Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books
by David R. Cartlidge, David L. Dungan
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Since its first appearance in 1980, Documents for the Study of the Gospels has been a welcome and highly regarded sourcebook for the study of the historical environment of the Gospels, introducing religious, philosophical, and literary texts comparable to various aspects of the Gospels and illuminating...
The Woman Babylon and the Marks of Empire
Reading Revelation with a Postcolonial Womanist Hermeneutics of Ambiveilence
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
The “Great Whore” of the Book of Revelation—the hostile symbolization used to illustrate the author’s critique of empire—has attracted considerable attention in Revelation scholarship. Smith seeks to dismantle the either/or dichotomy within the “Great Whore” debate. Using postcolonial...
Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor
The Second Letter of Peter
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Acknowledging the Divine Benefactor' is a socio-rhetorical interpretation of the Second Letter of Peter. Using multiple interpretive perspectives and emphasising the pictorial dimensions of 2 Peter, Terrance Callan shows that the letter makes the following argument: since Jesus Christ has given his...
Apostle of the Crucified Lord
A Theological Introduction to Paul and His Letters
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
THIS COMPREHENSIVE, WIDELY USED TEXT by Michael Gorman presents a theologically focused, historically grounded interpretation of the apostle Paul and raises significant questions for engaging Paul today. After providing substantial background information on Paul's world, career, letters, gospel, spirituality,...
John, Judah, Paul & ?
Comments on First John, Second John, Third John, Judah (Jude), Hebrews, Galatians
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
This second volume, in a series of verse-by-verse comments and explanations on a collection of New Testament letters, covers 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Judah (Jude), Hebrews and Galatians. The interpretation and comments are based upon The New Testament, God's Message of Goodness, Ease and Well-being Which...
by Jonathan Paul Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
This first volume, in a series of verse-by-verse comments and explanations on a collection of New Testament letters, covers 1 Peter, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus and Jacob (James). The interpretation and comments are based upon The New Testament,...
by Bong Chur Shin
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
For many readers the Epistle to the Hebrews is among the most difficult books of the New Testament. Korean scholar Bong-chur Shin’s work provides a welcome insight into interpretive issues for biblical scholars and serious students. The book provides an exegetical framework which helps readers navigate...
Just Paul
Comments on Romans
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
This third volume, in a series of verse-by-verse comments and explanations on a collection of New Testament letters, is an interpretation of Paul's letter to the first century called-out, covenant community of Christ in Rome, which is arguably his greatest contribution to Christianity. It is based upon...
1 & 2 Peter and Jude
A Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
This is a phrase-by-phrase commentary & exposition of the New Testament books of 1 & 2 Peter and Jude. This commentary is in use as a college textbook, yet is suitable for the lay church member. The author seeks to harmonize the teachings of these NT books with other relevant NT Scripture. The...
by Grace Ko
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
This extraordinary work explains how the writer of the book of Habakkuk resolves the issue of theodicy. Reading the book as a literary whole, Grace Ko uses a holistic, synchronic approach to investigate how its writer presents his case, and how he reaches the final resolution of his problem. Since...
The Historical Writings
Introducing Israel's Historical Literature
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
History has an inescapable centrality in the Hebrew Bible, and biblical narratives are for many readers the best recognized and most memorable parts of the Bible. Yet the history of ancient Israel and the nature of Hebrew historiography remain hotly contested topics in contemporary scholarship. The...
The Conclusion of the New Testament (5)
The Church, the Kingdom, and New Jerusalem
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In the Lord’s recovery during the past five hundred years the church’s knowledge of the Lord and His truth has been continually progressing. This monumental and classical work by Brother Witness Lee builds upon and is a further development of all that the Lord has revealed to His church in the past...
God B.C.
God’s Grace in the Old Testament
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2018
“a classic of biblical interpretation”
ROWAN WILLIAMS
God B.C. is a clear and profound guide to the spiritual world of the Old Testament, providing a highly readable introduction to the nature of the God whom Jesus called “Father”. It charts the relationship between God and God’s...
Unlocking the Bible
A Layperson's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Unlocking the Bible is essentially a lay-persons guide to biblical interpretation. Its thesis is that understanding the text requires a prior understanding of critical technique. With this in view, the book examines historical, literary and cultural issues which are essential for an appreciation of...