Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
We rarely think about the way languages work because communicating in our native tongue comes so naturally to us. The Bible was written in ancient Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek—languages no modern reader can claim to have a native understanding of. A better understanding of how language works should...
by Casper Rigsby
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2015
If you've ever read the whole Bible, you are well aware of just how big this book is. With an estimated word count of well over 700,000 words, the book is not an undertaking for the casual reader. The book can be a very tedious and boring read. This turns many people off from wanting to commit...
by Thomas Jefferson
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
A uniquely attractive, compact edition of Thomas Jefferson's classic abridgment of the Bible, in which Jefferson sculpted the words and ideas of Christ into a resounding moral philosophy.
"To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus...
The Divine-Human Communion
An Outline of Catholic Integral Ecclesiology
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
This book contains a methodological fundamental-dogmatic study, which frames a comprehensive overview of the Church in the light of reason and faith. The understanding of the Church in the history of Christianity was – and still is – a subject of numerous misunderstandings, either among the believers...
Messengers of God
A True Story of Angelic Presence and the Return to
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Elie Wiesel’s classic look at Job and seven other Biblical characters as they grapple with their relationship with God and the question of his justice.
“Wiesel has never allowed himself to be diverted from the role of witness for the martyred Jews and survivors of the Holocaust, and by...
The Natural History of the Bible
An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2005
Traversing river valleys, steppes, deserts, rain-fed forests, farmlands, and seacoasts, the early Israelites experienced all the contrasting ecological domains of the ancient Near East. As they grew from a nomadic clan to become a nation-state in Canaan, they interacted with indigenous societies of...
Apocalipsis: el fin de los tiempos
El triunfo del Cordero de Dios
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Sermons by one of the most influential pastors in America dealing with the book of Revelations.
Sermones sobre el Libro de Apocalipsis.
The Promises of God
Discovering the One Who Keeps His Word
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
What Promises Can You Believe?
In The Promises of God, Dr. R. C. Sproul shows how God—the one true Promise Keeper—always keeps His promises. Drawing from his expansive theological background, Dr. Sproul addresses questions such as these:
· How do we know that God will fulfill His...
by Arthur Zulu
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013
"WHY?" That three-letter word is so common when disasters strike. It is the final question when a plane full of happy travelers disappears without trace. Or when war or natural disasters happen. Or when epidemics exact their toll on humans. Or when a rapist, or robber goes on rampage. Or...
by William Blake
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
FEATURES:
• Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book • Manually coded...
Abraham's Ashes
The Absurdity of Monotheism
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
“Abrahamic religion” has long been a buzzword in ecumenical discourse. It is the notion that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, despite their profound differences, are united in their reverence for Abraham—not just as the progenitor of Israel, but as a universal father in the faith. Abraham’s...
Exploring the Origins of the Bible (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)
Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
How did the Bible we have come to be? What do biblical scholars mean when they talk about canon, the Septuagint, the Apocrypha, or the Masoretic Text? All this biblical study is interesting, but does it really matter? Leading international scholars explain that it does. This thought-provoking and...
by Joel S. Baden
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
For well over two centuries the question of the composition of the Pentateuch has been among the most central and hotly debated issues in the field of biblical studies. In this book, Joel Baden presents a fresh and comprehensive argument for the Documentary Hypothesis. Critically engaging both older...
Are You the One Who Is to Come?
The Historical Jesus and the Messianic Question
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Did Jesus claim to be the long-awaited "messiah"? Going against much contemporary scholarship, Australian scholar Michael Bird argues that he did. He begins by exploring the messianic expectations in the Old Testament and Second Temple Jewish literature. Next, Bird points out weaknesses...