Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts

An In-Depth, Theologically-Rich Study of the Book of JudeIn a culture of subjectivity and speaking your truth, we need to know how to lovingly fight for our biblically-based, truth-filled faith.

Recent events in the United States have demonstrated the urgent need not only to discuss issues of racism in this country but to move toward meaningful antiracist work.

Women have played significant roles in ministry and leadership throughout the history of the church and the pages of the Bible.

Hermeneutics can loosely be defined as the theory or philosophy of the interpretation of menaing.

Sometimes the best way to let one know what something is, is to let one know what it isn't.

Links to the Exodus and the Day of Atonement are found throughout the book of Genesis.

Although traditionally accepted by the church down through the centuries, the longer ending of Mark's Gospel (16:9-20) has been relegated by modern scholarship to the status of a later appendage.

Resisting Rape Culture tackles controversial and harrowing rape myths prevalent in rape culture: namely that sex workers do not get raped, and that they are deserving victims of sexual violence.

Lamentations is a book that has never had a place of honor at the table of Christian spirituality.

The long history of interpretation of the three Johannine letters has been largely characterized, at least since Irenaeus in the late second century, by the assumption that the Elder was addressing the Gnostic heresy.

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Almost from the earliest days of the church, John's distinctive presentation of Jesus has provoked discussion about its place among the other Gospels.

While some of the chapters focus on systemic issues, others probe the depths of individual Gospel passages.

The Areopagus speech of Acts provides a helpful study of how Paul both engaged and confronted the contemporary culture of his day to present the message of Christianity to his hearers in Athens.

The inerrancy of God's Word has been attacked throughout church history.

We live in an era when the Bible appears to be less and less relevant to mainstream cultures.

Faithfulness and the Purpose of Hebrews offers fresh answers to several unresolved questions by employing that branch of social psychology known as social identity theory.

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The Bible had a profound impact on early modern culture, and bible-reading shaped the period's drama, poetry, and life-writings, as well as sermons and biblical commentaries.

This book narrates the story of a young family that, in the year 1975, made the bold decision to leave the United Kingdom and seek a new life in South Africa.

The Bible was the essence of virtually every aspect of the life of the early churches.

How do we live the Christian life?

La tierra es un tema que domina de principio a fin en los libros de Josué, Jueces, 1-2 Samuel y 1-2 Reyes, sea directa o indirectamente.

How should we read the book of Revelation?

In a Tiantai theology, conventional truth is conventionally arisen, which means that such truth is never set once and for all, but is to be cherished and rethought in new circumstances, whether interreligious or scientific--but always in critical consonance with its ancient embodiments.

Dance in Scripture: How Biblical Dancers Can Revolutionize Worship Today examines the dances of seven biblical figures: Miriam, Jephthah's daughter, David, the Shulamite, Judith, Salome, and Jesus.

This study examines how the New Testament scriptures might form and foster intellectual humility within Christian communities.

The desire to erase the religions of Indigenous Peoples is an ideological fixture of the colonial project that marked the first century of Canada's nationhood.

We don't have to look far to see that our world is full of hardship and pain.

Roland Boer and Christina Petterson here produce a critical survey showing that the rise of capitalist theory was shaped by the way different economic philosophers—Smith, Hobbes, Grotius, Malthus, Locke––read the Bible.

This is an ideal introduction to modern biblical studies.

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The messages in this book contain words of encouragement for anyone who is struggling with a physical affliction or a wide variety of other life altering challenges.