Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Schleiermacher was a preacher, a clergyman of the Reformed Church in Germany, based in Berlin.

In this new edition of her earliest collection of sermons Barbara Brown Taylor brings her down-to-earth wisdom and keen perspective to the Bible readings of the lectionary cycle.

This comprehensive study interprets Paradise Lost as a rhetoric of literary forms, by attending to the broad spectrum of literary genres, modes, and exemplary works Milton incorporates within that poem.

For too long the women of the Bible have been depicted in one-dimensional terms.

For Brueggemann, the Old Testament is an invitation to explore the rich pluralism and diversity of Israel's testimony of faith in Yahweh, the central figure of the Old Testament.

What comes to mind when you hear student-centered learning?

At the crossroads of ethics, poetics and politics, this innovative book outlines a series of notes to decolonize political theology.

In this masterful volume—the culmination of his three-volume History of New Testament Research (vol.

Die Klagelieder sind Krisenliteratur.

At the heart of Christian ethics is the biblical commandment to love God and to love one's neighbor as oneself.

In Sharing the Crust, Mark Gornik tells the story of an unbreakable love through the life and witness of Allan Tibbels and a communion of saints in the Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore.

A shorter, simpler first draft of the Gospel of Mark has been theorized by New Testament scholars for almost two hundred years.

It would seem that we have taken on an impossible task in this book: trying to demonstrate to modern Americans, be they secular or religious, Jews or Christians, that the sacrificial rites found in Leviticus have any germaneness to their lives.

The Texts @ Contexts series gathers scholarly voices from diverse contexts and social locations to bring new or unfamiliar facets of biblical texts to light.

For centuries, Christians sought to rescue people from this world.

Our sacred texts have the potential to become texts of torture or texts of liberation.

From Dan to Beersheba and Beyond is a series of spiritual observations and opinions from an aging pastor on his first trip to Palestine.

En el extenso y complejo siglo XIX, las comunidades de las Iglesias cristianas, fueran tradicionales, escindidas o de nueva fundación, atribuyeron una gran importancia a los textos bíblicos.

Covering the major monotheistic religions-Christianity, Judaism, and Islam-as well as selected Eastern religions and Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, and Mormonism, this cross-cultural book offers excerpts of sacred texts and interprets passages to enable a deeper understanding of these religious writings.

Creation, Sin, Covenant, and Salvation is a primer for biblical theology that is accessible to lay readers of all ages.

This book explores the analyst's countertransference experience in clinical settings from a number of theoretical perspectives in order to develop a transtheoretical definition of countertransference.

Each volume in the Insights series discusses discoveries and insights gained into biblical texts from a particular approach or perspective in current scholarship.

Religion, Ethnicity and Xenophobia in the Bible looks at some of the Bible's most hostile and violent anti-foreigner texts and raises critical questions about how students of the Bible and ancient Near East should grapple with "e;ethnicity"e; and "e;foreignness"e; conceptually, hermeneutically and theologically.

This book is the third in a trilogy of books on introductory psychology.

The birth of the Christian Church, and what it means for modern religion and philosophy.

With unparalleled access to some of the world's most reflective and thoughtful philanthropists, this book explores the philanthropic journeys of 48 high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) to uncover the person behind the giving.

How can we find our way through the complexities of life in the twenty-first century?

Everyone loves a good story--one with interesting characters, an intriguing plot, lots of twists and turns, and a surprise ending.

See the Bible through a New Lens, from Beginning to End In Rediscovering Israel, you will experience the living God and His Word as never before!

The life of Jesus is at the heart of the Christian faith, and is one of the great works of Western literature.

In the contemporary biblical studies climate, proposals regarding the theological interpretation of Scripture are contested, particularly but not only because they privilege, encourage, and foster ecclesial or other forms of normative commitments as part and parcel of the hermeneutical horizon through which scriptural texts are read and understood.

David C.

In Moses: A Stranger among Us, Rabbi Maurice Harris leads us to look beyond familiar and popular portrayals of Moses so that we can discover the Moses whose lesser-known attributes and experiences provide us with surprisingly fresh ethical and spiritual guidance.

These five essays deal with the influence of Judaic haggadah or lore, especially in the form of "e;creative historiography"e; or "e;imaginative dramatization,"e; on four enigmatic passages in the Gospels, and one in Acts.