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Moses Wrote About Me - Portraits of Messiah in the Torah (Paperback): Yosef Rachamim Danieli Moses Wrote About Me - Portraits of Messiah in the Torah (Paperback)
Yosef Rachamim Danieli
R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Richard Rolle: On Lamentations - A Critical Edition with Translation and Commentary (Hardcover): Michael Van Dussen Richard Rolle: On Lamentations - A Critical Edition with Translation and Commentary (Hardcover)
Michael Van Dussen
R3,866 Discovery Miles 38 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume presents the first study, critical edition, and translation of one of the earliest works by Richard Rolle (c. 1300-1349), a hermit and mystic whose works were widely read in England and on the European continent into the early modern period. Rolle's explication of the Old Testament Book of Lamentations gives us a glimpse of how the biblical commentary tradition informed what would become his signature mystical, doctrinal, and reformist preoccupations throughout his career. Rolle's English and explicitly mystical writings have been widely accessible for decades. Recent attention has turned again to his Latin commentaries, many of which have never been critically edited or thoroughly studied. This attention promises to give us a fuller sense of Rolle's intellectual, devotional, and reformist development, and of the interplay between his Latin and English writings. Richard Rolle: On Lamentations places Rolle's early commentary within a tradition of explication of the Lamentations of Jeremiah and in the context of his own career. The edition collates all known witnesses to the text, from Dublin, Oxford, Prague, and Cologne. A source apparatus as well as textual and explanatory notes accompany the edition.

Benner's Translation of the Torah (Paperback): Jeff A. Benner Benner's Translation of the Torah (Paperback)
Jeff A. Benner
R606 Discovery Miles 6 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Read the Biblical Book of Proverbs - In paragraphs (Paperback): Calvin G Seerveld How to Read the Biblical Book of Proverbs - In paragraphs (Paperback)
Calvin G Seerveld; Edited by John H. Kok
R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stairway to Heaven - The Psalms of Ascent (120-134) and the Spiritual Life (Paperback): William R Long Stairway to Heaven - The Psalms of Ascent (120-134) and the Spiritual Life (Paperback)
William R Long
R465 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R32 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Embracing The Father (Paperback): Philip John Amos Embracing The Father (Paperback)
Philip John Amos
R357 Discovery Miles 3 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Together with my story of travelling through the tough circumstances of a brain tumour diagnosis; 'Embracing the Father' takes us on a journey through some of the well known stories from the Old Testament, and some less well known ones, in order to grasp a fuller understanding of the true nature of God, and how we react to those difficult situations we come across. Is he a mean and self centred being or is he kind and generous? Is the Old Testament God relevant to us today? Does he become in the New Testament a much more approachable God, or maybe a different God altogether? I explore our relationship with God as a Father, and how that has developed in my own journey, in both serious and humorous ways.

First Isaiah (Hardcover): J.J.M. Roberts First Isaiah (Hardcover)
J.J.M. Roberts
R1,682 R1,354 Discovery Miles 13 540 Save R328 (20%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The eighth century BCE Isaiah of Jerusalem, the so-called First Isaiah, is one of the most important theological voices in the Bible. J. J. M. Roberts takes a classical historical-critical approach to his interpretation of this material, making good use of his broad comparative knowledge of ancient Near Eastern historical and religious sources. In light of Isaiah's very long prophetic ministry of at least thirty-eight years, and perhaps as long as fifty-three years, Roberts also suggests Isaiah often reedited older oracles from early in his ministry to address new, though somewhat analogous situations, albeit with different players, later in his ministry, without erasing telltale signs of the material's earlier origin. In many cases, this suggestion provides a better explanation for glaring inconsistencies in an apparently connected text than the common fragmentation of the text that attributes such inconsistencies to later editors who either misunderstood or intentionally altered Isaiah's message for their own purposes.

The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English - Volume Two: Pseudepigrapha (Paperback): R. H. Charles The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English - Volume Two: Pseudepigrapha (Paperback)
R. H. Charles
R1,385 Discovery Miles 13 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Introduction to "Gnosticism" - Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds (Paperback): Nicola Denzey Lewis Introduction to "Gnosticism" - Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds (Paperback)
Nicola Denzey Lewis
R2,488 Discovery Miles 24 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Discovered in Egypt in 1945, the fascinating and challenging Nag Hammadi writings forever changed our understanding of early Christianity. State-of-the-art and the only volume of its kind, Introduction to "Gnosticism": Ancient Voices, Christian Worlds guides students through the most significant of the Nag Hammadi texts. Employing an exceptionally lucid and accessible writing style, Nicola Denzey Lewis groups the texts by theme and genre, places them in the broader context of the ancient world, and reveals their most inscrutable mysteries. Ideal for use in courses in Early Christianity/Origins of Christianity, Christianity to 1500, Gnostic Gospels, Gnosticism, Early Christian Writings, Orthodoxy and Heresy, and New Testament Studies, Introduction to "Gnosticism" is enhanced by numerous pedagogical features, including images of the manuscripts, study and discussion questions, annotated bibliographies, tables, diagrams, and a glossary.

Sarcasm and Glory - A Rock and Roll Testimonial (Paperback): J D Yorke Sarcasm and Glory - A Rock and Roll Testimonial (Paperback)
J D Yorke
R482 R455 Discovery Miles 4 550 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English - Volume One: The Apocrypha (Paperback): R. H. Charles The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English - Volume One: The Apocrypha (Paperback)
R. H. Charles
R1,172 Discovery Miles 11 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Traditions at Odds - The Reception of the Pentateuch in Biblical and Second Temple Period Literature (Paperback): John H. Choi Traditions at Odds - The Reception of the Pentateuch in Biblical and Second Temple Period Literature (Paperback)
John H. Choi
R1,444 Discovery Miles 14 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Traditions at Odds explores the Pentateuch's literary influence on other biblical texts. There exist a number of content discrepancies between pentateuchal and non-pentateuchal texts that treat the same subject. Through a detailed analysis, the author argues that the discrepancies are not alterations of pentateuchal material, as is generally argued, but rather indications of independent traditions. Thus, much of biblical literature was written outside of the Pentateuch's purview. Corroborating evidence is found in literature from the Second Temple Period, which also exhibits a lack of conformity to the Pentateuch. After demonstrating this independence, this study explores its implications on the composition of biblical texts and the process of canonization. Marked by an interdisciplinary approach, the study incorporates recent theoretical developments in literary and ideological criticism, as well as ritual, historiography and textual citation. It not only provides a broader base of study, but serves to address a deficiency in biblical studies: most studies of intertextuality operate with little theoretical grounding, while studies in ritual or historiography are based on models from the late 19th/early 20th centuries.

Habakkuk - An Exegetical-Theological Commentary (Paperback): J Alexander Rutherford Habakkuk - An Exegetical-Theological Commentary (Paperback)
J Alexander Rutherford
R722 Discovery Miles 7 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Proverbs (Paperback): David Guzik Proverbs (Paperback)
David Guzik
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism - A Secular Introduction (Paperback): Vadim Jigoulov, Jaco Gericke, Steven Leonard Jacobs The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism - A Secular Introduction (Paperback)
Vadim Jigoulov, Jaco Gericke, Steven Leonard Jacobs
R4,058 Discovery Miles 40 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism: A Secular Introduction provides students with a scholarly exploration of the literature and themes of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and cognate Near Eastern materials. The text features diverse interdisciplinary and methodological points of view from secular biblical scholars, offering readers a comprehensive, thoughtful, and accessible point of entry to the study of the ancient world and the religious heritage of Judaism. The text approaches the scriptures of ancient Judaism without religious bias or dogmatic intent. Rather, the book is designed to ignite interest in the history and literature of the ancient world and to present the latest scholarship related to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. Students are introduced to Israelite religious traditions, their unique worldviews, and offered a primer on how to read ancient texts. Later chapters examine the histories and cultures of the ancient Near East and Jewish historiography. Legal texts, prophetic texts, biblical poetry and wisdom literature, and apocalyptic writings found within the Hebrew Bible and other related texts are analyzed. Providing students a rich and complete introduction, The Scriptures of Ancient Judaism is an ideal text for courses in biblical studies.

Pursuing & Praising God - Augustine's Confessions (Paperback): Barry A. David Pursuing & Praising God - Augustine's Confessions (Paperback)
Barry A. David
R599 Discovery Miles 5 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
REVELATION for the LAYPERSON (Paperback): Tommy L. Jamison REVELATION for the LAYPERSON (Paperback)
Tommy L. Jamison
R807 Discovery Miles 8 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
God's Kingdom through His Priest-King - An Analysis of the Book of Samuel in Light of the Davidic Covenant (Paperback): J... God's Kingdom through His Priest-King - An Analysis of the Book of Samuel in Light of the Davidic Covenant (Paperback)
J Alexander Rutherford
R565 Discovery Miles 5 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sex and Slaughter in the Tent of Jael - A Cultural History of a Biblical Story (Hardcover): Colleen M Conway Sex and Slaughter in the Tent of Jael - A Cultural History of a Biblical Story (Hardcover)
Colleen M Conway
R1,183 Discovery Miles 11 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the Hebrew Bible, Judges 4-5 tells the lurid story of the heroic figure of Jael, a woman who seduces the Canaanite general Sisera and then nails his head to the ground with a tent-peg, thus saving Israel from the troops of King Sabin. This gruesome tale has long intrigued scholars and artists alike. The many versions of the story that have appeared in art and literature have repeatedly and creatively built on the gendered themes of the tradition, often seeing in the encounter between Jael and Sisera some fundamental truth about the relationship between women and men. In Sex and Slaughter in the Tent of Jael, Colleen Conway offers the first sustained look at how this biblical tradition has been used artistically to articulate and inform cultural debates about gender. She traces the cultural retellings of this story in poems, prints, paintings, plays, and narratives across many centuries, beginning with its appearance in Judges 4-5 and continuing up to the present day. Once separated from its original theological context, the Jael/Sisera tradition becomes largely about gender identity, particularly the conflict between the sexes. Conway examines the ways in which Jael has been reimagined by turns as a wily seductress, passionate lover, frustrated and bored mother, peace-bringing earth goddess, and deadly cyborg assassin. Meanwhile, Sisera variously plays the enemy general, the seduced lover, the noble but tragically duped victim, and the violent male chauvinist. Ultimately, Conway demonstrates that the ways in which Jael's actions are explained and assessed all depend on when, by whom, and for whom the Jael and Sisera story is being told. In examining the varying artistic renditions of the story, this book also provides a case study of the Bible's role as a common cultural resource in secular western culture.

Dissonance and the Drama of Divine Sovereignty in the Book of Daniel (Paperback): Amy C. Merrill Willis Dissonance and the Drama of Divine Sovereignty in the Book of Daniel (Paperback)
Amy C. Merrill Willis
R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This study of the book of Daniel examines the ideology of divine and human rule in Daniel's historical resumes or reviews found in chaps 2, 7, 8, 9, 10-12. It seeks to uncover the concerns that motivate the resumes and the strategies the resumes use to resolve cognitive and experiential dissonance. Willis argues that the source of dissonance in Daniel stems not from failed prophecies (as has been commonly argued), nor do the visions function as symbolic theodicies to address a contradiction between divine power and divine goodness in the face evil. The study proposes, instead, that the historical resumes address profound contradictions concerning divine power and presence in the face of Hellenistic/Seleucid rule. These contradictions reach a crisis point in Daniel 8's depiction of the desecration of the temple (typically Daniel 8 is seen as a poor replica of the triumphant vision of divine power found in Daniel 7). This crisis of divine absence is addressed both within the vision of chap 8 itself and then in the following visions of chaps 9, and 10-12, through the use of narrative (both mythological narrative and historical narrative).

A Commentary on Psalm 119 (Paperback): Benjamin J Mott A Commentary on Psalm 119 (Paperback)
Benjamin J Mott
R797 Discovery Miles 7 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The longest chapter in the Bible, Psalm 119, is about the Bible itself. In his commentary on Psalm 119 Pastor Mott shows how the Bible is relevant for every need of life. No matter what situation or emotion you may be experiencing in your life, there is a verse in Psalm 119 that speaks to it. In this psalm you will find information relating to things historical, political, social, psychological, soteriological, and eschatological. The comprehensiveness of Psalm 119 is itself a wonder. Only God could inspire such a psalm.

Song of Songs - A Biblical-Theological, Allegorical, Christological Interpretation (Paperback, Revised edition): James M... Song of Songs - A Biblical-Theological, Allegorical, Christological Interpretation (Paperback, Revised edition)
James M Hamilton
R275 R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Save R25 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In the Song of Songs the son of David, King in Jerusalem, overcomes hostility and alienation to renew intimacy between himself and his Bride. This most sublime Song sings of a love sure as the seal of Yahweh, a flashing flame of fire many waters could never quench. James M. Hamilton Jr, in this latest addition to the popular Focus on the Bible series, pours fresh light on this inspiring and uplifting book.

Psalms 119-150 (Paperback): David Guzik Psalms 119-150 (Paperback)
David Guzik
R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Solomon Narratives in the Context of the Hebrew Bible - Told and Retold (Paperback): Sean E. Cook The Solomon Narratives in the Context of the Hebrew Bible - Told and Retold (Paperback)
Sean E. Cook
R1,423 Discovery Miles 14 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is concerned with ascertaining the value of having two versions of the same monarchic history of Israel within the Hebrew Bible (focusing on the books of Kings and Chronicles). It is furthermore concerned with how the book of Chronicles is read in relation to the book of Kings as Chronicles is so often considered to be a later rewritten text drawing upon an earlier version of the Masoretic Text of Samuel and Kings. The predominant scholarly approach to reading the book of Chronicles is to read it in light of how the Chronicler emended his source texts (additions, omissions, harmonizations). This approach has yielded great success in our understanding of the Chronicler's theology and rhetoric. However, Cook asserts, it has also failed to consider how the book of Chronicles can be read as an autonomous and coherent document. That is, a diachronic approach to reading Chronicles sometimes misses the theological and rhetorical features of the text in its final form. This book shows the great benefit of reading these narratives as autonomous and coherent by using the Solomon narratives as a case study. These narratives are first read individually, and then together, so as to ascertain their uniqueness vis-a-vis one another. Finally, Cook addresses questions related to the concordance of these narratives as well as their purposes within their respective larger literary contexts.

Reimagining Delilah's Afterlives as Femme Fatale - The Lost Seduction (Paperback): Caroline Blyth Reimagining Delilah's Afterlives as Femme Fatale - The Lost Seduction (Paperback)
Caroline Blyth
R1,422 Discovery Miles 14 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The story of Samson and Delilah in Judges 16 has been studied and retold over the centuries by biblical interpreters, artists, musicians, filmmakers and writers. Within these scholarly and cultural retellings, Delilah is frequently fashioned as the quintessential femme fatale - the shamelessly seductive 'fatal woman' whose sexual treachery ultimately leads to Samson's downfall. Yet these ubiquitous portrayals of Delilah as femme fatale tend to eclipse the many other viable readings of her character that lie, underexplored, within the ambiguity-laden narrative of Judges 16 - interpretations that offer alternative and more sympathetic portrayals of her biblical persona. In Reimagining Delilah's Afterlives as Femme Fatale, Caroline Blyth guides readers through an in-depth exploration of Delilah's afterlives as femme fatale in both biblical interpretation and popular culture, tracing the social and historical factors that may have inspired them. She then considers alternative afterlives for Delilah's character, using as inspiration both the Judges 16 narrative and a number of cultural texts which deconstruct traditional understandings of the femme fatale, thereby inviting readers to view this iconic biblical character in new and fascinating lights.

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