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Interpreting Hebrew Poetry
Here is a convenient introduction to the unique aspects of interpreting the one-third of the Hebrew Bible that is in poetic form. Numerous are the occasions...
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Bible and Ethics in the Christian Life: A New Conversation
Earth is changing in ways it hasn't for hundreds of thousands of years. At the same time, Christianity is breaking away from its millennium-long geographical...
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Ignatius of Antioch: A Commentary on the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch
This book belongs on the shelf of every minister who takes seriously the history and theology of the early church. Buy a copy—and read it.
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The Historical Writings: Fortress Commentary on the Bible Study Edition
This commentary on the Historical Writings, excerpted from the Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The Old Testament and Apocrypha, engages readers in the work of biblical interpretation. Contributors from a rich diversity of perspectives connect historical-critical analysis with sensitivity to current theological, cultural, and interpretive issues. Each chapter (Joshua through Esther) includes an introduction and commentary based on three lenses: ancient context, the interpretative tradition, and contemporary questions and challenges. The Historical Writings introduces fresh perspectives and draws students, preachers, and interested readers into the challenging work of interpretation.
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Reading the Hebrew Bible after the Shoah: Engaging Holocaust Theology
Is theology possible after the Shoah? Marvin Sweeney challenges biblical theologians to take that question with utmost seriousness. Sweeney examines often...
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Jeremiah: Reading the Prophet in His Time and Ours
"While Holladay has written widely and helpfully on other topics, his intensive work on the prophet Jeremiah remains one of the most important contributions...
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The New Historicism
New Historicism has been a highly controversial and influential movement in university literature departments for almost twenty years. Biblical studies now...
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Psychological Biblical Criticism
Exploring an exciting new method This volume provides an introduction to psychological interpretations of the Hebrew Bible in general—with the...
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Cultural Anthropology and the Old Testament
Overholt shows the usefulness of cultural anthropology to enhance our understanding of ancient Israelite society and to shed light on some puzzling features...
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Textual Criticism: Recovering the Text of the Hebrew Bible
Professor McCarter here offers an introduction to the art and science of textual criticism for students of the Hebrew Bible. His emphasis is on the work...
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Literary Criticism of the Old Testament
This well-written introduction to the method of literary criticism gives the reader an awareness and appreciation of the rich diversity of thought found in...
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Form Criticism of the Old Testament
Because of its long oral tradition the Old Testament includes an array of different literary types and compositions. Analysis of these genres in the biblical...
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Jonah: A Commentary
In the Hermeneia Jonah translation and commentary, Susan Niditch considers Jonah as a complex reflection upon the heavy matters of life and death, good and evil, and human and divine relations. Her technical study examines the text through the lens of international folklore, and special attention is paid to a legacy of interpretive scholarship.
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The Historical Writings: Introducing Israel's Historical Literature
The Historical Writings introduces students to the character of the Deuteronomistic History and other historical writings (Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 and 2 Chronicles); to the different roles history-writing plays throughout the Hebrew Bible; and to the key historical questions and methods shaping contemporary scholarly debate.
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1 Chronicles
This commentary takes full advantage of recent advances in the textual history of Samuel and Kings, demonstrating in many cases that the differences often...
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Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, Third Edition: The Deuteronomistic History
John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of...
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The Resurrection of the Son of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 3
Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question—which any historian must face—renowned New Testament scholar...
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Untimely Christianity: Hearing the Bible in a Secular Age
In Untimely Christianity, acclaimed poet and literary scholar Michael Edwards calls for a countercultural Christianity that recovers the Bible's radical otherness and renews our attention to its message. Rich in theology, philosophy, poetry, biblical interpretation, and cultural criticism, the book calls readers to encounter the Bible anew.
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