Review of Biblical Literature, 2020

by Alicia J. Batten

Author	: Alicia J. Batten
Publisher	: SBL Press
Total Pages	: 580
Release	: 2021-01-29
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0884144887

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The annual Review of Biblical Literature presents a selection of reviews of the most recent books in biblical studies and related fields, including topical monographs, multi-author volumes, reference works, commentaries, and dictionaries. RBL reviews German, French, Italian, and English books and offers reviews in those languages. Features: Reviews of new books written by top scholars Topical divisions make research easy Indexes of authors and editors, reviewers, and publishers

The Problem of the Old Testament

by Duane A. Garrett

Author	: Duane A. Garrett
Publisher	: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages	: 412
Release	: 2020-12-01
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0830843779

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Christians throughout church history have struggled with the Old Testament—defining it, interpreting it, and reconciling it with the New Testament. In this thorough, accessible work, Duane A. Garrett surveys three primary methods Christians have used to handle the Old Testament, offering a way forward that is faithful to the text and to the Christian faith.

The SBL Handbook of Style

by Society of Biblical Literature

Author	: Society of Biblical Literature
Publisher	: SBL Press
Total Pages	: 367
Release	: 2014-11-20
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 158983965X

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The definitive source for how to write and publish in the field of biblical studies The long-awaited second edition of the essential style manual for writing and publishing in biblical studies and related fields includes key style changes, updated and expanded abbreviation and spelling-sample lists, a list of archaeological site names, material on qur’anic sources, detailed information on citing electronic sources, and expanded guidelines for the transliteration and transcription of seventeen ancient languages. Features: Expanded lists of abbreviations for use in ancient Near Eastern, biblical, and early Christian studies Information for transliterating seventeen ancient languages Exhaustive examples for citing print and electronic sources

The State of New Testament Studies

by Scot McKnight

Author	: Scot McKnight
Publisher	: Baker Academic
Total Pages	: 503
Release	: 2019-11-05
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 1493419803

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This book surveys the current landscape of New Testament studies, offering readers a concise guide to contemporary discussions. Bringing together a diverse group of experts, it covers research on the most important issues in New Testament studies, including new discipline areas, making it an ideal supplemental textbook for a variety of courses on the New Testament. Michael Bird, David Capes, Greg Carey, Lynn Cohick, Dennis Edwards, Michael Gorman, and Abson Joseph are among the contributors.

Gentle and Lowly

by Dane C. Ortlund

Author	: Dane C. Ortlund
Publisher	: Crossway
Total Pages	: 192
Release	: 2020-03-18
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 1433566168

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Christians know that God loves them, but can easily feel that he is perpetually disappointed and frustrated, maybe even close to giving up on them. As a result, they focus a lot—and rightly so—on what Jesus has done to appease God’s wrath for sin. But how does Jesus Christ actually feel about his people amid all their sins and failures? This book draws us to Matthew 11, where Jesus describes himself as “gentle and lowly in heart,” longing for his people to find rest in him. The gospel flows from God’s deepest heart for his people, a heart of tender love for the sinful and suffering. These chapters take readers into the depths of Christ’s very heart for sinners, diving deep into Bible passages that speak of who Christ is and encouraging readers with the affections of Christ for his people. His longing heart for sinners comforts and sustains readers in their up-and-down lives.

A Children's Bible: A Novel

by Lydia Millet

Author	: Lydia Millet
Publisher	: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages	: 183
Release	: 2020-05-12
Genre	: Fiction
ISBN	: 1324005041

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Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction One of the New York Times' Ten Best Books of the Year Named one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many others National Bestseller "A blistering little classic." —Ron Charles, Washington Post A Children’s Bible follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion. Contemptuous of their parents, the children decide to run away when a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, embarking on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside. Lydia Millet’s prophetic and heartbreaking story of generational divide offers a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation.

The Story of Hebrew

by Lewis Glinert

Author	: Lewis Glinert
Publisher	: Princeton University Press
Total Pages	: 296
Release	: 2018-09-11
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 0691183090

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The Story of Hebrew explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia, Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue, resulting in one of the most intense textual cultures ever known. Hebrew was a bridge to Greek and Arab science, and it unlocked the biblical sources for Jerome and the Reformation. Kabbalists and humanists sought philosophical truth in it, and Colonial Americans used it to shape their own Israelite political identity. Today, it is the first language of millions of Israelis. A major work of scholarship, The Story of Hebrew is an unforgettable account of what one language has meant and continues to mean.

A Biblical History of Israel

by Iain William Provan

Author	: Iain William Provan
Publisher	: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages	: 448
Release	: 2003-01-01
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 9780664220907

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In this much-anticipated textbook, three respected biblical scholars have written a history of ancient Israel that takes the biblical text seriously as an historical document. While also considering nonbiblical sources and being attentive to what disciplines like archaeology, anthropology, and sociology suggest about the past, the authors do so within the context and paradigm of the Old Testament canon, which is held as the primary document for reconstructing Israel's history. In Part One, the authors set the volume in context and review past and current scholarly debate about learning Israel's history, negating arguments against using the Bible as the central source. In Part Two, they seek to retell the history itself with an eye to all the factors explored in Part One.

UnClobber: Expanded Edition with Study Guide

by Colby Martin

Author	: Colby Martin
Publisher	: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Total Pages	: 232
Release	: 2022-04-19
Genre	: Religion
ISBN	: 1646982436

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Armed with only six passages in the Bible—often known as the "Clobber Passages"—the conservative Christian position has been one that stands against the full inclusion of our LGBTQ siblings. UnClobber reexamines each of those frequently quoted passages of Scripture, alternating with author Colby Martin's own story of being fired from an evangelical megachurch when they discovered his stance on sexuality. UnClobber reexamines what the Bible says (and does not say) about homosexuality in such a way that sheds divine light on outdated and inaccurate assumptions and interpretations. This new edition equips study groups and congregations with questions for discussion and a sermon series guide for preachers.