Remarkably enough, there is a scarcity of modern commentaries on the Psalms for the more general reader, though after the Gospels, they are probably the most widely-read part of the Bible.
Much of scholarly research on the Pentateuch has revolved around the question of sources and how they might be identified by differences in vocabulary, theme, and characterization.
Die Neubearbeitung des Römerbriefes in dieser Reihe partizipiert an tiefgreifenden Umbrüchen in der Paulusauslegung der letzten Jahrzehnte: Sie nimmt teil am Umdenken über das Judentum und profitiert von den Fortschritten im Verständnis des antiken Judentums.
Thomas von Aquin ist 'der' Denker des Mittelalters, der die am längsten anhaltende Orientierung geboten, die intensivsten historischen Interessen auf sich gezogen und - neben seiner Bedeutung als Kirchenlehrer - für die vielfältigsten denkerischen Konzeptionen Pate gestanden hat und dessen Werk daher noch heute auf praktisch allen Feldern philosophischer Problemstellungen Anregungen zu geben vermag.
The book of Acts opens with the dramatic story of tongues of flame descending upon believers at Pentecost and the prophecy of an egalitarian dispensation of the Spirit being fulfilled.
Diese Sammlung von Aufsätzen von Wolfgang Schoberth will einen Einblick in den großen Komplex der theologischen Lehre von der Schöpfung und Anthropologie geben.
During times of rapid social and religious change, leadership rooted in tradition and committed to the future is the foundation upon which theological schools stand.
Die exegetische Diskussion zur Auslegung des Zweiten Korintherbriefs und des Philipperbriefs ist nachhaltig mit der Frage verbunden, ob die uns im ntl.
This volume brings together experts in the study of ancient prayers and divination methods to analyse the variety of means by which human beings sought to communicate with their gods and by which the gods were seen to communicate with their worshippers.
This book is a meditation on Paul's letter to the church in Galatia with the purpose of reclaiming Paul for those of faith who have grown tired of thinking that Christians are the people who draw lines, make distinctions, and police religious borders.
Long overshadowed by Luther and Calvin, Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560) is one of the most important figures in the Protestant Reformation and had profound effect on Western church history.
As a Christian who has functioned at the interface of biomedical science and faith for the whole of his professional life, Gareth Jones is aware of the tensions and misunderstandings that frequently arise both inside and outside the church.
Faith and Science in Russian Religious Thought provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between science and faith in Russian religious thought.
"e;[An] important essay by a philosopher who more convincingly than any other I can think of demonstrates the continuing significance of his vocation in the life of our culture.
Overcome the Hurts of Yesterday and the Fears of TomorrowAs people created in the image of God, we have been given the capacity to choose what we do and do not believe.
Keith Ward--philosopher, ethicist, theologian, Anglican priest, cathedral canon, and book-writing addict--has spent his life thinking about "e;the big questions"e; (and, what's more, getting paid for it!
This is a study of the language of wonder or amazement, comparing its use in Graeco-Roman, early Jewish and early Christian literature to the Gospel of Mark.
This collection responds to widespread, complex, and current environmental challenges by presenting eleven original essays on a new elemental-embodied approach in environmental humanities.
In the century and a half since Darwin's Origin of Species, there has been an ongoing--and often vociferously argued--conversation about our species' place in creation and its relationship to a Creator.
Recognizing the essential heteronomy of postmodern philosophy of religion, Merold Westphal argues against the assumption that human reason is universal, neutral, and devoid of presupposition.
Bereits 1839 wurde das philosophische Hauptwerk Ludwig Feuerbachs in den "Hallischen Jahrbüchern" als ein Gegenstück zu Kant, als "Kritik der unreinen Vernunft" erstmals öffentlich angekündigt.
Heinrich Meier's guiding insight in Political Philosophy and the Challenge of Revealed Religion is that philosophy must prove its right and its necessity in the face of the claim to truth and demand obedience of its most powerful opponent, revealed religion.
This Handbook traces the history of the changing notion of what it means to die and examines the many constructions of afterlife in literature, text, ritual, and material culture throughout time.