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Ezra the Scribe - The Development of Ezra 7-10 and Nehemia 8 (Hardcover, Reprint 2012): Juha Pakkala Ezra the Scribe - The Development of Ezra 7-10 and Nehemia 8 (Hardcover, Reprint 2012)
Juha Pakkala
R4,817 Discovery Miles 48 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This monograph investigates the literary development of Ezra 7-10 and Neh 8. With a detailed literary critical analysis, the investigation shows that the text was produced in several successive editorial phases for at least two centuries. Thus the final text cannot be used for historical purposes. The oldest text emerged as a short narrative, entirely written in the third person. It describes how a Torah scribe (Schriftgelehrter) called Ezra came from Babylon to Jerusalem to reinstate the written Torah. In the later editorial phases, Ezra's role was transformed from a scribe to a priest who brought cultic vessels to the Temple. The editorial development reveals that the text was originally influenced by Deuteronomy and the (Deutero)nomistic theology. Later, it came under priestly and Levitical influence.

The Whirlwind - Essays on Job, Hermeneutics and Theology in Memory of Jane Morse (Hardcover): Stephen L Cook, Corrine L.... The Whirlwind - Essays on Job, Hermeneutics and Theology in Memory of Jane Morse (Hardcover)
Stephen L Cook, Corrine L. Patton, James W. Watts
R5,266 Discovery Miles 52 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection of essays focuses on the book of Job, exploring the complex interplay of methodology and hermeneutics. There are two major parts: approaches that are primarily historical, i.e. the recovery of what the text 'meant'; and those that are contextual, i.e. that take seriously the context of reading. Both approaches engage the theological issue of how this reading helps us to better appropriate what the text 'means'. Contributors include the editors, Mark S. Smith, Douglas J. Green, Victoria Hoffer, Ellen F. Davis and Claire Matthews McGinnis.An introductory essay surveys the contents and outcomes of the various contributions and proposes new directions for the question of integrating methods.

Matthew for Everyone: Part 2 - chapters 16-28 (Paperback): Tom Wright Matthew for Everyone: Part 2 - chapters 16-28 (Paperback)
Tom Wright
R334 R302 Discovery Miles 3 020 Save R32 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Tom Wright has completed a tremendous task: to provide comprehensive guides to all the books of the New Testament, and to furnish them with his own fresh translation of the entire text. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable commentary with helpful background information. The format makes it appropriate also for daily study.

Rethinking the Gospel Sources - From Proto-Mark to Mark (Hardcover, Revised Ed.): Delbert Burkett Rethinking the Gospel Sources - From Proto-Mark to Mark (Hardcover, Revised Ed.)
Delbert Burkett
R4,912 Discovery Miles 49 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Burkett offers a new viewpoint on the much-debated Synoptic Problem. He contends that each theory regarding the Synoptic Problem is problematic. Each presents a case for the mutual dependence of one source upon another - for example, Matthew and Luke depend primarily on Mark, but use each other where they report the same story not contained already in Mark. Neither Mark nor Matthew nor Luke served as the source for the other two, but all depended on a set of earlier sources now lost. The relations between the Synoptic Gospels are more complex than the simpler theories have assumed.

Hosea (Hardcover): Francis Landy Hosea (Hardcover)
Francis Landy
R5,251 Discovery Miles 52 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This reading of Hosea explores the book from a feminist, psychoanalytical and poetic perspective. What is God doing with a prostitute? How does the theme of prostitution relate to the abjection of the woman as the other, and the fantasy of sexual ecstasy, precisely because she escapes patriarchal order? Where is the prophet situated in the dialectic of rage and desire that both seduces and condemns Israel? His voice is both masculine and feminine, and poetically embodies the sensuality of wayward Israel. The ambiguity of voice is also that of the prophet's role, which is both to nurture Israel, as on its Exodus from Egypt, and to be the trap that destroys it. The problematic of voice and prophetic function is evident in the vivid dissection of Israel's social institutions, whose disintegration is inversely related to the centrality of the discussion in the structure of the book, and in the violent swings from despair to impossible hope. The focus on immediate and uncontrollable entropy, manifest in extended tangled metaphors, that occupies the centre of the book, is framed in the outer chapters by intertextual references to Israel's primordial vision, and the romantic distantiation of the Song of Songs, in which the erotic and poetic contradictions of the book find their perhaps ironic resolution.>

Truth for Life - Volume 1, 1 - 365 Daily Devotions (Hardcover): Alistair Begg Truth for Life - Volume 1, 1 - 365 Daily Devotions (Hardcover)
Alistair Begg
R644 R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Save R46 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
101 Inspirational Bible  Word Searches - The New Testament (Paperback): Thomas Nelson 101 Inspirational Bible Word Searches - The New Testament (Paperback)
Thomas Nelson
R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Bible-themed word search book featuring scriptural words hidden in full-page puzzles, Bible verses, and large-print type. Exercise your brain while exploring the New Testament! With large-print type, word lists pulled directly from Scripture, and Bible verses throughout, 101 Inspirational Bible Word Searches: The New Testament provides hours of encouraging fun with a positive message for all ages. Adults and kids alike will enjoy word searches that include 101 New Testament topics, people, and well-known Bible verses such as the Lord's Prayer, the Gospels, Jesus, the Beatitudes, angels, and more. And the large type makes it easy to read and interact with the puzzles.

Allusion and Meaning in John 6 (Hardcover, Reprint 2012): Susan Hylen Allusion and Meaning in John 6 (Hardcover, Reprint 2012)
Susan Hylen
R3,553 Discovery Miles 35 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Many interpreters read John 6 as a contrast between Jesus and Judaism: Jesus repudiates Moses and manna and offers himself as an alternative. In contrast, this monograph argues that John 6 places elements of the Exodus story in a positive and constructive relationship to Jesus. This reading leads to an understanding of John as an interpreter of Exodus who, like other contemporary Jewish interpreters, sees current experiences in light of the Exodus story. This approach to John offers new possibilities for assessing the gospela (TM)s relationship to Jewish scripture, its dualism, and its metaphorical language.

Our Way and Our Life - Christ in His Mysteries (Hardcover): Blessed Columba Marmion, Abbot Marmion, Dom Columba Marmion Our Way and Our Life - Christ in His Mysteries (Hardcover)
Blessed Columba Marmion, Abbot Marmion, Dom Columba Marmion
R644 Discovery Miles 6 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Message of Isaiah 40-55 - A Literary-Theological Commentary (Hardcover): John Goldingay The Message of Isaiah 40-55 - A Literary-Theological Commentary (Hardcover)
John Goldingay
R5,993 Discovery Miles 59 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Message of Isaiah 40-55 traces the argument of Isaiah 40-55 to show how the chapters bring a message of encouragement and challenge about God's intention to restore the Judean community, some of whose members are in exile in Babylon, others living in the city of Jerusalem that has lain devastated since it fell to the Babylonians in 587. The chapters hold before this community's eyes a vision of the nature of its God as the powerful creator and the loving restorer. In the course of following the argument, the reader becomes aware that the chapters have to deal with their audience's mysterious resistance to their message. It cannot give God the kind of response the message needs and deserves, nor can it fulfil the role as God's servant that is designed for it. God nevertheless remains committed to it. The prophet eventually becomes aware of a distinctive personal calling to embody that response, until the people are ready to do so. It is the prophet's willingness to do this (notwithstanding the suffering it brings) that embodies the kind of ministry that needs to be exercised to them so that they may be brought back to God and find a restoration of spirit, as well as a physical restoration.

Isaiah - A Commentary (Hardcover, 1st ed): Brevard S. Childs Isaiah - A Commentary (Hardcover, 1st ed)
Brevard S. Childs
R1,860 R1,503 Discovery Miles 15 030 Save R357 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this important addition to the Old Testament Library, now available in a new casebound edition, renowned scholar Brevard Childs writes on the Old Testament's most important theological book. He furnishes a fresh translation from the Hebrew and discusses questions of text, philology, historical background, and literary architecture, and then proceeds with a critically informed, theological interpretation of the text. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Write God a Psalm (Hardcover): Kimberly Hobbs Write God a Psalm (Hardcover)
Kimberly Hobbs
R755 Discovery Miles 7 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Lamentations (Hardcover): Allsopp F.W. Dobbs Lamentations (Hardcover)
Allsopp F.W. Dobbs
R956 R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Save R139 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, which led to the exile of the people of Israel, drastically changed the community's life. In the midst of this darkness, the five poems collected to form the biblical Book of Lamentations emerged as a life-embracing work. This commentary aims to make the message of Lamentations come alive to Christians today. The distinctiveness of the Palestinian voice found in these poems is maintained as they bear witness to the horror of pain and human suffering. Yet, beneath the words, a determined will to live emerges to confront human suffering, probe God's actions and anticipate a new kind of human community.

The Second Epistle to the Corinthians - Volume 2: 8-13 (Hardcover): Margaret Thrall The Second Epistle to the Corinthians - Volume 2: 8-13 (Hardcover)
Margaret Thrall
R5,964 Discovery Miles 59 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The keenly awaited second volume completing this major commentary on 2 Corinthians. Volume II covers chapters 8-13. Dr Thrall provides an exegetical verse-by-verse exposition and addresses all historical, linguistic and theological issues. This volume also contains two concluding essays, on the nature of the opposition Paul faced in the Corinthian church, and on Paul's understanding of apostleship, as well as excursuses on particular topics such as the question of Paul's Roman citizenship. The two volumes of this commentary now form the most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on 2 Corinthians.

Cat Psalms - Prayers my cats have taught me (Hardcover, 2nd New edition): Herbert Brokering Cat Psalms - Prayers my cats have taught me (Hardcover, 2nd New edition)
Herbert Brokering
R283 R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Save R23 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

"Cats help me pray," says Herbert Brokering. This collection of whimsical, insightful psalms, or prayers, is based on Brokering's observations of cats he has known through his life - farm cats, house cats, alley cats. Each psalm expresses an observation about a cat's nature, written in the "voice" of the cat, followed by a prayer in which the human spirit speaks of its cat-like nature to God. Cat Psalms is for those who wish to pray more deeply, with more imagination and understanding, and offers fresh ways to see ourselves and new ways to pray.

The ABCs of Proverbs - The Word to the Wise: An Introduction to Proverbs (Hardcover): Mary K Turkington The ABCs of Proverbs - The Word to the Wise: An Introduction to Proverbs (Hardcover)
Mary K Turkington
R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
"No Longer Male and Female" - Interpreting Galatians 3:28 in Early Christianity (Hardcover, New): Pauline Hogan "No Longer Male and Female" - Interpreting Galatians 3:28 in Early Christianity (Hardcover, New)
Pauline Hogan
R5,609 Discovery Miles 56 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Galatians 3:28, in particular the phrase, "There is ...no longer male and female; for you all are one in Christ Jesus," would seem to point towards an ethos of gender equality among Christians. Acting on this assumption, a number of scholars have considered the phrase significant in reconstructing attitudes towards women in early Christianity. Until now, however, a study of the history of interpretation of Gal 3:28 has been lacking. The exploration of the post-New Testament career of the verse is therefore the focus of this book. The approach is historical-critical, discussing the exegesis of Gal 3:28 in the context of attitudes about the roles of women in the first four centuries CE.

This study reveals that early Christians did not always approach this verse with the same concerns as modern readers. Ancient commentators brought several different questions to their discussion of Gal 3:28, and it is impossible to discover the trajectory in exegesis of this verse that might have been expected. It becomes apparent that during the first four centuries of Christianity most writers treated Gal 3:28 as a statement about the identification of Christians with Christ and therefore an indication that in the resolution of various differences into unity, they could achieve an ideal state. While some writers applied this concept to status differences between men and women, others used it to discuss the qualities of the ideal disciple, the character of the first created human beings, the state of the believer in heaven, and even the nature of God.

The State of the Pentateuch - A Comparison of the Approaches of M. Noth and E. Blum (Hardcover, Reprint 2014): Damian J... The State of the Pentateuch - A Comparison of the Approaches of M. Noth and E. Blum (Hardcover, Reprint 2014)
Damian J Wynn-Williams
R5,112 Discovery Miles 51 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.

Characters of the Passion (Hardcover): Fulton J. Sheen Characters of the Passion (Hardcover)
Fulton J. Sheen; Illustrated by James Tissot
R515 Discovery Miles 5 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hosea (ICC) (Hardcover): A.A. Macintosh Hosea (ICC) (Hardcover)
A.A. Macintosh
R5,976 Discovery Miles 59 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Here Andrew Macintosh provides a major introduction, followed by translation and verse-by-verse commentary to Hosea. Incorporating up-to-date evidence from archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as the insights of more recent major commentaries, he places particular emphasis on the work of the Rabbinic authorities and especially that of Ibn Janah. He reveals important new evidence concerning the meaning of Hosea's dialectical language to provide an indispensable reference for scholars, students and clergy.

Argument and Theology in 1 Peter - The Origins of Christian Paraenesis (Hardcover): Lauri Thuren Argument and Theology in 1 Peter - The Origins of Christian Paraenesis (Hardcover)
Lauri Thuren
R6,288 Discovery Miles 62 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Using both ancient and modern rhetoric, linguistics, and argumentation theory, this study offers a fresh approach to 1 Peter and New Testament ethics. It is often claimed that the growing interest in paraenesis, or ethical teaching, among early Christians indicates how Jesus' revolutionary teaching and the Pauline notion of justification by faith were gradually replaced by an emphasis on good works and ethics borrowed from the surrounding Hellenistic and Jewish culture. The Motivation of the Paraenesis challenges this traditional view of ethics in early Christianity, arguing that paraenesis was an original, essential part of early Christian doctrine and life. The book also provides a new, well-balanced picture of 1 Peter and its message, giving a natural interpretation to many puzzling sections and clarifying the internal logic of the text and the theology behind it.>

The 'Foreignness' of the Foreign Woman in Proverbs 1-9 - A Study of the Origin and Development of a Biblical Motif... The 'Foreignness' of the Foreign Woman in Proverbs 1-9 - A Study of the Origin and Development of a Biblical Motif (Hardcover)
Nancy Nam Hoon Tan
R3,857 Discovery Miles 38 570 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study is on the figure and , also commonly called the 'Strange Woman' in Proverbs 1-9. It is an attempt to understand the meaning which defines her, and the origin and development of her motif. The first part argues against defining her as a sexual predator, but as an ethnic foreigner according to the lexical studies of and . It traces her origin within the Hebrew scripture, the legal documents and especially to the DtrH's portrayal of foreign women/wives. Hence, it distinguishes the two motifs: the motif of the adulteress and the motif of the foreign woman; the latter, which symbolizes the temptation to apostasy. The study will then go on to explain how the writer of Proverbs 1-9 employs this motif of the foreign woman in his poetic composition. The second part tracks the development of this motif through the subsequent Jewish Wisdom literature and observes how it changes and loses the 'foreignness' of her original motif in Eccl. 7:26; 4Q184; LXX Proverbs; Hebrew Ben Sira; Greek Ben Sira; and finally disappears in Wisdom of Solomon. It proffers to understand this gradual transformation against a background of social and religious change.

First Corinthians (Hardcover): Richard B. Hays First Corinthians (Hardcover)
Richard B. Hays
R1,215 R1,022 Discovery Miles 10 220 Save R193 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Paul's first letter to the Corinthians was addressed originally to a fledgling mission church in Corinth. Paul's absence from the church had allowed serious problems to arise within the Corinthian community, but the problems that he addresses in this letter do not always seem based on explicitly theological ideas. The brilliance of Paul, though, is that he frames the issues in theological terms and reflects on them in the light of the gospel.

"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.

An Esther Bibliography (Hardcover): M. Lubetski, E. Lubetski An Esther Bibliography (Hardcover)
M. Lubetski, E. Lubetski
R2,184 Discovery Miles 21 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This comprehensive bibliography to scholarly works on the biblical book of Esther contains over 1500 references. It includes titles of books, collected works, Festschriften, theses, journal articles, essays in collections, encyclopedia and dictionary articles, and online material. It is a classified bibliography, arranged in three categories -- commentaries, biblical chapters and verses, and subject headings in alphabetical order. The scope of the bibliography is international, and its focus is on research from the last hundred years. Scholars, students, clergy, and librarians -- among them literary scholars, sociologists, historians, linguists, art historians, feminists, and Christian and Jewish scholars -- will find this unique volume an indispensable resource and stimulus to further research.

Augustine's Commentary on Galatians - Introduction, Text, Translation, and Notes (Hardcover): Eric Plumer Augustine's Commentary on Galatians - Introduction, Text, Translation, and Notes (Hardcover)
Eric Plumer
R5,232 Discovery Miles 52 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Now available in English for the first time, Augustine's Commentary on Galatians is his only complete, formal commentary on any book of the Bible and offers unique insights into his understanding of Paul and of his own task as a biblical interpreter. In addition to an English translation with facing Latin text, Eric Plumer provides a comprehensive introduction and copious notes.

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