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A Biblical Study Guide for Equal Pulpits (Hardcover): Young Lee Hertig A Biblical Study Guide for Equal Pulpits (Hardcover)
Young Lee Hertig; Foreword by Edwin David Aponte
R837 R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Save R112 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Matthew and his Christian Contemporaries (Hardcover): David C. Sim, Boris Repschinski Matthew and his Christian Contemporaries (Hardcover)
David C. Sim, Boris Repschinski
R5,251 Discovery Miles 52 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume aims to compare the author of Matthew's Gospel with a selection of contemporary Christian authors and/or texts. Recent Matthean scholarship has highlighted the distinctiveness of this early Christian writer by emphasising his clear Jewish perspective in addition to his Christian affiliation. He can accurately be perceived as both Jewish and Christian because he holds that Christian commitment demands both observance of the Mosaic Law and faith in Jesus as the Messiah. But if Matthew is distinctively Jewish and Christian, how does he compare with other early Christian writers? Much of the New Testament literature was composed by Paul himself or by his later followers, and these Christians held the view that the Mosaic Law no longer had relevance in the light of the Christ event. Other New Testament texts that are not Pauline, e.g. the Gospel of John and the letter to the Hebrews, appear to agree with Paul on this point. Consequently, Matthew stands apart from other texts in the canon with the possible exception of the letter of James. The volume will therefore establish the distinctiveness of Matthew by comparing his theological perspective with his major sources, Mark and Q, and with the two remaining Gospels, the Pauline epistles, the letter to the Hebrews and the epistle of James. The comparison of Matthew with non-canonical texts, the Didache and the letters of Ignatius of Antioch, is important because much work has been done in these areas recently. Given Matthew's distinctive portrayal of Jesus, a comparison of Matthew and the historical Jesus is also demanded in the context of this volume.

From Noah to Israel - Realization of the Primaeval Blessing After the Flood (Hardcover, New): Carol M. Kaminski From Noah to Israel - Realization of the Primaeval Blessing After the Flood (Hardcover, New)
Carol M. Kaminski
R6,630 Discovery Miles 66 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The primaeval blessing, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, ' first announced to humankind in Genesis 1.28 is renewed to Noah and his sons after the flood in Genesis 9.1. There is widespread scholarly consensus that the ensuing dispersion in Genesis 10.1-32 and 11.1-9 is the means by which the creation blessing is fulfilled. Kaminski argues that the primeval blessing is not fulfilled in the Table of Nations and that Yahweh's scattering Noah's descendants in the Babel story does not contribute positively to the creation theme. Rather, the creation blessing is being taken up in the primary line of Shem (Genesis 11.10-26), which leads directly to Abraham. She further suggests that divine grace is not absent after the Babel judgment, as is commonly assumed, but is at work in the Shemite genealogy. She argues that the primeval blessing, which is unfulfilled in the primaeval history, is taken up by Abraham and his descendants by means of a divine promise. While the blessing is in the process of being realised in the patriarchal narratives, it is not fulfilled. The multiplication theme is resumed, however, in Exodus 1.7, which describes Israel's proliferation in Egypt. This is the first indication that the creation blessing is fulfilled. Realisation of the primaeval blessing progresses after the flood, therefore, from Noah to Israel. Yet God's blessing on Israel is not for their sake alone - it is the means through which the divine intention for creation will be restored to the world. JSOTS413

The Temple of Jesus' Body - The Temple Theme in the Gospel of John (Hardcover): Alan Kerr The Temple of Jesus' Body - The Temple Theme in the Gospel of John (Hardcover)
Alan Kerr
R6,662 Discovery Miles 66 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is a study of the Johannine Christian response to the fall of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 ce. A crucial text in this investigation is Jn 2.13-22 and its context, which provide a lens through which other texts in John are viewed. Kerr's examination of the Temple festivals of Passover, Tabernacles, Dedication suggests that in Jesus fulfils and replaces these, while in the case of the Sabbath he effects a transformation. The overall conclusion is that the Johannine Jesus replaces and fulfils the Jerusalem Temple.

Enthymemes in the Letters of Paul (Hardcover, New): Marc Debanne Enthymemes in the Letters of Paul (Hardcover, New)
Marc Debanne
R6,303 Discovery Miles 63 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This investigation looks at Paul's argumentation with special attention paid to enthymemes. Enthymemes can be defined as a three part deductive argumentation with an unstated assumption. Enthymemes constitute an important part of Paul's argumentation which until now has been relatively unexploited. Pauline studies continues today to grapple with the question of the core of Paul's thought and the investigation of the apostle's social world is gaining interest among scholars. This study of the manner in which Paul constructs enthymemes gives us insight into his thought world and would be a valuable text for scholars and librarians.

The Things I Think I Think (Hardcover): Ben Donley The Things I Think I Think (Hardcover)
Ben Donley
R635 R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Instruction and Imagery in Proverbs 1-9 (Hardcover, New): Stuart Weeks Instruction and Imagery in Proverbs 1-9 (Hardcover, New)
Stuart Weeks
R4,555 Discovery Miles 45 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A detailed examination of Proverbs 1-9, an early Jewish poetic work. Stuart Weeks incorporates studies of literature from ancient Egypt and from the Dead Sea scrolls, but his focus is on the background and use of certain key images in the text. Proverbs 1-9 belongs to an important class of biblical literature (wisdom literature), and is less well known as a whole than the related books of Job and Ecclesiastes, partly because it has been viewed until recently as a dull and muddled school-book. However, parts of it have been profoundly influential on the development of both Judaism and Christianity, and occupy a key role in modern feminist theology. Weeks demonstrates that those parts belong to a much broader and more intricate set of ideas than older scholarship allowed.

Transitivity-Based Foregrounding in the Acts of the Apostles - A Functional-Grammatical Approach to the Lukan Perspective... Transitivity-Based Foregrounding in the Acts of the Apostles - A Functional-Grammatical Approach to the Lukan Perspective (Hardcover)
Gustavo Martin-Asensio
R5,602 Discovery Miles 56 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study of the language of Acts is based on M. A. K. Halliday's functional grammar, which offers a theory based on linguistic choices and the effects they have on readers or hearers. Interacting with selected interpretations from, among others, C.K. Barrett, Ben C. Witherington, Jerome Neyrey, Jacob Jervell and John Lentz, Martin-Asensio argues that transitivity ('who does what to whom') emerges as a key factor in the foregrounding scheme of Acts, and this analysis offers a linguistically based perspective on Luke's overall concern to underline the supremacy of the divine will on the stage of human affairs.

Legitimation in the Letter to the Hebrews - The Construction and Maintenance of a Symbolic Universe (Hardcover): Iutisone... Legitimation in the Letter to the Hebrews - The Construction and Maintenance of a Symbolic Universe (Hardcover)
Iutisone Salevao
R6,662 Discovery Miles 66 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book adopts an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of the theology, symbolism and argument of Hebrews. Employing sociological models, the book examines Hebrews in the context of the early Christians' construction and maintenance of a social world. In that respect, the book elaborates the thesis that Hebrews was designed to serve a legitimating function in the realm of social interaction, that its theology, symbolism and argument were designed to construct and maintain the symbolic universe of the community of the readers. It is argued that we cannot properly understand the theology, symbolism and argument of Hebrews apart from its first-century context.

A Royal Priesthood - Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 (Hardcover): John A. Davies A Royal Priesthood - Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 (Hardcover)
John A. Davies
R6,647 Discovery Miles 66 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the portrayal of Israel as a royal-priestly nation within Exodus and against the background of biblical and ancient Near Eastern thought. Central to the work is a literary study of Exodus 19:4GCo6 and a demonstration of the pivotal role these verses and their main image have within Exodus. This elective and honorific designation of YahwehGCOs cherished people has a particular focus on the privilege of access to him in his heavenly temple. The paradigm of the royal grant of privileged status has profound implications for our understanding of the Sinai covenant.

Uprooting and Planting - Essays on Jeremiah for Leslie Allen (Hardcover): John Goldingay Uprooting and Planting - Essays on Jeremiah for Leslie Allen (Hardcover)
John Goldingay
R6,796 Discovery Miles 67 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This Festschrift for Leslie C. Allen reflects the ferment in studies of Jeremiah. A group of international scholars examine the location of the prophecies in Jeremiah's life and consider the book's social, ethical, theological, political, and devotional implications. >

It Is Finished - Fulfilling Destiny (Hardcover): Hidden Mouuntain It Is Finished - Fulfilling Destiny (Hardcover)
Hidden Mouuntain; Illustrated by Hidden Mountain
R687 Discovery Miles 6 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Following the Leader - Giving God the Reins (Hardcover): Lee Ann Layson Following the Leader - Giving God the Reins (Hardcover)
Lee Ann Layson
R702 R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Save R78 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Berit Olam (Hardcover): Konrad Schaefer Berit Olam (Hardcover)
Konrad Schaefer
R1,917 R1,647 Discovery Miles 16 470 Save R270 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The psalms are masterful poems that echo the tenors of community life and worship as they project the scope of the human drama from lament to praise. They chart a profound and vital relationship with God, with al the ups and downs that this relationship implies. Konrad Schaefer's concise commentary on the psalms relates their poetic elements while respecting their historical context and traditional use in the liturgy and, more importantly, their ultimate value as a springboard to private and communal prayer.

In "Psalms," Schaefer focuses on the structure of each psalm, its dramatic plot, the modes of discourse, the rhetorical features, and the effective use of imagery to portray theology and the spiritual life. Schaefer portrays each poem's inner dynamic to acquaint readers with the poet and the community which prayed and preserved the composition, allowing the believer to transpose it in the contemporary situation.

"Psalms" is for those who would like to pray the psalms with more intensity of meaning; for those willing to touch the biblical world and taste of its fruit in the Word of God; and for devoted readers of the Bible to become more expert as it helps experts become more devoted.

Chapters are Introduction," "Book One (Psalms 1-41)," "Book Two (Psalms 42-72)," "Book Three (Psalms 73-89)," "Book Four (Psalms 90-106)," and "Book Five (Psalms 107-150)."

"Konrad Schaefer, OSB, SSD, is a monk of Mount Angel Abbey, Oregon. He currently teaches at Our Lady of Angels in Cuernavaca, Mexico.""

I Testify the Truth About the Truth - And the Prophetic Revelation (Hardcover): Martineau Dimanche I Testify the Truth About the Truth - And the Prophetic Revelation (Hardcover)
Martineau Dimanche
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Psalms of the Return (Book V, Psalms 107-150) - Studies in the Psalter, IV (Hardcover, New): Michael D Goulder The Psalms of the Return (Book V, Psalms 107-150) - Studies in the Psalter, IV (Hardcover, New)
Michael D Goulder
R6,623 Discovery Miles 66 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Book V of the Psalter (Psalms 107-150) divides into three, with the Songs of the Ascents (120-134) as the central section, and the first and third units following parallel structures (historical, Davidic, alphabetical, Hallel psalms). The units are all compositions of the Return period: 107-119 for the reconstruction of the Temple, 120-134 for Nehemiah's wall-building, 135-150 for Ezra's mission. Psalms 120-134 follow the episodes of Nehemiah's 'memoir', in order. All three groups show evidence of evening-morning alternation, and were intended for festal use: 107-118 at the Passover of Ezra 6, 120-134 at the Tabernacles of Nehemiah 12, 135-150 at Ezra's Tabernacles (Neh. 8).>

Being Conformed to Christ in Community - A Study of Maturity, Maturation and the Local Church in the Undisputed Pauline... Being Conformed to Christ in Community - A Study of Maturity, Maturation and the Local Church in the Undisputed Pauline Epistles (Hardcover, New)
James G. Samra
R5,614 Discovery Miles 56 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Being Conformed to Christ in Community explores Paul's conception of maturity, paying particular attention to the maturation process and the role of the local church in facilitating this process. Although central to Paul's theology, maturity is often overlooked in Pauline studies. Samra argues that Paul understood his apostolic commission to involve delivering mature believers on the day of Christ. He suggests that the central motif of Pauline maturity is conformity of believers to the image of Christ, who provides the defi ning standard of maturity. For Paul there are fi ve means used by the Spirit to conform believers to the image of Christ, which Samra presents and analyzes as components of the maturation process, namely identifying with Christ, enduring suffering, experiencing the presence of God, receiving and living out wisdom from God and imitating a godly example. Samra concludes by arguing that Paul expected the local church to facilitate maturation so that believers' participation in a local assembly would result in their being conformed to Christ. REV DR JAMES G. SAMRA is Senior Minister at Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, USA. He earned a doctor of philosophy in New Testament from Oxford University and a masters of theology from Dallas Theological Seminary.

The Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis - A Study of Brief Stories in the Demonax, The Mishnah, and Mark... The Anecdote in Mark, the Classical World and the Rabbis - A Study of Brief Stories in the Demonax, The Mishnah, and Mark 8:27-10:45 (Hardcover)
Marion Moeser
R6,301 Discovery Miles 63 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This major study of a Markan genre, represented in the central section 8.27-10.4, ranges through Greek, rabbinic and early Christian literature, providing detailed comparison with the anecdotes in Lucian's Demonax and the Mishnah.Moeser concludes that the Markan anecdotes clearly follow the definition of, and typologies for, the Greek chreia. His analysis indicates that while the content of the three sets of anecdotes is peculiar to its respective cultural setting, the Greek, Jewish and Christian examples all function according to the purposes of the genre.

Revisiting Paul's Doctrine Of Justification - A Challenge To The New Perspective (Paperback): Peter Stuhlmacher, Donald A.... Revisiting Paul's Doctrine Of Justification - A Challenge To The New Perspective (Paperback)
Peter Stuhlmacher, Donald A. Hagner
R621 R553 Discovery Miles 5 530 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since 1963, substantial objections have been raised against the traditional view of the Pauline doctrine of justification, mainly by New Testament scholars such as Krister Stendahl, E. P. Sanders and James D. G. Dunn. This book evaluates the "New Perspective on Paul" and finds it wanting. With appreciation for the important critique already offered by Donald Hagner, which is included in this volume, Peter Stuhlmacher mounts a forthright and well-supported challenge based on established and more recent scholarship concerning Paul's understanding of justification. In particular he argues that the forensic and mystical elements of Paul's doctrine of justification should not be played off against one another. Rather Paul's understanding can be faithfully rendered only within the context of his apostolic mission to Jews and Gentiles and the expectation of the coming kingdom of God. This book will be of interest to students and teachers of biblical studies, biblical theology and systematic theology, and to those engaged in Jewish-Christian dialogue, Protestant-Roman Catholic conversation about the doctrine of justification, or discussions of rival views of justification within Protestantism.

Essays on Ephesians (Hardcover): Ernest Best Essays on Ephesians (Hardcover)
Ernest Best
R4,575 Discovery Miles 45 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An important collection of essays by Professor Ernest Best, author of the new commentary on Ephesians for the International Critical Commentary series.His subjects include, for example, the use of traditional material, the view of the ministry as expressed in Ephesians, Paul's apostolic authority.These essays represent a valuable companion and supplement to the commentary.>

The Meeting that Changed the World - The Council of Jerusalem AD 49 (Paperback): Michael Knowles The Meeting that Changed the World - The Council of Jerusalem AD 49 (Paperback)
Michael Knowles
R609 R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Save R45 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Liturgical Feasts and Seasons (Hardcover): Thomas Merton Liturgical Feasts and Seasons (Hardcover)
Thomas Merton; Edited by Patrick F. O'Connell; Foreword by Paul Quenon
R1,935 R1,584 Discovery Miles 15 840 Save R351 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Patronage and Power - A Study of Social Networks in Corinth (Hardcover): John K. Chow Patronage and Power - A Study of Social Networks in Corinth (Hardcover)
John K. Chow
R4,564 Discovery Miles 45 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From 1 Corinthians we know that the church at Corinth was beset by all sorts of problems. Some of these problems resulted from contacts with the pagan world - one member of the church cohabited with his stepmother, one brought a suit against another brother before the pagan magistrate, some ate idolatrous feasts at the pagan temple, and others underwent baptism for the dead. This refreshing and stimulating book seeks to understand the significance of these problems from the perspective of the social structures and conditions of this Graeco-Roman city, and places Paul's response to them in the same context.

The Treasure of the Word - Commentary on Biblical Readings for Sundays, Feast Days, and Solemnities, Cycle B (Hardcover):... The Treasure of the Word - Commentary on Biblical Readings for Sundays, Feast Days, and Solemnities, Cycle B (Hardcover)
Isidore Okwudili Igwegbe
R844 R744 Discovery Miles 7 440 Save R100 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Walking Backwards to Christmas (Paperback): Stephen Cottrell Walking Backwards to Christmas (Paperback)
Stephen Cottrell 1
R261 Discovery Miles 2 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

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