Finally in the Land (MacArthur Old Testament Study Guides)
by John F. MacArthur
MacArthur Old Testament Study Guide Series, Volume 5A Study in Joshua, Judges, and RuthIt took more than forty years to get here, but the nation of Israel has finally arrived at the borders of the promised land. But getting here was only the beginning—the people of Israel discover that they are still faced with many battles and many foes. Joshua encourages them to take courage, however, for the Lord has promised to fight all their battles and defeat all their foes—by His power, not by theirs. F...
The Bible and Art, Perspectives from Oceania (Scriptural Traces)
This volume takes readers on a fascinating journey through the visual arts of Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands, contemplating the multivocal dialogues that occur between these artistic media and the texts and traditions of the Bible. With their distinctively antipodean perspectives, contributors explore the innovative ways that both creators and beholders of Oceanic arts draw upon their contexts and cultures in order to open up creative engagements with the stories, themes...
This collection of essays is written by biblical scholars from around the world who are friends and students of the distinguished American biblical scholar Gene M. Tucker, who was President of the Society of Biblical Literature in 1996. His scholarly interest has been wide-ranging, from a passion to understand the biblical prophets to enduring probing of the theology that gave rise to the Hebrew Bible, and this book embodies these wide-ranging interests. Each essay probes the issues of prophetic...
Mose in den Chronikbuchern (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur die Alttestamentliche Wissensch, #219)
by Ernst Michael Doerrfuss
The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition
by Tenured Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew Director of the Th M Program Eugen J Pentiuc
The Aesthetics of Violence in the Prophets (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, v. 517)
by Julia M O'Brien and Chris Franke
At the 2006 annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Prophetic Texts in their Ancient Contexts section devoted a session to the theme "The Aesthetics of Violence." Participants were invited to explore multiple dimensions of prophetic texts and their violent rhetoric. The results were rich-- engaging discussion of violent images in ancient Near Eastern art and in modern film, as well as advancing our understanding of the poetic skill required for invoking terror through words....
In "The Torah Revealed", distinguished Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Finkel brings together in one comprehensive and accessible resource expert commentary from the Talmud on key passages contained in every portion of the Torah. This important book provides an inspiring commentary on the "Five Books of Moses" culled from a huge body of work that represents the thoughts of the greatest Talmudic authorities of all time. This book offers an invaluable guide for rabbis preparing their weekly sermons, individu...
Joshua 10-24 (Lamplighters Bible Study)
by International Lamplighters and John A. Stewart
Musical Illuminations of Genesis Narratives (Scriptural Traces)
by Helen Leneman
This volume examines the stories of Genesis in music, showing how musical settings can illuminate many of the Bible’s most noted tales. Helen Leneman studies oratorios, operas and songs (as well as their librettos) to shed light on how Genesis has been understood and experienced over time. Examining an extensive range of musical settings of stories from the book of Genesis, Leneman offers an overview of chiefly 19th and 20th century musical engagements with this biblical text. Leneman first dis...
The Psalms speak to the depths of human experience, provoking words and images to express anger, sorrow, lament, thanksgiving, joy, and worshipful praise. They are as relevant today as they were to the ancient peoples who first composed them.