Author : David Beldman
Publisher : Transformative Word
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781577997764
"Reading these apparently unpromising texts with Beldman, you will be instructed and challenged. In short, this is a most worthwhile study of a valuable part of the Bible.."--Cover.
Author : Deborah Boucoyannis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,60 MB
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1107162793
How did representative institutions become the central organs of governance in Western Europe? What enabled this distinctive form of political organization and collective action that has proved so durable and influential? The answer has typically been sought either in the realm of ideas, in the Western tradition of individual rights, or in material change, especially the complex interaction of war, taxes, and economic growth. Common to these strands is the belief that representation resulted from weak ruling powers needing to concede rights to powerful social groups. Boucoyannis argues instead that representative institutions were a product of state strength, specifically the capacity to deliver justice across social groups. Enduring and inclusive representative parliaments formed when rulers could exercise power over the most powerful actors in the land and compel them to serve and, especially, to tax them. The language of rights deemed distinctive to the West emerged in response to more effectively imposed collective obligations, especially on those with most power.
Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 16,13 MB
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0393070255
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.
Author : Calum Carmichael
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 36,38 MB
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 1108422950
Examines the varied, enormously sophisticated contents of the Bible and sees how certain Western authors were inspired by them.
Author : Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum
Publisher : Ariel Ministries
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9781935174004
Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 879 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release : 2013-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0393082695
Chronicles the ancient history of Israel and its prophets, from Samson to Elijah.
Author : William N. McElrath
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 35,43 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780805442496
Presents accounts of the lives of six Old Testament leaders: Gideon, Samson, Solomon, Joash, Hezekiah, and Josiah. Discussion questions accompany each selection.
Author : K. Lawson Younger
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 33,62 MB
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310114772
The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context The books of Judges and Ruth have relevance for our lives today. Judges, because it reveals a God who employs very human deliverers but refuses to gloss over their sins and their consequences. And Ruth, because it demonstrates the far-reaching impact of a righteous character. K. Lawson Younger Jr. shares literary perspectives on the books of Judges and Ruth that reveal ageless truths for our contemporary lives. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's context, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights, they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.
Author : Jen Wilkin
Publisher : Lifeway Church Resources
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,89 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462748891
A 10-session Bible study that examines Genesis 12-50 to discover how God orchestrates everything for His glory and the good of His people.
Author : Athalya Brenner
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 46,98 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800699378
The Texts @ Contexts series gathers scholarly voices from diverse contexts and social locations to bring new or unfamiliar facets of biblical texts to light. Joshua and Judges focuses attention on themes and tensions at the beginning of Israel's story in the Bible. How do these books represent conquest, war, trauma, violence against women and their marginalization? How does God appear to relate to these realities? And what do contemporary men and women do with biblical ambivalence? Like other volumes in the Texts @ Contexts series, these essays de-center the often homogeneous first-world orientation of much biblical scholarship and open up new possibilities for discovery.
