Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

In Created Equal, Joshua Berman engages the text of the Hebrew Bible from a novel perspective, considering it as a document of social and political thought.

When we read old family letters or hear stories about our great-grandparents, they hold our attention in a particular way.

A judge and a retired law professor, co-authors of In His Footsteps: The Early Followers of Jesus, provide in this book a comprehensive study of the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation with an objective to connect the early Scriptures to the New Testament writings of the first believers and to present conclusive proof that the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled scriptural prophecies of a promised Messiah.

The wrestling match with God at Jabbok, where he insisted on a blessing, turned Jacob's life upside down.

Jesuits Daniel Harrington and James Keenan have successfully team-taught the content of this landmark study to the delight of students for years.

The humanities offer insights into the highest (and lowest) capabilities of our own natures and, at their best, they function as prophetic champions of human dignity and as inspired celebrants of beauty.

The Persian and Hellenistic periods saw the production and use of a variety of authoritative texts in Israel.

English may be the biggest obstacle to learning Greek!

The book of Revelation perennially provokes outlandish futurist predictions proven patently false over time.

Creative tension calls for a dialogical conversation in order to find mutual ground that can be beneficial for both partners.

El propósito del Comentario Bíblico de William MacDonald es darle al lector cristiano medio un conocimiento básico del mensaje de la Sagrada Biblia.

Genesis Myth in Beowulf and Old English Biblical Poetry explores the adaptation of antediluvian Genesis and related myth in the Old Testament poems Genesis A and Genesis B, as well as in Beowulf, a secular heroic narrative.

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John Dominic Crossan and Ben Witherington III, along with a group of diverse scholars, explore points of agreement and disagreement on the message of Jesus.

Unnamed characters--such as Lot's wife, Jephthah's daughter, Pharaoh's baker, and the witch of Endor--are ubiquitous in the Hebrew Bible and appear in a wide variety of roles.

While scholars have often found value in comparing Wisdom and Romans, a comparison of the use of personification in these works has not yet been made, despite the striking parallels between them.

First published in 1955, The Life of Jesus Christ gives a lucid factual account of Christ's life and examines His claim to be the Messiah whose life in time and space can only be understood in the light of the eternal purposes of God.

Paul's discipleship agenda was defined by his native Jewish apocalyptic worldview.

The visions of Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Paul, and John have captivated the people of God.

With a Bible and guitar, Bob Marley set out to conquer the world of popular music.

The Trinity: A Philosophical Investigation considers the competing accounts of the Trinity doctrine, whether orthodox or heterodox, and aims to respond to objections and explicate their motivations and entailments.

As the first comparative study of Colossians and 1 Peter, the book fills a lacuna by exploring each author's understanding of the new existence and the means to righteous living.

The book of Joshua records the fulfilment of God's promises to his people Israel and points to how he does the same for us in Jesus.

Celebrating the spirit of songIn A Song to Sing, a Life to Live, Don and Emily Saliers help readers see the connections between Saturday night music and Sunday morning music by exploring the spiritual dimensions of music itself.

This volume presents a tapestry of narratives in which the lived experiences of eight racially minoritized theologians and biblical scholars are woven together to present an interdisciplinary exploration of the direct impact that ethnocultural traditions have in shaping the way people read and interpret the biblical text.

The pseudo-Clementine writings are one of the most intriguing and valuable sources for early Jewish Christianity.

Jesus’ words of indictment and judgment in the Gospel according to Matthew have fueled centuries of Christian anti-Judaism and the horrors of the twentieth-century Holocaust.

Pieces of Justice is a tale on the move that continues the adventures of Deacon Coburn and company which began in Days of Purgatory.

Karoline Lewis draws together the strengths of two exegetical approaches to the Gospel of John in this volume of the Fortress Biblical Preaching Commentaries series.

El evangelio de Marcos es un texto esencial para entender el cristianismo, pues expone la vida mesiánica de Jesús desarrollando la primera teología fundada en ella.

A comprehensive and accessible guide to the Hebrew BibleThis book brings together some of the world's most exciting scholars from across a variety of disciplines to provide a concise and accessible guide to the Hebrew Bible.

The bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus, one of the most renowned and controversial Bible scholars in the world today examines oral tradition and its role in shaping the stories about Jesus we encounter in the New Testamentand ultimately in our understanding of Christianity.

Mother of Mercy, Bane of the Jews explores a key moment in the rise of the cult of the Virgin Mary and the way the Jews became central to her story.

In The Pauline Letters: A Rhetorical Analysis, David Oliver Smith unveils his revolutionary discovery that the apostle Paul divided his letters into structured literary units as he wrote them.

One of the most pertinent questions facing students of Mormon Studies is gaining further understanding of the function the Bible played in the composition of Joseph Smith's primary compositions, the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants.

James Martins riveting new meditation on Jesus is one of the best books Ive read in yearson any subject.