree into particular disciplines of scriptural criticism for Muslims, and an exciting new paradigm from Islam identifying the role women may have played in production of the Qur'an and the Bible.

How should the Word of God be interpreted and applied today?

The Gospel of Mark has long been regarded as "e;The Gospel of Action.

In Confessing and Believing, Trevor Hart takes readers on a guided tour of the Apostles' Creed, one of the most ancient, universally recognized, and important statements of faith ever penned by the Christian Church.

"e;We found something.

Violence and Personhood in Ancient Israel and Comparative Contexts is the first book-length work on personhood in ancient Israel.

The growing shift in Catholic moral theology from reflecting on rules alone to focusing on the identity and formation of persons as moral agents prompts a further question: What impact do recent changes in the identity and formation of Catholic moral theologians themselves have on how that discipline is practiced?

Beneath the commonplace affirmation that Jesus “paid for our sins” lie depths of implication: did God demand a blood sacrifice to assuage divine anger?