Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

New science has surprised many by showing, contrary to received wisdom, that a real Adam and Eve could have lived amongst other humans in historical times and yet be the ancestors of every living person, as traditional Christianity has always taught.

Various cross-textual readings have been attempted between the Christian Bible and Chinese literature.

This groundbreaking book sets out fresh arguments that common views on the doctrine of the Trinity are mistaken, on three counts.

In biblical and theological studies, fresh perspectives and novel approaches can breathe new life into familiar subjects.

Victor (Sung Yul) Rhee argues that faith in Hebrews is both christologically and eschatologically oriented.

From the Preface:This volume aims to present the entire Sacred History of the Hebrew people from the death of Moses to the close of the Old Testament.

Dehumanization has led to serious misinterpretation of the Gospels.

Relevant Revelation explores themes such as covenant, brothers in conflict, the younger brother being favored by God, changed hearts, barren women who are healed (and the one who is not), and the humble raised high.

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Pastors and ministers have one of the most challenging jobs on earth.

Is the Old Testament too old to be of any use today?

In this groundbreaking study, John Howard Yoder searches for the New Testament vision of ministry.

The Bible makes remarkable claims about people and events in world history.

This book is meant to be a companion and guide through what many deem to be the most perplexing book of the New Testament.

This book brings into conversation Western and Orthodox hermeneutical schools: one represented by Hans-Georg Gadamer and his followers, while the other school is less focused around one person and yet displays common distinct features.

Did Jesus die on the cross for our sins as the Gospels describe?

Every day, a pastor faces armies of despair, fatigue, exhaustion, and frustration.

Chasing Paper is an important new collection of essays written by senior publishers from around the world who have spent their careers in Christian publishing.

Christian ecotheology runs the risk of making God himself a resource for human exploitation as a means to species survival.

Baur published Die christliche Gnosis in 1835.

Across the world, navigating the terrain of sexuality is becoming increasingly difficult.

Most books about Paul the apostle are long and very detailed, and for many a potential reader a daunting prospect.

What does Paul mean by "e;the flesh"e;?

Born during the Great Depression and the height of the modernist/fundamentalist controversies, Paul Emanuel Larsen entered pastoral ministries in the late fifties.

Ten Sermons on Women in the BibleFor the third published book of his early career, Harold John Ockenga chose to focus on a series of biographical sermons on women in the Bible that he had preached on Sunday evenings at Boston's Park Street Church.

Sermons on an Evangelical Statement of FaithWhen the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) was founded in 1942, Harold John Ockenga was elected as it first president.

Sermons from Second CorinthiansHarold John Ockenga had not yet reached his fortieth birthday when he preached this series of sermons as pastor of Boston's historic Park Street Church.

New Testament scholars have widely recognized and acknowledged the occasional nature of Paul's first canonical letter to the Corinthians.

The Shema is arguably the most important creed the Jews, including the Christian Jews, ever have.

Human beings are interpreters.

Knowing Him by Name is a book of 336 short devotional readings based on the names and references to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Epochal voices in the reception history of 2 Thessalonians: an invective against the proud from the dais of a basilica in Constantinople; an indictment of clerical simony in a Carolingian monastery that nearly faded from historical memory; a theologically integrative vision of the epistle from Reformation Zurich.

In the same spirit as his previous book, Big Jesus, Watson takes us on a journey through the Gospel of Luke with a touch of humor and a wheelbarrow full of insights and information.

Jesus was murdered by the Jewish religious leaders whose power base was the temple of Jerusalem.

Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics (BAGL) is an international journal that exists to further the application of modern linguistics to the study of Ancient and Biblical Greek, with a particular focus on the analysis of texts, including but not restricted to the Greek New Testament.

Two Jews, Three Opinions examines a unique educational movement that began in 1980 when eight school leaders met to create RAVSAK: the Jewish Community Day School Network, an association of schools distinguished by being inclusive of all Jews in their communities.

Spirituality is a major concern in the modern world, although its meaning is not easy to pin down.

Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in the past?

In this new introduction and guide to Paul's Letter to the Philippians, Nijay K.

In this clear, practical, and relatively brief commentary, Anthony Thiselton brings to bear his intimate knowledge of Paul's theology, the ancient city of Corinth, and Paul's epistles to the church of that city.

Much has been written on apologetics of the Old Testament canon and historicity, investigating the Old Testament as an object of apologetics.

These essays--on matters biblical, theological, historical, and beyond--pay tribute to the multidisciplinary impact of Paul Livermore, founding faculty member and Professor Emeritus of Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY.

Illuminating Counsel: How the Least Holy Books of the Hebrew Bible Explore Life's Most Important Issues is a study of eleven books of the Hebrew Bible, known collectively as the Ketuvim, or "e;Writings.

Christian theology has lacked a tradition resembling Jewish midrash ("e;inquiring"e; or "e;expounding"e;) to explore beyond the literal texts of Scripture.

Galatians is one of the earliest of the Pauline letters and is therefore among the first documents written by Christians in the first century.

Although Paul used language similar to the religions and cultures of his time, he had a unique understanding of the "e;mystery"e; of God.

In this last work, Kenan Osborne addresses the intersection between new scientific insights into the origin of the human species and the growing awareness of a multicultural and multi-religious world with our contemporary understanding of God.