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Author
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible Whether you're reading God's Word for the first time or the fortieth, you're bound to ask questions along the way: Why can I be confident the Bible is reliable? Who decided which books made the final cut? What else do I need to know to get the most out of what I'm reading? For new and seasoned believers alike, The Ultimate Infographic Guide to the Bible delivers invaluable historical, cultural, and contextual insights...
Author
Language
English
Description
Brooks takes on one of literature's richest and most enigmatic figures: a man who shimmers between history and legend. Peeling away the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage.The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the best-known episodes...
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Introduction: From early fragments to sacred scripture -- The Jewish and Christian bibles -- Written culture and literary production in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah -- Emerging Judaism and biblical texts of the Babylonian and Persian periods -- Texts and the use of scripture in Judaism of the Hellenistic and Roman periods -- The texts of ancient Judaism in early Christianity -- The formation of the Christian Bible and the emergence of other literature...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In our culture, the Bible is monolithic: It is a collection of books that has been unchanged and unchallenged since the earliest days of the Christian church. The idea of the Bible as "Holy Scripture," a non-negotiable authority straight from God, has prevailed in Western society for some time. And while it provides a firm foundation for centuries of Christian teaching, it denies the depth, variety, and richness of this fascinating text. In A History...
Publisher
Distributed by WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
Follows author Bruce Feiler as he journeys by foot, jeep, rowboat, and camel through some of the greatest stories ever told, the five books of Moses. Begins in the holy city of Jerusalem and travels to a possible site of the garden of Eden on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates in Turkey. Climbs Mt. Ararat in search of Noah's ark and explores the sulfurous land by the Dead Sea, with its salt pillars called "Lot's wife." Visits the ancient ruins...
12) Biblical critical theory: how the Bible's unfolding story makes sense of modern life and culture
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In Biblical Critical Theory, Christopher Watkin draws a winsome vision for biblical cultural engagement in which faithfulness to Scripture and sensitivity to culture walk hand in hand. If Christians want to speak with a fresh, engaging and constructive voice within our culture, we need to press deeper into the core truths of the Bible"--
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Bible is the sacred scripture of Judaism and Christianity. In its pages we encounter some of the most memorable characters in world literature: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob, Moses, Samson and Delilah, David and Bathsheba, Job, Jesus, and Paul; some of the most well-known religious texts: the Ten Commandments, the Shema, Psalm 23, and the Sermon on the Mount; and some of the most important concepts in theology: covenant,...
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