Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Considered one of Jung's most controversial works, Answer to Job also stands as Jung's most extensive commentary on a biblical text.

"e;Who is This?

This book explores the conjuncture of human agency and divine volition in the biblical narrative - sometimes referred to as "e;double causality.

Jerusalem to Illyricum is the geographical space and ca.

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

Secrets from Heaven is a practical devotional guide that consists of Scriptures from the Bible on how to get our prayers answered.

This first volume in an exciting new series for laity provides an accessible study of some of the Bible's most important themes.

God's code of conduct is as relevant and insistent today as it's always been.

In the Old Testament for Everyone series, Old Testament scholar John Goldingay addresses Scripture from Genesis to Malachi in such a way that even the most challenging passages are explained simply and concisely.

We all love a good story.

Do you struggle to get into the Christmas spirit?

In one form or another, the Trisagion, "e;Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory"e;, entered Jewish and Christian liturgy at an early stage from Isaiah's account of his vision as recorded in Isaiah 6.

Since Jean Lipman-Blumen's The Allure of Toxic Leaders shook the corporate world in 2005, countless articles, books, and Internet blogs have appeared on the topic.

Did Luke interview eyewitnesses to write his Gospel?

The ailments of the contemporary church are remarkably similar to those suffered by the fractious Corinthian church in the first century.

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.

The Pentecostal movement emerged at the turn of the twentieth century emphasizing the need for Christians to have a powerful experience of the Holy Spirit.

Betrachtet man den Masoretischen Psalter als Buch, fällt auf, dass es sich nicht um eine zufällige Zusammenstellung von Texten verschiedener Gattungen handelt, sondern diesem Buch aus 150 Psalmen eine vielschichtige und komplexe Struktur zu Grunde liegt.

Conditional Futurism introduces a new perspective of end-time theology (eschatology).

Despite having enjoyed almost universal assent by scholars up till now, Chris Hansen swims into practically uncharted waters to show that one of the most overlooked and inconspicuous New Testament writings may, in fact, be a forgery.

Scholars have questioned every aspect of the story of Mattathias in 1 Maccabees; the revisionist narrative turns Mattathias and his Maccabees from the heroes of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and idealistic fighters for religious freedom, into merely ambitious men who ruthlessly strove for power and usurped the high priesthood of Judaea.

Even as the number of unbelievers continues to rise, religion in America still gets unwarrantably good press.

Learn about the scriptures of the Old and New Testament in The Bible Book.

Building on the foundation of the popular volumes The Bible from Scratch: The Old Testament for Beginners and The New Testament for Beginners, Donald Griggs and Paul Walaskay offer a new study on the book of Acts.

For over a decade, A Biblical History of Israel has gathered praise and criticism for its unapologetic approach to reconstructing the historical landscape of ancient Israel through a biblical lens.

How the billionaire owners of Hobby Lobby are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make America a "e;Bible nation"e;The Greens of Oklahoma City-the billionaire owners of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores-are spending hundreds of millions of dollars in an ambitious effort to increase the Bible's influence on American society.

The New Testament book of Hebrews offers some of the most memorable passages of Scripture on perseverance, faith, rest, the word of God, angels, divine discipline, salvation, the city of God, and Christ, Son and High Priest.

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The book of Isaiah places a distinctive emphasis on the miraculous.

In diesem Band von »Kreuz und Kraft" sind Aufsätze zusammengestellt, die sich auf die Jesusüberlieferung und auf die soziale Wirklichkeit frühchristlicher Gemeinden beziehen.

This book presents an original study of the work of Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza from the perspective of architecture as an interpretation of human life.

This collection of essays by biblical scholars is the first book-length treatment of the 2014 film Noah, directed by Darren Aronofsky.

The Gospels And Christian Life reads the four canonical Gospels as handbooks for religious formation through communal practices.

Bible and Cinema: An Introduction is a comprehensive examination of how the Bible has been used and represented in mainstream cinema to develop its plots, characters, and themes.

Nueva edición revisada y actualizada de esta obra de referencia sobre el Pentateuco, centro de la Biblia hebrea y parte esencial de la Biblia cristiana.

In this volume, Walter Brueggemann focuses on Second Isaiah (Isaiah 40-55), believed to be written by a second exilic poet, and Third Isaiah (Isaiah 56-66), a third group of texts that rearticulate Isaianic theology in yet another faith situation.