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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian sacred works & liturgy > Sacred texts > Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts

4Q Pesher Nahum - A Critical Edition (Hardcover, A Critical ed.): Gregory Doudna 4Q Pesher Nahum - A Critical Edition (Hardcover, A Critical ed.)
Gregory Doudna
R8,716 Discovery Miles 87 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

4Q Pesher Nahum, long considered one of the most important Qumran texts for understanding the historical context of the Dead Sea Scrolls, is the focus of this critical study. The author presents new readings and undertakes extensive analysis and reconstruction of broken text. Areas of focus include text-critical implications for the biblical text of Nahum, scribal practices, and formal and composition patterns common throughout the Qumran Pmesharim. One of the contraversial aspects of the study is a challenge to accepted thought; that the mysterious "Lion of Wrath" figure of the text has nothing to do with the Hasmonaean king Alexander Jannaeus. Rather, this study argues that Pesher Nahum portrays a coming conquest from the "Kittim", and the "Lion of Wrath" is to be understood within well-known biblical motifs of a Nebuchadnezzar-like foreign invader coming to deliver the wrath of God upon a sinful Israel.

Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis - Genesis and Development (Hardcover): Hussein Abdul-Raof Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis - Genesis and Development (Hardcover)
Hussein Abdul-Raof
R4,774 Discovery Miles 47 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Qur'anic exegesis has become the battleground of political Islam and theological conflict among various Muslim schools of thought. Using comparative and contrastive methodology, examples from the Qur'an are investigated in the light of various theological views to delineate the birth, development and growth of Qur'anic exegesis.

The political status quo, in the past and at present, has impinged upon Qur'anic exegesis more than on any other discipline in Islamic studies. This book illustrates the dichotomy between mainstream and non-mainstream Islam, showing how Qur'anic exegesis reflects the subtle dogmatic differences and political cleavages in Islamic thought. Chapters explore in depth the intrusive views of the compilers of early exegesis manuscripts, the scepticism among Western scholars about the authenticity of early Muslim works of exegesis and of prophetic tradition, and the role of exegesis as a tool to reaffirm the Qur'an as a canon.

Written to appeal to those with comparative exegetical interests as well as those focused on Islamic studies in general, this book will be an important reference for research students, scholars, and students of Islamic Studies, Theology, Religious studies and Middle Eastern Studies.

Learn Talmud - How to Use The Talmud (Paperback, The Steinsaltz Edition): Judith Z. Abrams, Adin Steinsaltz Learn Talmud - How to Use The Talmud (Paperback, The Steinsaltz Edition)
Judith Z. Abrams, Adin Steinsaltz
R769 Discovery Miles 7 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Judith Abrams, author of the highly acclaimed The Talmud for Beginners, Volumes I & II, creates yet another way of making Talmud study easy and accessible for the novice. Rabbi Abrams has chosen to work with the Steinsaltz Edition of the Talmud, edited and with commentary by Adin Steinsaltz, one of the greatest Jewish thinkers of the twentieth century. This volume is a must for both student and teacher.

Refractions of the Scriptural - Critical Orientation as Transgression (Paperback): Vincent L. Wimbush Refractions of the Scriptural - Critical Orientation as Transgression (Paperback)
Vincent L. Wimbush
R1,587 Discovery Miles 15 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Refractions of the Scriptural is a transdisciplinary collection of essays that seeks to construct a new field of scholarly inquiry with scriptures as a fraught category, analytical wedge, and site for excavation and problematization. The book focuses on the ways in which individual and social bodies manipulate-and are manipulated by- the politics and power encoded in language and formalized canonical knowledge. Scriptures, in this sense, function as complex phenomena that are instrumental to social conservatism as well as social critique and social change. The essays in this volume, written by established and up-and-coming scholars across a wide range of disciplines, seek to locate, engage, and interpret the ways in which the scriptural shapes and reshapes people and the dynamics of identity formation. The chapters are organized around four domains or types of inquiry: the cognitive, the conscientized, the inscriptive, and the formative. It will be of interest to scholars of religion, as well as those interested more broadly in critical social and historical studies.

Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition - The Song of the Lord (Hardcover, annotated edition):... Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition - The Song of the Lord (Hardcover, annotated edition)
Catherine A Robinson
R4,476 Discovery Miles 44 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the "Bhagavad-Gita" and the Hindu tradition.
The Bhagavad-Gita is probably the most popular - and certainly the most frequently quoted and widely studied - work of the Hindu scriptures. This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition.
Taking into account a range of influential Indian and western thinkers to illustrate trends in writing about the Bhagavad-Gita including Western academic; Indian activist; Christian theological; Hindu Universalist; perennialist mystical and contemporary experiential accounts. Examining the ideas of such influential figures as F Max Muller, M K Ghandi, Bede Griffiths, Swami Vivekananda, Aldous Huxley and Swami Bhakivedanta, this book demonstrates the inextricable link between different interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and images of the Hindu tradition.
This accessible book aptly demonstrates the relevance of the Bhagavad-Gita for an understanding of Hinduism as a modern phenomenon.

The Midrash - An Introduction (Paperback): Jacob Neusner The Midrash - An Introduction (Paperback)
Jacob Neusner
R1,126 Discovery Miles 11 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Midrash: An Introduction sets forth the way in which Judaism reads the Hebrew Bible. In this masterful presentation, the reader is introduced to the classics of Jewish Bible interpretation, with special attention to the way in which the ribbis of Talmudic times read the Pentateuch, the Book of Ruth, and Song of Songs. The seven Midrash compilations are introduced with a lucid account of their main points, accompanied by selections that give the reader a direct encounter, in English, with the Bible as Judaism understands it. The word midrash, based on the Hebrew root DaRaSH ("search"), means "interpretation" or "exegesis." Midrash also more formally refers to the compilations of such interpretations of Scripture. As Dr. Jacob Neusner explains, these compilations "reached closure and conclusion in the formative stage of Judaism, that is, the first seven centuries of the Common Era, the time in which the Mishnah (ca. 200), Talmud of the Land of Israel (ca. 400), and Talmud of Babylonia (ca. 600) were written." Midrash is not so much about Scripture as it is a subordinate part of Scripture: "They did not write about Scripture," Dr. Neusner says. "They wrote with Scripture ... much as painters paint with a palette of colors." The Midrash: An Introduction is the second volume in Dr. Jacob Neusner's series of introductory volumes on classical rabbinic literature. As with the first volume - The Mishnah: An Introduction - this book offers the layperson a concise description of the religious literature and, drawing on Dr. Neusner's own translations of the texts, walks readers through the selections, providing them with firsthand experience with the document itself. As Dr. Neusner says in his preface to The Midrash: An Introduction, "In these pages I mean to make it possible for readers to know one such compilation from the other and so to begin studying their own."

Chinese Buddhist Canons in the Age of Printing (Hardcover): Darui Long, Jinhua Chen Chinese Buddhist Canons in the Age of Printing (Hardcover)
Darui Long, Jinhua Chen
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The study of the Chinese Buddhist Canon-the basic literature of Buddhism-does not have an eminent place in study either in China or in the Western World. For the contributors to this volume, their chapters are the result of decades of dedication to academic research, and they reveal many facets of the Buddhist Canon that were previously unstudied. This book originated in the first and second International Conferences on Chinese Buddhist Canon, and focuses on the communication of the Chinese Buddhist Canon through the medium of print. It enhances our knowledge of how the canon was collated, proofread and printed. This book was originally published as a special issue of Studies in Chinese Religions.

The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East (Hardcover, New edition): Vahan Hovhanessian The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East (Hardcover, New edition)
Vahan Hovhanessian
R1,680 Discovery Miles 16 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Canon of the Bible and the Apocrypha in the Churches of the East features essays reflecting the latest scholarly research in the field of the canon of the Bible and related apocryphal books, with special attention given to the early Christian literature of Eastern churches. These essays study and examine issues and concepts related to the biblical canon as well as non-canonical books that circulated in the early centuries of Christianity among Christian and non-Christian communities, claiming to be authored by biblical characters, such as the prophets and kings of the Old Testament and the apostles of the New Testament.

The Interpretation of the Hebrew Word A' (people) in Samuel-Kings (Paperback): Luke Emehiele Ijezie The Interpretation of the Hebrew Word A' (people) in Samuel-Kings (Paperback)
Luke Emehiele Ijezie
R2,872 Discovery Miles 28 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study of the word « people in the biblical context touches one of the central issues of biblical literature. The author addresses the semantic and literary-critical problems involved in interpreting the Hebrew word within the complex texts of 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings. While the word is often rendered by the English word « people and its cognates in the modern languages, it is also shown that the idea of « people, together with its semantic range in the modern usage, is not identical to the ancient Hebrew. Concerted effort is thus made to identify the basic factors and patterns that explain its meaning in various Hebrew contexts. The study explains how expresses both Israel's identity as a secular polity as well as its identity as a religious entity. The discussion is carried out in the light of a number of chosen texts, and these are analyzed both synchronically and diachronically.

Biblical Prophets in the Qur'an and Muslim Literature (Hardcover): Roberto Tottoli Biblical Prophets in the Qur'an and Muslim Literature (Hardcover)
Roberto Tottoli
R4,627 Discovery Miles 46 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Part 1 is a comprehensive study of the Qur'anic data about each prophet, with a full portrait of every figure and dealing also with all the major scholarly literature on the subject and with the Qur'anic concept of prophetology. Part 2 is a history and study of the general Muslim literature dealing with the prophets.

Qur'an Translation - Discourse, Texture and Exegesis (Hardcover): Hussein Abdul-Raof Qur'an Translation - Discourse, Texture and Exegesis (Hardcover)
Hussein Abdul-Raof
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


The Qur'an is read by millions of Muslims on a daily basis, yet there is no book available to the reader, Arab or non-Arab, which provides a linguistic and rhetorical insight into Qur'anic discourse. This book explains Qur'an translational problems and provides a thorough account of the unique syntactic, semantic, phonetic, prosodic, pragmatic, and rhetorical features of the Qur'an.

Saint Jerome's Hebrew Questions on Genesis (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Saint Jerome Saint Jerome's Hebrew Questions on Genesis (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Saint Jerome; Translated by C.T.R. Hayward
R4,654 Discovery Miles 46 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Jerome was one of the very few early Christian scholars to know any Hebrew. This is a unique introduction, translation, and commentary of his Questions on Genesis - a fascinating work showing a Christian working alongside Jews in an age very different from our own. Jerome's influence on the Church is well known - but this work is equally important for the light thrown on the history and origin of many ideas at the heart of the Jewish tradition.

The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East (Hardcover, New edition): Vahan Hovhanessian The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East (Hardcover, New edition)
Vahan Hovhanessian
R1,798 R1,539 Discovery Miles 15 390 Save R259 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Old Testament as Authoritative Scripture in the Early Churches of the East represents the latest scholarly research in the field of Old Testament as Scripture in Eastern Christianity. Its twelve articles focus on the use of the Old Testament in the earliest Christian communities in the East. The collection explores the authoritative role of the Old Testament in the churches of the East and its impact on the church's doctrine, liturgy, canon law, and spirituality.

The Development of Exegesis in Early Islam - The Authenticity of Muslim Literature from the Formative Period (Hardcover):... The Development of Exegesis in Early Islam - The Authenticity of Muslim Literature from the Formative Period (Hardcover)
Herbert Berg
R4,634 Discovery Miles 46 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The most important debate in Islamic origins is that of the reliability of the lists of transmitters (isnads) that are said to guarantee the authenticity of the materials to which they are attached. Many scholars have come to the conclusion that most traditions (hadiths), which claim to preserve the words and deeds of Muhammad and early Muslim scholars, are spurious. Other scholars defend hadiths and their isnads, arguing for an early continuous written transmission of these materials. The first purpose of this study is to summarize and critique the major positions on the issue of the authenticity of hadiths in general and exegetical hadiths in particular. The second purpose is to devise a means of evaluating isnads that does not rely on circular arguments and to use it to determine if the hadiths in the Tafsir of al-Tabari, attributed to Ibn 'Abbas, are genuine.

God is Beautiful - The Aesthetic Experience of the  Quran (Paperback): N Kermani God is Beautiful - The Aesthetic Experience of the Quran (Paperback)
N Kermani
R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The melodious recitation of the Quran is a fundamental aesthetic experience for Muslims, and the start of a compelling journey of ideas. In this important new book, the prominent German writer and Islamic scholar Navid Kermani considers the manner in which the Quran has been perceived, apprehended and experienced by its recipients from the time of the Prophet to the present day. Drawing on a wide range of Muslim sources, from historians, theologians and philosophers to mystics and literary scholars, Kermani provides a close reading of the nature of this powerful text. He proceeds to analyze ancient and modern testimonies about the impact of Quranic language from a variety of angles. Although people have always reflected on the reception of texts, images and sounds that they find beautiful or moving, Kermani explains that Islam provides a particularly striking example of the close correlation, grounded in a common origin, between art and religion, revelation and poetry, and religious and aesthetic experience. This major new book will enhance the dialogue between Islam and the West and will appeal to students and scholars of Islam and comparative religion, as well as to a wider readership interested in Islam and the Quran.

God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers - A Qur'anic Study (Hardcover): David Marshall God, Muhammad and the Unbelievers - A Qur'anic Study (Hardcover)
David Marshall
R4,631 Discovery Miles 46 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This study of the Qur'an arises from an interest in a pressing contemporary issue, the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims, 'the Ummah and the Other'.

Revelation Restored - Divine Writ And Critical Responses (Paperback, Revised): David W Halivni Revelation Restored - Divine Writ And Critical Responses (Paperback, Revised)
David W Halivni
R1,512 Discovery Miles 15 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Modern critical scholars divide the Pentateuch into distinct components, identifying areas of unevenness in the scriptural tradition, which point to several interwoven documents rather than one immaculate whole. While the conclusions reached by such critical scholarship are still matters of dispute, the inconsistencies which it has identified stand clearly before us and pose a serious challenge to the believer in divine revelation. How can a text marred by contradiction be the legacy of Sinai? How can there be reverence for holy scriptures that show signs of human intervention? David Weiss Halivni explores these questions, not by disputing the evidence itself or by defending the absolute integrity of the Pentateuchal words at all costs, but rather by accepting the inconsistencies of the text as such and asking how this text might yet be a divine legacy.Inconsistencies and unevenness in the Pentateuchal scriptures are not the discovery of modern textual science alone. Halivni demonstrates that the earliest stewards of the Torah, including some of those represented in the Bible itself, were aware of discrepancies within the tradition. From the Book of Chronicles through the commentaries of the Rabbis, sensitive readers have perceived maculations, which mitigate against the notion of an unblemished, divine document, and have responded to these maculations in different ways.Revelation Restored asserts that acknowledging and accounting for human intervention in the Pentateuchal text is not alien to the Biblical or Rabbinic tradition and need not belie the tradition of revelation. Moreover, it argues that through recognizing textual problems in the scriptures, as well as efforts to resolve them in tradition, we may learn not only about the nature of the Pentateuch itself but also about the ongoing relationship between its people and its source.

The Creation of History in Ancient Israel (Paperback, Revised): Marc Zvi Brettler The Creation of History in Ancient Israel (Paperback, Revised)
Marc Zvi Brettler
R1,621 Discovery Miles 16 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


The Creation of History in Ancient Israel demonstrates how the historian can start to piece together the history of ancient Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a source.

eBook available with sample pages: 020345524X

Violence, Utopia and the Kingdom of God - Fantasy and Ideology in the Bible (Paperback, New): Jack Zipes Violence, Utopia and the Kingdom of God - Fantasy and Ideology in the Bible (Paperback, New)
Jack Zipes; Edited by George Aichele, Tina Pippin
R1,306 Discovery Miles 13 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


The Book of Hiding - Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation, and Esther (Hardcover): Timothy K Beal The Book of Hiding - Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation, and Esther (Hardcover)
Timothy K Beal
R4,470 Discovery Miles 44 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Book of Hiding offers a fluent and erudite analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity. Beal focuses particularly on the traditionally marginalised book of Esther, in order to examine closely the categories of self and other in relation to religion, sexism, nationalism, and the ever-looming legacies and future possibilities of annihilation. Beal applies the critical tools of contemporary theorists, such as Cixous, Irigaray and Levinas, challenging widely held assumptions about the moral and life-affirming message of Scripture and even about the presence of God in the book of Esther. The Book of Hiding draws together a variety of different perspectives and disciplines, creating a unique space for dialogue raising new questions and reconsidering old assumptions, which is profoundly interesting and well-articulated.

The Quran: A New Interpretation - In English with Arabic Text (Hardcover): M B Behbudi, Colin Turner The Quran: A New Interpretation - In English with Arabic Text (Hardcover)
M B Behbudi, Colin Turner
R4,552 Discovery Miles 45 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


This new rendering is the first of its kind, since it combines translation and exegesis: the author 'opens out' the verses to reveal some of the layers of meaning expounded by the Prophet and transmitted through the ages by his companions, family and the scholars who followed them.

The Book of Hiding - Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation, and Esther (Paperback, New): Timothy K Beal The Book of Hiding - Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation, and Esther (Paperback, New)
Timothy K Beal
R1,576 Discovery Miles 15 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


The Book of Hiding offers a fluent and erudite analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity. Beal focuses particularly on the traditionally marginalised book of Esther, in order to examine closely the categories of self and other in relation to religion, sexism, nationalism, and the ever-looming legacies and future possibilities of annihilation. Beal applies the critical tools of contemporary theorists, such as Cixous, Irigaray and Levinas, challenging widely held assumptions about the moral and life-affirming message of Scripture and even about the presence of God in the book of Esther. The Book of Hiding draws together a variety of different perspectives and disciplines, creating a unique space for dialogue raising new questions and reconsidering old assumptions, which is profoundly interesting and well-articulated.

John 14-17 (Paperback): Simon Manchester John 14-17 (Paperback)
Simon Manchester; Edited by Elizabeth McQuoid
R166 Discovery Miles 1 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Troubled. Confused. Uncertain. After 3 years with Jesus there was so much the disciples didn't understand. They were still reeling from the news that someone in their inner circle would betray the Lord. Worse still, Jesus predicted that their fiery and courageous friend Peter would deny him, and that his death was imminent. It seemed unthinkable. What would Jesus say to them? What comfort could he possibly offer? Reclining around the meal table, Jesus answered questions, taught and prayed for his disciples. In this final tutorial, he wanted to remind them of his love and faithfulness. Regardless of what was to come and how things looked, he was in complete control, and events would indeed unfold according to his sovereign plan.

Apocalypticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Hardcover): John J. Collins Apocalypticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Hardcover)
John J. Collins
R4,460 Discovery Miles 44 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls were released in 1992, there has been an explosion of interest in them. This volume explores the issue of apocalypticism in the Scrolls; how the notions of the 'end', Messianic expectation and eternal life affected the Dead Sea sect, influenced Judaism and filtered into Christianity. Collins' volume provides a valuable and accessible introduction to the interpretation of the Scrolls, which is an informative addition to the series examining the major themes of the Scroll texts.

Apocalypticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Paperback, New): John J. Collins Apocalypticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Paperback, New)
John J. Collins
R1,311 Discovery Miles 13 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Since the photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls were released in 1992, there has been an explosion of interest in them. This volume explores the issue of apocalypticism in the Scrolls; how the notions of the 'end', Messianic expectation and eternal life affected the Dead Sea sect, influenced Judaism and filtered into Christianity. Collins' volume provides a valuable and accessible introduction to the interpretation of the Scrolls, which is an informative addition to the series examining the major themes of the Scroll texts.

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