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2 Maccabees (Hardcover): Daniel R Schwartz 2 Maccabees (Hardcover)
Daniel R Schwartz
R7,228 Discovery Miles 72 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

2 Maccabees is a Jewish work composed during the 2nd century BCE and preserved by the Church. Written in Hellenistic Greek and told from a Jewish-Hellenistic perspective, 2 Maccabees narrates and interprets the ups and downs of events that took place in Jerusalem prior to and during the Maccabean revolt: institutionalized Hellenization and the foundation of Jerusalem as a polis; the persecution of Jews by Antiochus Epiphanes, accompanied by famous martyrdoms; and the rebellion against Seleucid rule by Judas Maccabaeus. 2 Maccabees is an important source both for the events it describes and for the values and interests of the Judaism of the Hellenistic diaspora that it reflects - which are often quite different from those represented by its competitor, 1 Maccabees.

Connecting the Dots - How God's Sovereignty Affects You and Me (Hardcover): Arthur Enns Connecting the Dots - How God's Sovereignty Affects You and Me (Hardcover)
Arthur Enns
R742 R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Save R85 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy - 750-500 BCE (Hardcover): David Aberbach Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy - 750-500 BCE (Hardcover)
David Aberbach
R4,458 Discovery Miles 44 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ancient prophecy was not confined to Israel, yet the phenomenon of prophetic poetry as it developed there was unique. The impact of this poetry on civilization is incalculable, though its origins and motives largely remain mysterious. This book shows that this poetry is inseparable from the empires which determined the history of the ancient Near East and the fate of Israel and Judah from the late-8th century to the end of the 6th century BC - first Assyria, then Babylonia, and finally Persia. Each empire had its own characters and motives, and stimulated a distinct wave of prophecy, led in turn by Isaiah Ben Amos, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and the second Isaiah. The book is an historical interpretation and an anthology of prophetic poetry which uses recent research on imperialism and creativity to produce a radically new interpretation of the biblical prophets. More than three dozen outstanding poems and fragments in new translation from the Hebrew Bible are arranged in a running narrative, from the late-8th century BC until the late-6th century BC.

30 Years That Changed the World - A Fresh Look At The Book Of Acts (Paperback): Michael Green 30 Years That Changed the World - A Fresh Look At The Book Of Acts (Paperback)
Michael Green
R345 R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Save R28 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

An inspiring, thematic approach to the Book of Acts. Each theme is applied directly to modern church life, and to the relationship between the church and today's world. Themes opened up include church planting, evangelistic preaching, guidance, leadership and effective communication of the gospel in message and life-style.

Matthew 19-28 - Volume 3 (Hardcover): W.D. Davies, Dale C. Allison Jr Matthew 19-28 - Volume 3 (Hardcover)
W.D. Davies, Dale C. Allison Jr
R6,343 Discovery Miles 63 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume which completes the internationally acclaimed three-volume commentary on St Matthew's Gospel includes a verse-by-verse and section-by-section commentary in which all linguistic, historical, and theological issues are discussed in detail. A complete index to all three volumes is included.

Proverbs - Interpretation (Hardcover): Leo G. Perdue Proverbs - Interpretation (Hardcover)
Leo G. Perdue
R1,248 R1,044 Discovery Miles 10 440 Save R204 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book of Proverbs is a collection of sayings, poems, and "life's little instructions." Wrestling with the values of things such as creation, livelihood, or moral character, Proverbs exhorts its readers to seek the higher ideals--knowledge, discipline, piety, and order--and offers guidance on how to live in harmony with God, others, and oneself.

Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.

Big Lessons from Little Airplanes - 31 Daily Flights (Hardcover): Tex Newman Big Lessons from Little Airplanes - 31 Daily Flights (Hardcover)
Tex Newman
R1,632 Discovery Miles 16 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Jewish Context of Jesus' Miracles (Hardcover): Eric Eve The Jewish Context of Jesus' Miracles (Hardcover)
Eric Eve
R6,317 Discovery Miles 63 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Scholarly literature on Jesus has often attempted to relate his miracles to their Jewish context, but that context has not been surveyed in its own right. The present study supplies that lack by examining both the ideas on miracle in Second Temple literature (including Josephus, Philo, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha) and the evidence for contemporary Jewish miracle workers. The penultimate chapter explores insights from cultural anthropology to round out the picture obtained from the literary evidence, and the study concludes that Jesus is distinctive as a miracle-worker in his Jewish context while nevertheless fitting into it.

Sex Texts from the Bible - Selections Annotated & Explained (Paperback): Teresa J. Hornsby Sex Texts from the Bible - Selections Annotated & Explained (Paperback)
Teresa J. Hornsby
R422 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A fresh look at the Bible reveals a richness of insight about sex and sexuality

For some people, the Bible s perspectives on sex may seem too one-dimensional or antiquated to apply to modern-day life. Others may hold up the Bible as the ultimate moral guideline when it comes to sex and human sexuality. A close reading of the Bible reveals that while its rules and lessons about sex and sexuality may not be applicable to all people at all times, this sacred scripture does offer surprising insight into our modern sexual lives.

This intriguing guide demystifies the Bible, synthesizing basic historical, theological, literary and linguistic ideas about the Bible s texts with our modern attitudes about sex. Thoughtful new translation and provocative commentary bridge the divide between biblical authority and our present-day views on gender roles, marriage, sexual orientation, virginity, lust and sexual pleasure. Drawing from Hebrew and Christian scripture, it examines the ways that the language of religion and the language of sex intersect.

Now you can discover what the Bible says about sex with no previous background in theology or religious history. This SkyLight Illuminations edition offers insightful and engaging commentary that explains the historical context and religious worldviews of those who wrote the Bible as well as the role their perspectives play in current social debates. You will be encouraged to form your own opinion about what the Bible has to say about sex and gain a deeper understanding of your own sexuality.

The Binding of Isaac - A Religious Model of Disobedience (Hardcover, New): Omri Boehm The Binding of Isaac - A Religious Model of Disobedience (Hardcover, New)
Omri Boehm
R4,572 Discovery Miles 45 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Traditional interpertations in both Judaism and Christianity argue that the Akedah presents not only an ethical question but also an ethical reply. But for the intervention of the angel, Abraham would have killed his son. Obedience to God take precedence over morality as humanly conceived. Yet, the angel of YHWH that appears to Abraham is a later addition to the text; thus, in the original narrative Abraham actually disobeys the divine command to slay his son, and sacrifices a ram instead. The first part of the book shows how the "original" version of the narrative did not contain the angelic figure. The second part of the book re-examines various religious interpretations of the text to show that exegetes such as Maimonides and his followers did point out Abraham's disobedience. According to these writers the esoteric layer of the story in fact declares that disobedience to God's command was Abraham's true affirmation of faith. In th ethird part of the book, Boehm re-opens the philosophical debate between Kant and Kierkegaard. Boehm concludes the book by contending that the monotheistic model of faith presented by Abraham was actually a model of disobedience.

Six Plus One Equals Seven (Hardcover): Forrest R Fichthorn Six Plus One Equals Seven (Hardcover)
Forrest R Fichthorn
R802 Discovery Miles 8 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Proverbs of Jesus - Issues of History and Rhetoric (Hardcover): Alan Winton The Proverbs of Jesus - Issues of History and Rhetoric (Hardcover)
Alan Winton
R3,878 Discovery Miles 38 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Was Jesus a prophet of the eschatological Kingdom or a teacher of wisdom? These two characterizations of Jesus appear to be incompatible and, since the last century, the former has dominated our understanding of the Gospels at the expense of the latter. Proverbial sayings in the Synoptics have either been pressed into the service of eschatology-and have thus lost their character as wisdom-or have been disregarded as 'inauthentic', representing a later stage in the tradition. This book offers a critique of the method of historical reconstruction which leads to such conclusions. It also suggests an approach to the rhetoric or function of proverbial sayings, based on pragmatics, which develops the distinction between sense and force and offers some account of the rhetorical strategies involved in the use of proverbs in speech. A final chapter attempts to show how proverbial sayings might be given more significance in our understanding of Jesus' message through a reconsideration of the relationship between wisdom, eschatology and the Kingdom of God.

Three Faces of a Queen - Characterization in the Books of Esther (Hardcover): Linda Day Three Faces of a Queen - Characterization in the Books of Esther (Hardcover)
Linda Day
R3,380 Discovery Miles 33 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This original study offers, for the first time, an analysis of the characterization of Esther as she is portrayed in each of the three primary versions of the book of Esther-the Masoretic text, the Septuagint text, and the Greek a text. This study of characterization has implications beyond itself. It permits a reasssessment of relations between the book of Esther and other literature of the time, it sheds light on the place of origin of the ancient versions of Esther, and it raises serious feminist and canon-critical questions about the role of the book.

John the Baptist in Life and Death - Audience-Oriented Criticism of Matthew's Narrative (Hardcover): Gary Yamasaki John the Baptist in Life and Death - Audience-Oriented Criticism of Matthew's Narrative (Hardcover)
Gary Yamasaki
R5,601 Discovery Miles 56 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In a narrative about Jesus, a character like John the Baptist would not be expected to play a role much beyond that of providing a baptism for Jesus. Yet the Matthaean narrator finds several other uses for John in the development of the narrative, not only while he is still alive, but also after he is dead. In examining John's role, Yamasaki deploys an audience-oriented critical methodology, an approach that chronicles the narrator's efforts to influence first-time readers' experience of the narrative as they proceed sequentially through the text. He traces John's characterization as 'forerunner', from a glowing introduction in ch. 3-albeit with a slight flaw in his ideological point of view on Jesus-through a progressive exacerbation of this flaw, to a rehabilitation of John in ch. 11. As a result of this rehabilitation, the narrator is able to continue to use John in his role as forerunner in the second half of the narrative, even after John's death has removed him from the story-line.>

NIV, Women's Devotional Bible, Leathersoft, Navy, Comfort Print (Leather / fine binding): Zondervan NIV, Women's Devotional Bible, Leathersoft, Navy, Comfort Print (Leather / fine binding)
Zondervan
R1,523 R1,276 Discovery Miles 12 760 Save R247 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Grace in the Midst of Judgment - Grappling with Genesis 1-11 (Hardcover, Reprint 2010): Johnson T.K. Lim Grace in the Midst of Judgment - Grappling with Genesis 1-11 (Hardcover, Reprint 2010)
Johnson T.K. Lim
R3,560 Discovery Miles 35 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents the development of a theological reading strategy in conversation with contemporary hermeneutical theories. Using that as a model, Gen 1-11 is read as a unified text refracted through the prism of textuality from a canonical approach.

Acts - Interpretation (Hardcover): William H Willimon Acts - Interpretation (Hardcover)
William H Willimon
R1,077 R911 Discovery Miles 9 110 Save R166 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

William Willimon combines the latest findings in Lukan scholarship with the pastoral, educational, and theological concerns of the local church to provide a new interpretation of Acts. He bases his commentary on the idea that the purpose of Acts was not to make Christianity acceptable to the Roman state but rather to preserve the integrity of the church against the onslaught of classical culture. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.

Source and Revision in the Narratives of David's Transfer of the Ark - Text, Language, and Story in 2 Samuel 6 and 1... Source and Revision in the Narratives of David's Transfer of the Ark - Text, Language, and Story in 2 Samuel 6 and 1 Chronicles 13, 15-16 (Hardcover, 6th ed.)
Robert Rezetko
R6,303 Discovery Miles 63 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book evaluates the relationship between "Samuel" and "Chronicles" in a single synoptic story: David's transfer of Israel's sacred ark to Jerusalem in "2 Samuel 6" and "1 Chronicles 13, 15-16". Chapter one surveys areas of research related to "Samuel" and "Chronicles". Rezetko summarises research and perspectives on these books and their stories of David's ark transfer. The review highlights competing approaches to "Samuel" which center on either sources or composition and on either a diachronic or synchronic methodology. Chapter two surveys issues related to synchronic and diachronic approaches to "Samuel" and "Chronicles". The writer suggests that the impasse between these competing approaches may be resolved by the textual-exegetical approach, that is, by using text-critical controls on redactional arguments.Finally, it is stated that the principal text-critical aim in this book is the detection of earlier and later forms of biblical texts or stories, or to state it differently, the discovery of earlier and later stages in their editorial histories. Using the aforementioned insights and methodologies, chapters three through six closely examine "2 Samuel 6" and the synoptic portions of "1 Chronicles 13, 15-16". All these interconnected adjustments point to successive editorial interventions over a substantial period of time and their cumulative appearance and objective may be labelled a literary layer. The book concludes with observations regarding the implications of the present investigation for the theories of A G Auld.

Revelation - The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ (Hardcover): J Kovacs Revelation - The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ (Hardcover)
J Kovacs
R3,520 Discovery Miles 35 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This ground-breaking commentary on The Revelation to John (the Apocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages.
Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse on society and culture.
Shows the book's impact on the Christian church through the ages.
Looks at interpretations of the Apocalypse by theologians, ranging from Augustine to late twentieth century liberation theologians.
Considers the book's effects on writers, artists, musicians, political figures, visionaries, and others, including Dante, Hildegard of Bingen, Milton, Newton, the English Civil war radicals, Turner, Blake, Handel, and Franz Schmidt.
Provides access to material not readily available elsewhere.
Will appeal to students and scholars across a wide range of disciplines, as well as to general readers.

More information about this series is available from the Blackwell Bible Commentaries website at http: //www.bbibcomm.net/

From Death to Life - Conversion in Joseph and Aseneth (Hardcover, 16th ed.): Randall D. Chesnutt From Death to Life - Conversion in Joseph and Aseneth (Hardcover, 16th ed.)
Randall D. Chesnutt
R4,907 Discovery Miles 49 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This monograph, the first in English on any aspect of Joseph and Aseneth, examines Aseneth's conversion as narrated in this important but neglected apocryphal Jewish romance. An extensive history of research on Joseph and Aseneth and an analysis of key issues such as text, original language, character, provenance, date, and genre, precede and inform the study of conversion. The story of Aseneth's conversion has too often been understood on the basis of premature and superficial comparisons with other paradigms of conversion and initiation in the Hellenistic world. As a corrective, Chesnutt assigns priority to descriptive over comparative analysis. He draws comparisons and contrasts with other models of conversion and initiation only after he has carefully examined Aseneth's conversion in its own right within the literary context of Joseph and Aseneth and the social context which the document itself reflects. The attention not only to conversion but also to much broader social and religious dimensions of Judaism in antiquity makes this book important for specialists in Christian origins, Greco-Roman religions, women's studies, and patristics, as well as the history of Judaism>

The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae (vol 2) - A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition, Volume 2 (Hardcover): Josep... The Message of Acts in Codex Bezae (vol 2) - A Comparison with the Alexandrian Tradition, Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Josep Rius-Camps, Jenny Read-Heimerdinger
R6,316 Discovery Miles 63 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A comparison of the message of Acts transmitted by Codez Bezae with that of the more familiar Alexandrian text, represented by Codex Vaticanus. For each section of Acts, there is a side by side translation of the Bezan and Alexandrian manuscripts, followed by a critical apparatus and, finally, a commentary that explores the differences in the message of the two texts. It is concluded that the Bezan text, with its interest in internal Jewish affairs and its focus on the struggles of the early disciples to free themselves from their traditional Jewish expectations and to achieve, despite their mistakes, a more accurate understanding of their master's teaching, is the earlier of the two texts. LNTS 302

Tuning in The Good Shepherd Volume 1 - Daily Meditations from Genesis to Lamentations (Hardcover): H. Lawrence Zillmer Tuning in The Good Shepherd Volume 1 - Daily Meditations from Genesis to Lamentations (Hardcover)
H. Lawrence Zillmer
R861 Discovery Miles 8 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The View From Down in Poordom - Reflections on Scriptures Addressing Poverty (Hardcover): Paul McKay The View From Down in Poordom - Reflections on Scriptures Addressing Poverty (Hardcover)
Paul McKay
R806 Discovery Miles 8 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hallowed Be Thy Name - The Psalms (Hardcover): Misti Stevens Hallowed Be Thy Name - The Psalms (Hardcover)
Misti Stevens
R974 Discovery Miles 9 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Human and the Divine in History - Herodotus and the Book of Daniel (Hardcover): Paul V. Niskanen The Human and the Divine in History - Herodotus and the Book of Daniel (Hardcover)
Paul V. Niskanen
R5,942 Discovery Miles 59 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Human and the Divine in History investigates the possibility that the author of Daniel knew and drew upon the Histories of Herodotus. Daniel uses and develops Herodotean concepts such as the succession of world empires, dynastic dreams, and the focus on both human and divine cauration in explaining historical events. A comparative reading of these two texts illuminates DanielGCOs theology of history, showing it to be neither as exclusively eschatological nor as sectarian as is often supposed. Rather, it is specifically the end of exileGCounderstood as foreign dominationGCothat Daniel envisions for the entire Jewish people.

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