Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books
At the Temple Gates
The Religion of Freelance Experts in the Roman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
In his sixth satire, Juvenal speculates about how Roman wives busy themselves while their husbands are away, namely, by entertaining a revolving door of exotic visitors who include a eunuch of the eastern goddess Bellona, an impersonator of Egyptian Anubis, a Judean priestess, and Chaldean astrologers....
HOW TO STUDY
Study the Bible for the Greatest Profit [Second Edition]
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
How can we find more enjoyment in studying the Bible? How can we make our study periods more productive? What circumstances contribute to effective personal study? How can we derive real benefit and pleasure from our Bible reading? From what activities can time be bought out for reading and studying...
Reading Matthew with Monks
Liturgical Interpretation in Anglo-Saxon England
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
In Reading Matthew with Monks, Derek Olsen seeks to evaluate whether early medieval monastic biblical interpreters can serve as effective conversation partners for modern readers who are committed to broadening their reading of Scripture. Olsen puts the interpretations of four modern Scripture commentaries...
THE CREATION DAYS OF GENESIS
Were the Creation Days Literally 24 Hours Long?
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015
How long were the creative days? When was “the beginning”? Does science contradict the Genesis account? What does fit the facts? As has been the case with many other doctrines that have been misrepresented or misunderstood, all we ask is that the reader of this book gives the Andrews a fair hearing....
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Much of the Old Testament seems strange to contemporary readers. However, as we begin to understand how ancient people viewed the world, the Old Testament becomes more clearly a book that stands within its ancient context as it also speaks against it. John Walton provides here a thoughtful introduction...
Toward an Exegetical Theology
Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1998
Proposes a method of biblical interpretation consisting of contexual, syntactical, verbal, theological, and homiletical analysis.
Torah MiEtzion: Shemot
New Readings in Tanach
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Torah MiEtzion presents original, insightful essays on the Bible by the rabbis of Yeshivat Har Etzion, one of today's most vibrant and influential schools of modern biblical interpretation. Since its founding in Israel in 1968, Yeshivat Har Etzion has emphasized Bible study alongside Talmud study...
The Way In
Saga Songs and Star of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
The mystery of who Jesus really was intrigues us; without a back story, the man, aged about 30 years-old, astonished the world of his day with his gospel words and ministry. What would his memoirs or autobiography reveal about his life and thoughts? The Way In adds color to his established roles as...
by Frank Goodwilie
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
For two millennia Christian dogma has forcefully asserted that miracles are real events. This concept is now firmly entrenched in Western thinking. Miraclescam will show that the Bible text claiming to support supernatural ideology is based on distortions of social history.Plagiarism, deceit,...
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Leading evangelical scholar John Walton surveys the cultural context of the ancient Near East, bringing insight to the interpretation of specific Old Testament passages. This new edition of a top-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised throughout to reflect the refined thinking of...
The Domenech Bible Interpretations
The Bible & Climate Change
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
I developed an Authentic, Original, and Unique methodology for the purpose of Bible Interpretation, that will engage the reader and stimulate his/her interest in Bible reading and study, and engage them into a progressive and healthy discussion about the topics included in my book.
by H. A. A. Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
It is scarcely necessary to apologise for a discussion of St. Paul’s relation to the Mystery-Religions of his Hellenistic environment. One of the most noteworthy features in the trend of contemporary scholarship is the interest manifested by philological experts in the phenomena of that extraordinary...
by Stephen Shephard
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
The prophecy of Daniel 9 has probably been the most debated passage since the birth of the Church, where virtually every mainstream interpretation has looked outside the biblical canon in order to try and understand its mystery. Although all have boasted to have solved the prophetic riddle, every...
Pauls Sexual and Marital Ethics in 1 Corinthians 7
An African-Cameroonian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Paul’s Sexual and Marital Ethics in 1 Corinthians 7: An African-Cameroonian Perspective provides readers with an innovative interpretation of Paul’s pastoral and pedagogical approach and solutions to the multifaceted ethical problems presented to him by the Corinthian community, revealing a wide-ranging,...