This volume brings together an international group of scholars on Mark and Paul, respectively, who reopen the question whether Paul was a direct influence on Mark.
Testament is an imaginative improvisation on the Bible that engages with the intensities, the ups and downs, of existence in our complex and fragmented world.
Galatians by George Brunk III tracks the important role that this epistle of the Apostle Paul played in Christianity's shift from being a messianic sect within Judaism to a Gentile-dominated religious movement.
Drawing from diverse multilingual sources, Krzemie delves into Solomon Dubno's life (17381813), unraveling complexities of the Haskalah movement's ties to Eastern European Jewish culture.
A fresh, deeply biblical account of God's expanding grace and mercy, tracing how the Bible's narrative points to the full inclusion of LGBTQ people in Christian communities Discussions of the Bible and human sexuality often focus on a scattered handful of specific passages.
The book puts the current interest in historical Jesus research into a proper historical context, highlighting Gnosticism's lasting influence on early Christianity and making the provocative claim that nearly all Christian Churches are in some way descended from Roman Christianity.
Religion, Ethnicity and Xenophobia in the Bible looks at some of the Bible's most hostile and violent anti-foreigner texts and raises critical questions about how students of the Bible and ancient Near East should grapple with "e;ethnicity"e; and "e;foreignness"e; conceptually, hermeneutically and theologically.
These commentaries part of a set from noted Bible scholar, John MacArthur, take readers on a journey through biblical texts to discover what lies beneath the surface, focusing on meaning and context, and then reflecting on the explored passage or concept.
Die Summa Theologica (übersetzt "Zusammenfassung der Theologie"), oft einfach als Summa bezeichnet, ist das bekannteste Werk von Thomas von Aquin (1225-1274), einem scholastischen Theologen und Kirchendoktor.
God is with us when we sense him and when we don't, when we're stressed and when we're peaceful, when we're weeping and when we're giddy with laughter.
The life and many afterlives of one of the most enduring mystical testaments ever writtenThe Life of Saint Teresa of Avila is among the most remarkable accounts ever written of the human encounter with the divine.
Dieser Kommentar bietet – wissenschaftlich fundiert, aber in verständlicher Sprache – grundlegende Informationen zu den biblischen Büchern, erschließt den Text abschnittweise und geht auf die Wirkungsgeschichte in Theologie, Kunst, Literatur und Musik ein.
This guide explores and summarizes scholarship on Philemon, acquainting beginning students with what has been said about Philemon, and equipping them to understand the larger debates and conversations that surround it.
Als theologischer und ethischer Leitterminus ist Barmherzigkeit bei Matthäus ein Beziehungsbegriff: Der Evangelist konzeptualisiert sie als unverdiente und ungeschuldete Zuwendung Gottes zum Menschen bzw.
