This volume reexamines and reconstructs the relationship between the Deuteronomic History and the book of Chronicles, building on recent developments such as the Persian-period dating of the Deuteronomic History, the contribution of oral traditional studies to understanding the production of biblical texts, and the reassessment of the relationship of Standard Biblical Hebrew and Late Biblical Hebrew. These new perspectives challenge widely held understandings of the relationship between the two scribal works and strongly suggest that they were competing historiographies during the Persian period that nevertheless descended from a common source. This new reconstruction leads to new readings of the literature.

"Interpreting Exile" considers forced displacement and deportation in ancient Israel and comparable modern contexts in order to offer insight into the realities of war and exile in ancient Israel and their representations in the Hebrew Bible. Introductory essays describe the interdisciplinary and comparative approach and explain how it overcomes methodological dead ends and advances the study of war in ancient and modern contexts. Following essays, written by scholars from various disciplines, explore specific cases drawn from a wide variety of ancient and modern settings and consider archaeological, anthropological, physical, and psychological realities, as well as biblical, literary, artistic, and iconographic representations of displacement and exile. The volume as a whole places Israel s experiences and expressions of forced displacement into the broader context of similar war-related phenomena from multiple contexts. The contributors are Rainer Albertz, Frank Ritchel Ames, Samuel E. Balentine, Bob Becking, Aaron A. Burke, David M. Carr, Marian H. Feldman, David G. Garber Jr., M. Jan Holton, Michael M. Homan, Hugo Kamya, Brad E. Kelle, T. M. Lemos, Nghana Lewis, Oded Lipschits, Christl M. Maier, Amy Meverden, William Morrow, Shelly Rambo, Janet L. Rumfelt, Carolyn J. Sharp, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, and Jacob L. Wright.

Priestly functionaries occupy a paramount position in the study of the Hebrew Bible. Despite more than a century of critical research, questions still abound regarding social location and definitions of the various priestly groups, the depictions of their origins, their ritual functions, the role of the laity and family religion, the relationship between prophecy and the priesthood, and the dating of texts. Making use of cross-disciplinary approaches, this volume provides a representative look at the state of current research into various aspects of priesthood in ancient Israel.

This book breaks new ground in offering an exposition of the theological message of the Shorter Pauline Letters. Karl P. Donfried expounds the theology of 1 and 2 Thessalonians, examining the cultural setting of these letters and the particular milieu in which their distinctive themes took shape. He shows that the notion of election is a key theme in the Thessalonian correspondence, while both letters have important things to say to people in our own day about Christ, about forgiveness, and about a sanctifying God who pours out his Spirit. I. Howard Marshall's study of Philippians brings out especially the understanding of the theological basis of the Christian life which underlies the letter, while his discussion of Philemon emphasises how the main theme of the letter is the relation between the gospel and Christian ethics; the implications of Paul's teaching on slavery are considered in a manner which goes much further than the surface of the text might imply.

Sien jy ook soms oral waar jy kyk net afgodery, geldgierigheid en vyandigheid teenoor Christene? Is jy bewus van ’n intense geestelike oorlog en wil jy soms net moed opgee? Dis wat die Bybelse gelowiges in die stad Efese ook beleef het! Paulus deel dan sy boodskap met hulle oor die kragtigste wapen om in moeilike tye staande te bly.

Hierdie vers-vir-vers-Bybelstudie oor Efesiërs deur Riekert Botha vestig jou aandag op God se allesoortreffende liefde vir elkeen wat in Christus glo. Ontdek dat dit jou identiteit in Christus is wat jou in staat stel om staande te bly wanneer chaos en vyandskap jou wil onderkry.

Aan die einde van die agt studies is daar verdere vrae om te besin oor die dorp of stad waar jy bly en hoe jy kan meewerk om die evangelie in jou gemeenskap uit te dra.

• Vers-vir-vers-bespreking van Efesiërs vir groepe en individue
• Besprekingsvrae en plek om antwoorde neer te skryf
• Vrae aan die einde om jou dorp/stad te evalueer vir moontlike evangelisasiewerk
• Relevante tema vir gelowiges vandag
• 120 bladsye

Delf diep in die Johannes-evangelie en ontdek die ware Jesus soos Johannes Hom beskryf.

Die hele Skrif openbaar dat Jesus God is, maar geen boek beskryf hierdie waarheid duideliker as Johannes se Evangelie nie. Hierdie Evangelie is ’n openbaring van God se karakter soos dit waargeneem is deur die man aan wie Hy die naaste was.

Ken Jesus as God is ’n Bybelstudie oor 10 weke wat individue of groepe deur die hele Evangelie van Johannes begelei. Dit sluit die volgende in:

• Daaglikse sessies wat nie te lank is nie.
• Vrae vir diep nadenke en plek vir antwoorde en notas.
• Weeklikse uitdagings sodat toegepas kan word wat geleer is.
• Memorisering van teksverse.

Of hierdie studie van Johannes jou eerste of jou honderdste is, die gelyktydige eenvoud en kompleksiteit van hierdie Evangelie-bespreking bied ’n onuitputbare bron van bemoediging. Die boek wat geskryf is “sodat julle tot die geloof kan kom dat Jesus die Messias is, die Seun van God” (Joh. 20:31), wys bladsy vir bladsy dat Hy die bron van ware lewe is!

• ’n Bybelstudie oor 10 weke vir individue of groepe oor die Johannes-evangelie.
• Bevat daaglikse sessies, vrae vir diep nadenke en plek vir antwoorde en notas.
• 224 bladsye.
• Sagteband.
• Ook beskikbaar in Engels onder die titel Knowing Jesus as God.

Grow your knowledge of God, as revealed in Jesus in the Gospel of John.

Throughout Scripture, it is revealed that Jesus is God. But no book in the Bible makes this truth clearer than the Gospel of John. The entire book is a revelation of God's character as witnessed by the man he was closest to.

Knowing Jesus as God is a 10-session Bible study designed to walk individuals or small groups through the Gospel of John. It includes:

• Daily study sessions that don't overwhelm.
• Passage-by-passage teaching.
• Thought-provoking questions and writing space.
• Weekly challenges to help you live out what you're learning.
• Scripture memorization.

Whether it's your first time studying John or your hundredth, the simplicity and complexity of this gospel account make it a never-ending source of encouragement. Written "so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God" (John 20:31), the book of John demonstrates page after page that He's where the joy is!

• A 10-session Bible study for individuals or small groups on the Gospel of John.
• Includes daily study sessions; passage-by-passage teaching; thought-provoking questions and writing space; weekly challenges to help you live out what you're learning; and Scripture memorization.
• 224 one-color pages.
• Also available in Afrikaans under the title Ken Jesus as God Bybelstudie.