Originally published in 1904, this book presents a critical discussion of the Book of Ecclesiastes, with additional notes on select passages and an English translation. The text was written with two key aims in mind: 'firstly, to disentangle the strands which go to form the 'three-fold cord' of the writing; and secondly, to estimate the position which Koheleth occupied with regard to the religious and philosophical thought of his day'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Ecclesiastes and biblical criticism.

This volume contains selected papers from a 2006 symposium that complemented an exhibition of early Bible manuscripts at the Freer Gallery and Sackler Gallery of Art. The book considers the manifestations of the holy books in Byzantine manuscript illustration, architecture, and government, as well as in Jewish Bible translations.

Originally published in 1910 for use in schools, this book contains the Revised Version text of Isaiah 1-39, with critical annotations by C. H. Thomson and John Skinner. The introduction provides information on authorship and historical context. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Christianity or the history of education.

Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

Was he the sleek-and-trim, funloving animated man in "The Prince of Egypt" or the handsome, strong-hearted, superstar played by Charlton Heston in "The Ten Commandments"?

The most likely answer is "neither." The Bible gives a much more accurate picture of the Moses God used in such remarkable ways, Charles Swindoll paints a portrait of the biblical Moses in this fascinating look into the heart and mind of "Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication."

Swindoll gives us straight facts based squarely on the truth revealed in God's Word. He also fills in the fine-line details of Moses' life with emotion and feeling, because Moses, like all of us, was a human being with faults and frailties. And finally, Swindoll helps us apply the lessons of Moses' life to our own daily dilemmas.

When you face your personal Red Sea test, will you be prepared? Your decision to go forward in life instead of retreating will be bolstered by your having studied the real Moses of the Bible―the Moses who tried to decline his assignment from God; the Moses who dazzled Pharaoh; the Moses who received the Ten Commandments; the Moses who was sometimes disobedient and weak; the Moses who was the greatest leader of God's people in all of history; the Moses of faith and selfless dedication to his God.

Originally published in 1923 for use in schools, this book contains the Revised Version text of Genesis 1-24, with critical annotations by H. C. O. Lanchester. The introduction provides information on sources and historical context. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Christianity or the history of education.

Originally published in 1914 for use in schools, this book contains the Revised Version text of Isaiah 40-66, with critical annotations by W. A. L. Elmslie and John Skinner. The introduction provides information on authorship and historical context. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Christianity or the history of education.

Originally published in 1924 for use in schools, this book contains the Revised Version text of Genesis 25-50, with critical annotations by H. C. O. Lanchester. The introduction provides information historical context and religious lessons. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Christianity or the history of education.

First published in 1914, this book presents an English verse translation of the Book of Job, preserving the metre of the Hebrew original with consultation of Greek and Latin versions. Extensive textual notes are included throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Book of Job and biblical translation.

Originally published in 1935, this book presents an introduction to criticism of the Book of Ezekiel. The text focuses mainly on critiques from the beginning of the twentieth century up until the time of publication, with one chapter on criticism up until 1900. References are given to the Hebrew Bible, where the English version differs the English reference is given in brackets. Explanatory notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in biblical criticism and the Book of Ezekiel.

The Psalms is a beautiful presentation of this beloved section of Scripture. Featuring the ESV text, each psalm is presented in large, readable type on high quality paper. The layout gives ample space for the text and adds to the aesthetic value of the biblical poetry. This is a wonderful edition for devotions, for liturgical use, and as a gift. Black letter text Single-column format

"Do you have wisdom to count the clouds?" asks the voice of God from the whirlwind in the stunningly beautiful catalogue of nature-questions from the Old Testament Book of Job. Tom McLeish takes a scientist's reading of this ancient text as a centrepiece to make the case for science as a deeply human and ancient activity, embedded in some of the oldest stories told about human desire to understand the natural world. Drawing on stories from the modern science of chaos and uncertainty alongside medieval, patristic, classical and Biblical sources, Faith and Wisdom in Science challenges much of the current 'science and religion' debate as operating with the wrong assumptions and in the wrong space. Its narrative approach develops a natural critique of the cultural separation of sciences and humanities, suggesting an approach to science, or in its more ancient form natural philosophy - the 'love of wisdom of natural things' - that can draw on theological and cultural roots. Following the theme of pain in human confrontation with nature, it develops a 'Theology of Science', recognising that both scientific and theological worldviews must be 'of' each other, not holding separate domains. Science finds its place within an old story of participative reconciliation with a nature, of which we start ignorant and fearful, but learn to perceive and work with in wisdom. Surprisingly, science becomes a deeply religious activity. There are urgent lessons for education, the political process of decision-making on science and technology, our relationship with the global environment, and the way that both religious and secular communities alike celebrate and govern science.

A painstaking compiler of catalogues and indexes, the biblical scholar and bibliographer Thomas Hartwell Horne (1780 1862) first published his most famous work in 1818, having begun his research for it many years earlier in 1801. Reissued here is the expanded four-volume tenth edition of 1856, which includes revisions by the scholars Samuel Davidson (c.1806 98) and Samuel Prideaux Tregelles (1813 75). This monumental and influential work of nineteenth-century biblical scholarship remains a valuable resource for modern researchers. Volume 2, the work of Davidson, addresses the Old Testament and has been split into two parts for this reissue. Influenced by contemporary German scholarship, Davidson's contribution caused controversy, particularly around prophetic authorship and the role of divine inspiration, resulting in his resignation from Lancashire Independent College. Part 2, Davidson's exegetical 'Brief Introduction to the Old Testament and Apocrypha', includes extensive references to contemporary scholarship as well as research on sources and interpretation of meaning."

Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1997) war der Begrunder der Logotherapie, der sogenannten dritten Wiener Richtung der Psychotherapie. Zentral im Franklschen Denken ist die Idee, dass der Mensch den Sinn seines Lebens erkennen muss. Frankl war ein UEberlebender des Holocaust und sagte, seine Theorien seien in den Konzentrationslagern getestet worden. Da er Jude war und sich mit Fragen auseinandersetzte, die eng mit Religion verbunden sind, erhebt sich die Frage, ob und wieweit sein Gedankengebaude als ein Beispiel fur judisches Denken anzusehen ist. Obwohl er auch von Philosophen wie Martin Heidegger und Max Scheler beeinflusst war, sind viele seiner Ideen im Judentum verankert. Er zitiert in seinen Buchern haufig das Alte Testament und legt es oft geradezu wie ein Rabbiner aus.

First published in 1892, and intended for biblical scholars reading the text in the original languages, this book provides a detailed commentary on the Book of Daniel. Bevan accompanies his analysis with a discussion on the linguistic character of the book, as well as chronological tables of key events in the ancient Near East and an examination of the Palmyrene dialect of Hebrew. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of biblical studies or the Book of Daniel.

Originally published in 1913, this volume contains the complete text of the Old Testament's Song of Songs in English translation, together with a detailed introduction regarding its themes and structural elements. Aimed at the general reader, the introduction condenses much of the previous literature regarding the Song of Songs into an accessible and readable form. Detailed notes are provided throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in biblical studies, theology and the Old Testament.

This volume introduces ancient Israel's Scriptures, or the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament. It also traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of the Old Testament. Where pertinent to the message of the Old Testament, the book explores issues of history, comparative religions, and sociology, while striking a balance among these topics by focusing primarily on literary features of the text. In addition, frequent sidebar discussions introduce the reader to contemporary scholarship, especially the results of historical-critical research and archaeology. Along the way, the book explores how the Old Testament conceptualized and gave rise to monotheism, one of the most significant developments in history, giving this study a currency for twenty-first-century readers.

A painstaking compiler of catalogues and indexes, the biblical scholar and bibliographer Thomas Hartwell Horne (1780 1862) first published his most famous work in 1818, having begun his research for it many years earlier in 1801. Reissued here is the expanded four-volume tenth edition of 1856, which includes revisions by the scholars Samuel Davidson (c.1806 98) and Samuel Prideaux Tregelles (1813 75). This monumental and influential work of nineteenth-century biblical scholarship remains a valuable resource for modern researchers. Volume 2, the work of Davidson, addresses the Old Testament and has been split into two parts for this reissue. Influenced by contemporary German scholarship, Davidson's contribution caused controversy, particularly around prophetic authorship and the role of divine inspiration, resulting in his resignation from Lancashire Independent College. Indeed, Horne distanced himself from this volume. Part 1 includes discussion of scriptural Hebrew, of Greek, Arabic, Latin and Syriac translations, and of textual history and interpretation."

Notions of women as found in the Bible have had an incalculable impact on western cultures, influencing perspectives on marriage, kinship, legal practice, political status, and general attitudes. Women and Exilic Identity in the Hebrew Bible is drawn from three separate strands to address and analyse this phenomenon. The first examines how women were conceptualized and represented during the exilic period. The second focuses on methodological possibilities and drawbacks connected to investigating women and exile. The third reviews current prominent literature on the topic, with responses from authors. With chapters from a range of contributors, topics move from an analysis of Ruth as a woman returning to her homeland, and issues concerning the foreign presence who brings foreign family members into the midst of a community, and how this is dealt with, through the intermarriage crisis portrayed in Ezra 9-10, to an analysis of Judean constructions of gender in the exilic and early post-exilic periods. The contributions show an exciting range of the best scholarship on women and foreign identities, with important consequences for how the foreign/known is perceived, and what that has meant for women through the centuries.

This translation of an Arabic commentary by Jephet ibn Ali (fl. late tenth century) was first published in 1889. Based on ten manuscripts, the text was carefully edited and rendered into English by David Samuel Margoliouth (1858 1940), Laudian Professor of Arabic at Oxford. Jephet was a leading Karaite scholar who wrote a number of biblical commentaries in his native Arabic. This was one of his mature works and perhaps the best example of his critical and exegetical powers. Based on the historical allusions in the commentary, Margoliouth estimated that it was composed between 990 and 1010. The work includes the Arabic text, with critical apparatus and a useful glossary of key words. Fiercely polemical against Islam, Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism, the commentary has greatly contributed to our understanding of tenth-century religious controversies. It remains an important work of Karaite literature.

Originally published in 1935, this book contains the text of the English Revised Edition translation of the book of Job. The text is presented with minimal notes and an introduction on the historical and theological background to the story of Job and his tribulations. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Bible and biblical history.

Originally published in 1875, this is the first publication of a previously missing fragment of some seventy verses from the seventh chapter of the fourth book of Ezra in the Old Testament (sometimes known as 2 Esdras in the Apocrypha). The text is reproduced in the original language with copious notes by Bensly, a highly respected biblical scholar and a member of the committee that translated the English Revised Version of the Bible in the late nineteenth century, as well as with a brief history of the discovery of the lacuna and of the missing text. This book will be of value to any student of the Bible and to anyone interested in paleography or the history of biblical translations.

Originally published in 1911, this book presents a comprehensive account of the Pentateuch, or Torah, and the book of Joshua, collectively known as the Hexateuch. The text gives a general account of critical problems concerning the Hexateuch as a whole. It is divided into two main parts: the first part provides a general introduction; the second part, which is much longer, is devoted to textual analysis. Numerous tables, appendices and notes are also included. This is a highly detailed book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Hebrew Bible and biblical theory.

Originally published in 1908, this edition of 'The Interlinear Psalms' contains the authorised and revised versions, together with the marginal notes of the revised version. It will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Psalms and the development of Christianity.

In the Book of Judges the narrator presents an image of the good parent YHWH whose enduring love and loyalty is offset by his wayward child Israel who defaults on the relationship repeatedly. Biblical scholars have largely concurred, demonstrating the many faults of Israel while siding with YHWH's privileged viewpoint. When object-relations theory (which examines how human beings relate to each other) is applied to Judges, a different story emerges. In its capacity to illuminate why and how relationships can be intense, problematic, rewarding, and enduring, object-relations theory reveals how both YHWH and Israel have attachment needs that are played out vividly in the story world. Deryn Guest reveals how its narrator engages in a variety of psychological strategies to mask suppressed rage as he engages in an intriguing but rather dysfunctional masochistic dance with a dominant deity who has reputation needs.