Bibliographical details: Brettler, M. Z. (2005). How to Read the Bible. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society. Publisher’s information: In his new book, master Bible scholar and teacher Marc Brettler argues that today’s contemporary readers can only understand the ancient Hebrew scripture by knowing more about the culture that produced it. And so Brettler unpacks the [...]
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Marc Zvi Brettler, How to Read the Bible
Posted in Apocalyptic, Cult, Historical criticism, History, of Israel, Ideology, royal, Jewish interpretation, Law, Old Testament, Prophets/prophecy, Source criticism, tagged 1 Chronicles 1, 1 Chronicles 20, 1 Chronicles 5, 1 Kings 16, 1 Kings 17–22, 1 Kings 1–12, 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 1–2, 2 Chronicles 33, 2 Chronicles 35, 2 Chronicles 7, 2 Kings 17–25, 2 Kings 1–9, 2 Samuel, Amos, Brettler Marc Zvi, Daniel 12, Daniel 1–6, Daniel 8–9, Deuteronomy, Ecclesiastes 10, Ecclesiastes 12, Ecclesiastes 1–3, Ecclesiastes 7–8, Esther, Exodus 19–24, Ezekiel 16, Ezekiel 1–11, Ezekiel 23, Ezekiel 33–40, Ezekiel 48, Ezra 9–10, Genesis, Genesis 12–50, Genesis 1–3, Haggai 2, Isaiah 10–11, Isaiah 13, Isaiah 1–2, Isaiah 20, Isaiah 31, Isaiah 40–41, Isaiah 44–45, Isaiah 49, Isaiah 51, Isaiah 53, Isaiah 55, Isaiah 63, Isaiah 6–7, Jeremiah 1, Jeremiah 15, Jeremiah 17, Jeremiah 20–21, Jeremiah 25–26, Jeremiah 28, Jeremiah 3, Jeremiah 31, Jeremiah 36, Jeremiah 52, Job, Joshua, Judges, Leviticus 16, Nehemiah 13, Nehemiah 8, Proverbs 1, Proverbs 10, Proverbs 22–23, Proverbs 3, Proverbs 30–31, Proverbs 6–7, Psalm 1, Psalm 118, Psalm 24, Psalm 3, Psalm 53, Psalm 6, Psalms 14–15, Ruth, Song of Songs, Zechariah 1–2, Zechariah 5, Zechariah 7–8 on Friday, 31 October, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Terence E. Fretheim, God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation
Posted in Creation, Family, Flood story, God, God, as creator, God, images of, Judgement, Lady wisdom, Land, Law, Nation, Natural law, Oracles against the nations, Salvation, Wisdom, Worship, tagged Amos 4:13, Amos 5:8-9, Amos 8:7-10, Amos 9:5-6, Exodus, Fretheim Terence E., Genesis 12–50, Genesis 1–2, Genesis 3:1-24, Genesis 4:1–6:5, Genesis 6:5–8:22, Genesis 9:1–11:26, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 12, Job, Proverbs 8:22-31, Review on Tuesday, 30 September, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bibliographical details: Fretheim, T. E. (2005). God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation. Nashville: Abingdon Press. Publisher’s information: Dr. Terence Fretheim presents the Old Testament view of the Creator God, the created world, and our role in creation. Beginning with ‘The Beginning’, Fretheim demonstrates that creation is open-ended and connected. [...]
Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart, How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
Posted in Bible translation, Biblical interpretation, Covenant, Gospels, Hermeneutics, Historical books, Hope, Judgement, Law, Non-Pauline letters, Parables, Pauline letters, Prayer, Prophets/prophecy, Wisdom, tagged Acts, Fee Gordon D., Psalms, Revelation, Stuart Douglas on Wednesday, 24 September, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bibliographical details: Fee, G. D., and D. Stuart. (2003). How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Publisher’s information: Understanding the Bible isn’t for the few, the gifted, the scholady. The Bible is accessible. It’s meant to be read and comprehended by everyone from armchair readers to seminary [...]
Gordon McConville, The Old Testament
Posted in Ancient Near Eastern background, Ancient Near Eastern religion, Background, Canon, Canonical approach, Christian interpretation, Conquest, Exile, Exodus, Family, Form criticism, Historical books, Historical criticism, History, of Israel, Israel, Israelite society, Jewish interpretation, Law, Old Testament, Old Testament theology, Pentateuch, Prophets/prophecy, Redaction criticism, Source criticism, Text, Tribe, Wisdom, Women, tagged McConville J. Gordon on Monday, 26 May, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bibliographical details: McConville, J. G. (1996). The Old Testament. Teach Yourself Books. London: Hodder & Stoughton. Publisher’s information: The Bible has had a profound effect on the whole of Western culture – through the religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and also through literature and art. It has been the often unrecognised inspiration behind many [...]
John H. Walton, Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
Posted in Ancient Near Eastern background, Ancient Near Eastern literature, Ancient Near Eastern religion, Comparative studies, Cosmic geography, Cosmogony, Cosmology, Death, Divination, Family religion, Gods, Historiography, Kingship, Law, Omens, Ritual, State religion, Temple, Wisdom, tagged KM review, Review, Walton John H. on Thursday, 8 May, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Bibliographical details: Walton, J. H. (2007). Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible. Nottingham: Apollos. Publisher’s information: Much of the Old Testament can seem strange to contemporary readers. However, as we begin to understand how ancient people viewed the world, the Old Testament becomes more clearly [...]
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