Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

Treat yourself to a bold adventure through the Bible.

In recent decades, widespread rejection of positivism's notorious hostility toward the philosophical tradition has led to renewed debate about the real relationship of philosophy to its history.

Christians have been interpreting Scripture with an aim of deepening their life with God and each other from the very beginning of the church.

In this theological biography of the most prolific Old Testament student of the twenty-first century, Conrad Kanagy portrays Walter Brueggemann within the historical and cultural landscape of his formation.

This antiquarian volume contains T.

With Uplifted Head: Preaching Hope is a book that exalts Christ by giving insight into the biblical teaching about hope.

Im Zentrum steht Stéphanos, der "Umkränzte".

We are in the last days.

For many of us, the connection between the ecological crisis and humanity's detachment from the land is becoming increasingly clear.

Paul on Identity shows the inner connection in Paul's view of three distinct issues that all focus on identity: What defines the fundamental "e;Christ identity"e; for which Paul argues?

Dante, Mercy, and the Beauty of the Human Person is a pilgrimage to rediscover the spiritual and humanizing benefit of the Commedia.

In modern times the relationship between the church and academy has been strained and tension-filled.

Luke's Gospel provides a comprehensive and schematic reading of Luke's Gospel, one of the most important books detailing the life and works of Christ, in six main parts.

Revelation is a strange and puzzling book.

All Scripture is God-breathed, but not every portion of it is embraced by Christians with equal vigor.

When Christians Were Jews tells the story of identity rediscovered.

"e;Rethinking Biblical Scholarship"e; brings together seminal essays to provide readers with an assessment of the archaeological and exegetical research which has transformed the discipline of biblical studies over the last two decades.

Join Jody Seymour as he leads us on a journey through the Gospel of Mark.

Christology and Myth in the New Testament (1956) enquires into the extent and origin of the 'mythological' language and ideas underlying the Christology of the New Testament.

For generations, scholars who study the letters of St.

This volume examines how gender relations were regulated in ancient Near Eastern and biblical law.

Following on the heels of the successful New Testament for Everyone commentaries by N.

The Thessalonian epistles are probably best known for what they reveal about the last days.

The book of Proverbs is a cornucopia of practical wisdom on a variety of topics.

The Spirit of the Lord God presents seventy-three biblical-based reflections on the invisible power and life-source of God, known as Spirit, in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), Old Testament (Apocrypha), and the Christian Bible (New Testament).

Médico, filósofo, comentarista y codificador, pocas son las figuras que han tenido una repercusión en el pensamiento judío comparable a la del cordobés Mosheh ben Maimon, Maimónides (siglo XII).

Here is the inside story of the only New Testament church we know about in detail during both the 50s and the 90s of the first century AD.

ContentsThe History of the Study of Israelite and Judean HistoryWellhausen as a Historian of IsraelThe Twelve-Tribe Israelite Amphicyony: An AppraisalThe Final Years of Samaria (730-720 BC)The History of the Form-Critical Study of ProphecyThe Usage of Oracles against Foreign Nations in Ancient IsraelAmos's Oracles against the Nations (1:2--2:16)Restitution, Forgiveness, and the Victim in Old Testament LawCovenantCovenant and Hesed: The Status of the Discussion

All the Fullness of God: The Christ of Colossians focuses on the Christology of Colossians and its implications by examining the canonical text and answering the questions: What was the author's purpose in writing the letter?

What does a person do when his life has just taken a complete U-turn?

Twenty-first century Christians live in diaspora, merely one voice among many, without enjoying their once-privileged place in society.

In der Perspektive einer Innerweltlichen Hermeneutik rückt das menschliche Lernen ins Zentrum einer Bezugnahme auf die biblische Überlieferung.

Der Neue Wettstein ist eine Sammlung von Paralleltexten aus der griechisch- und lateinischsprachigen Umwelt des Neuen Testaments.

How would ordinary African Christians interpret the figure and book of Job--the quintessential biblical book on suffering--from contexts of extreme poverty, tropical disease, and rampant suffering?