Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

"e;These liturgies, written in the language of longing and lament, in the voices Brian Walsh's community, call us to engage with the words of Habakkuk, and with the prophets and poets of our time.

This book argues that the parallel narrative structures of Ezra 9-10 and Nehemiah 1:1--3:32 are intended to connect the two books and highlight theological connection of building the community through exclusive ownership of the land.

King of Mercy: The Complete Book of Psalms Rhymed is a book written with one goal in mind--to present the psalms in a new and creative way without losing the meaning of the original psalms.

In this study Heather Gorman analyzes Luke's portrayal of Jesus' death in light of the ancient rhetorical tradition, particularly the progymnasmata and the rhetorical handbooks.

Each week brings a lighthearted opportunity to remember that humor and the gospel are not mutually exclusive.

The Executive Summary is a fresh reading of the Gospel of Mark with a unique perspective.

In Inerrancy and the Spiritual Formation of Younger Evangelicals, readers are urged to pastorally consider their own spiritual responsibilities toward students by taking more seriously six representative critical discoveries that students tend to make during the course of their higher education.

This study explores the premise that the experience of being "e;born from above"e; in John's Gospel can be seen as mirroring the development of human subjectivity, particularly as understood through the psychoanalytic work of Julia Kristeva.

Soteriology, not epistemology, is the best entrance to theological hermeneutics and to the doctrine of Scripture.

Combining insights from social and literary theory as well as traditional historical studies, Mark Brett argues that the first book of the Bible can be read as resistance literature.

Hermeneutics, as a discipline of the humanities, is often assumed to be in thrall to the same subjectivity of every interpretive method, in direct contrast to the objectivity prized by the natural sciences.

While the first American edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, was a revised translation of the German book, Einfuhrung in das Neue Testament, this second edition of the first volume of the Introduction to the New Testament is no longer dependent upon a previously published German work.

The book of Exodus is a monumental narrative that reminds us of God's unceasing faithfulness and deliverance.

The foundation of a good biblical sermon is the biblical text.

Serious Bible readers, including biblical scholars, Sunday Bible teachers, laypersons of church, and even the Sunday school kids, ask the question, "e;Is Balaam a good or bad person?

At the heart of Christianity and at the center of the New Testament lies the epistle to the Romans, the most groundbreaking letter ever written.

Preaching remains a central feature of almost all Christian worship.

"e;Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.

How does God speak through prophecy?

Christ's Miracles in Poems will inspire its readers through a greater understanding of Christ's miracles as revealed in the New Testament of the Bible.

Virtually every scholar on both sides of the same-sex discussion eventually addresses the account of Sodom found in Genesis 19.

Grace is supposed to be amazing, but all too often the Christian life can be more about keeping stuffy rules than enjoying a relationship with Christ.

Decades after setting the study of Paul on a profoundly new footing with Paul and Palestinian Judaism (Fortress Press, 1977), E.

The Woman's Bible (1895-1898) is a work of religious and political nonfiction by American women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

A marvel of conciseness, John J.

Most of the women described in this study were atypical biblical women.

Tracing the powerful motif of the "e;coming of the Son of man"e; from Daniel through to Revelation, Andrew Perriman provides thought-provoking ideas about eschatological narrative.

This landmark work, which has shaped a generation of scholarship, compares the apostle Paul with contemporary Judaism, both understood on their own terms.

In a world marked by the effects of colonial displacements, slavery's auction block, and the modern observatory stance, can Christian theology adequately imagine racial reconciliation?

This study is the first to investigate why Paul makes exclusive use of 'epangelia' for the divine pledge when referring to the Abrahamic covenant, a usage of the term never found in the OT-LXX.

"e;I beheld Lucifer towering over me in mock splendor with his wretched black bow, Heartseeker; and in its draw was nocked an arrow of flame plucked from the very bowels of hell.

Narrative critics of the Hebrew Bible often describe the biblical narrators as “laconic,” “terse,” or “economical.

A more complete picture of how procreation and childlessness are depicted in the BibleIn the Book of Genesis, the first words God speaks to humanity are "e;Be fruitful and multiply.

Paul's comments regarding the new creation in 2 Cor 5:17 and Gal 6:15 have tended to be understood somewhat myopically.

Jesús era un ingenioso narrador y un maestro intuitivo que usaba imágenes de la vida cotidiana para suscitar el interés el su mensaje sobre el reino de Dios.