In recent decades, biblical scholars have often drawn from the wells of literary theory when seeking to better understand the art of biblical narrative.
Humans are lovers, and yet a good deal of pedagogical theory, Christian or otherwise, assumes an anthropology at odds with human nature, fixed in a model of humans as "e;thinking things.
Every faith community knows the challenges of inviting new members and the next generation into its shared life without falling into an arid traditionalism or a shallow relativism.
Unraveling the controversies surrounding the Dead Sea ScrollsSince they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination-and more controversy-than perhaps any other archaeological find.
Un instrumento idóneo para sumergirse en el mundo de los estudios de la Sagrada Escritura y conocer a fondo el lenguaje que utilizaron en la antigüedad muchos de los personajes que han formado -y siguen formando- parte de la tradición de las grandes religiones y de las civilizaciones.
In the Bible's introduction are embedded foundational perspectives on "e;who God is"e; and "e;who humans are and what we should be doing"e; that are developed throughout the book.
This book is a commentary on the Acts of the Apostles for the nonspecialist, based on lecture notes accumulated over many years of Professor Mel Storm's introductory course on Acts.
Joseph Friedman, Biblical scholar and lawyer, gives a refreshingly different and exciting approach to the oldest story in the world, which has universal appeal.
Based on the Sunday Lectionary pattern of readings set for Year B, these deeply insightful narratives by one of the world's best-loved New Testament commentators are instantly enthralling and ideal for worship leaders, individuals and groups.
The divine commands to annihilate the seven nations living in Canaan (to 'devote them to destruction', herem in Biblical Hebrew) are perhaps the most morally troubling texts of the Hebrew and Christian bibles.
SCM Study Guide: New Testament Books, together with its companion volume on "e;New Testament Interpretation"e;, offers an up-to-date, accessible introduction to this fast-changing area of theological study.
