Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

The book of Acts tells the story of what happened after the death and resurrection of Jesus.

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.

Among the dizzying array of approaches to reading the Bible, the oldest, most revered interpretive tool rises above the rest: the Rule of Faith.

At this time of climate crisis, here is a practical Christian ecospirituality.

Psychosis has taken over.

"e;While serious studies of the Bible's rhetoric have been written for academic readers .

Receiving a letter from Paul was a major event in the early churches.

If you are eager to learn how to gain greater awareness and understanding about the layers-of-truth and the often hidden facets of being female and clergy, this is the book for you!

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James Edwards believes God is in the business of interrupting lives and changing them forever.

The book of Job is famous for its complex and compelling exploration of suffering and faith.

Father Udoekpo's work offers a thorough review of the theology of worship in the work of Amos of Tekoa, one of Israel's foundational prophets.

Like many other people, the long tradition about hell has been a source of serious confusion and distress for me.

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All Christian colleges and universities hail the integration of faith and learning as a premier mission objective.

Marriage is the most demanding and potentially rewarding relationship for many adults.

Though many Old Testament scholars prefer no longer to speak of the Elohist source in the Pentateuch, Gnuse seeks to defend the existence of this pentateuchal tradition by responding to scholarly critics, isolating texts belonging to the source and offering a theological assessment of these texts.

Theopoetics is a plea for a more fully human way of speaking about God in the twenty-first century, a way that offers new life to dry and dying platitudes.

For many readers of the Bible, there are two major obstacles to the enjoyment of scripture: comprehension and relevancy.

The Homiletical Question offers preachers, from beginning students to the most experienced, a concise introduction to lectionary-based preaching in liturgical contexts familiar to Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, and others.

How do children read the Bible?

Some folks are surprised to find humor in the Bible; they don't think it has any.

PART 1: EXAMINING TEXTS1.

CONTENTSPART 1: THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT ISRAELEarly Israel as an Anti-Imperial CommunityThe Origins of Israel as a TextualModels for Envisioning Early IsraelTriumphalist versus Anti-Triumphalist Versions of Early Israel: A Response to Articles by Lemche and DeverHistorical Description versus Historical Representation and SymbolThe Interplay of Religion and Ethnicity in Ancient IsraelProto-Globalization and Proto-Secularization in Ancient IsraelRevisiting the Tribes of Yahweh after Twenty-five YearsPART 2: THE POLITICS OF ANCIENT ISRAELReligion and Politics: Early Israel and JudaismThe Puzzling Politics of Ancient IsraelThe Role of Biblical Politics in Contextual TheologiesPART 3: REVIEW AND REFLECTIONSForward to Jeremy Young, The Violence of God and the War on TerrorReflections on R.

There is little doubt that we are quick in Western culture to follow after idols.

As the first century came to a close, the church struggled with its identity due to its memories of a disconnected past.

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

The preacher's body is a tool for proclamation, a vehicle by which a sermon comes to life.

In a public education world of vast, multiple, rapid, and often colliding educational reforms, Movements of Educational Reform provides the novice as well as the veteran educator and administrator a sort of map of educational changes and processes.

Early Genesis is like a table of contents for the rest of the book, a seed from which the rest of Scripture and history unfolds: so many ideas, images, and events can be traced back to it.

This brief volume brings together three of Norman Gottwald's classic essays that address issues of social class and ideology as they pertain to the interpretation of the biblical documents.

CONTENTSPART 1: METHODS, MODELS, AND COMPARATIVE STUDIESWhat Does Sociology Have to Do with The Bible?

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.

To open the Book of Psalms is to enter the world of God.

This book seeks to fill a gap on the important topic of God's judgment.

Pursuit of Perfection explores the significance of the perfection motif in the Epistle to the Hebrews.

The resurrection of Jesus is arguably the most significant component of the Christian narrative and is critical for Paul's presentation of the Gospel.

Possessions and how believers handle them are key topics in the NT.

Although much has been written about P-12 teaching from a biblical perspective, this study focuses on Christ's relationships with a diverse group of individuals: wealthy and poor, women and men, unschooled and well-educated, loud and quiet, influential and powerless, those whom Jesus knew well and those who were strangers to him, those of his own faith and culture as well as those outside of it.

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Values are culturally specific.

How is it possible to hold a New Testament ethic to love one's enemies and pray for their physical infliction, shame, death, and suffering of family members?

Whether people realize it or not, the ideas in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 have had a huge impact on the role of Christian women in the church through the centuries.

The book of Revelation is confusing to read.

The world needs leaders who are prepared to dismantle injustice.

The book of Exodus is sometimes viewed with skepticism--but it need not be.

Womanist Sass and Talk Back is a contextual resistance text for readers interested in social (in)justice.

The thesis shows that the Song of Songs can be read as a circular sequence of sub-poems, that follow logically from one another if they are understood as contributing to two main points, made in a woman's voice.

Is there a gap between the academic study of the Bible and the work of theologians?

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.