Key second-temple texts with introductions and notes by an international team of scholars--now available in affordable softcover bindings.

The writers of the Bible lived in a world filled with many writings. Some of these documents are lost forever, but many have been preserved. Part of these extant sources are the Pseudepigrapha. This collection of Jewish and Christian writings shed light on early Judaism and Christianity and their doctrines.

This landmark set includes all 65 Pseudepigraphical documents from the intertestamental period that reveal the ongoing development of Judaism and the roots from which the Christian religion took its beliefs. A scholarly authority on each text contributes a translation, introduction, and critical notes for each text. Volume 1 features apocalyptic literature and testaments. Volume 2 includes expansions of the "Old Testament" legends, wisdom, and philosophical literature; prayers, psalms, and odes; and fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic Works.

Contributors include E. Isaac, B.M. Metzger, J.R. Mueller, S.E. Robinson, D.J. Harrington, G.T. Zervos, and many others.

Of enormous value to scholars and students, religious professionals and interested laypeople.

Part of Anchor Yale Reference Library.

Thru the Bible commentary series includes Dr. McGee's insightful study of each book of the Bible with in-depth, paragraph-by-paragraph discussions of key verses and passages.

Die vorliegende neue Auflage des Gesenius'schen Woerterbuches, die funfte von meiner Hand, wird voraussichtlich die letzte sein, die ich bearbeite. Schon deswegen wird man es gewiss begreiflich finden, dall ich, nachdem ich ziemlich viel Zeit und Arbeit an dies Buch ge wendet habe, nicht gesonnen gewesen bin, durch eine vollstii. ndige Umgestaltung ein ganz neues oder gar, wie vorgeschlagen worden ist. zwei neue Bucher daraus zu machen. Eine derartige radikale Umarbeitung muss, falls sie noetig erscheinen sollte, einem kunftigen Herausgeber uber lassen werden. Ich moechte aber wegen des Interesses, das ich fur das Buch hege, die Gelegen heit benutzen, ausdrucklich hervorzuheben, dall der Gedanke, den lexikalischen Stoff auf zwei Ausgaben, ein kurzes Handbuch fur praktische Zwecke und einen umfangreichen "Thesaurus" zu verteilen, mir recht wenig zweckmassig zu sein scheint. In seiner jetzigen Form sind die letzten Auflagen des Buches ziemlich rasch, durchschnittlich nach vier bis funf Jahren, auf einander gefolgt, und es ist dadurch moeglich gewesen, fortwahrend die neueste Literatur zu berucksichtigen und die neuen Funde und Entdeckungen zu verwerten. Es liegt aber in der Natur der Sache, dass ein kurzes Handbuch von diesem uberreichen Stoffe nur einen sehr be grenzten Teil aufnehmen koennte, wahrend andererseits ein umfangreicher, auf den gelehrten Gebrauch berechneter Thesaurus, selbst wenn er nicht das ehrwurdige Alter des vortrefflichen Gesenius'schen Thesaurus von Anno 1835 zu erreichen brauchte, doch mit weit la. ngerenZwischen raumen erscheinen wurde.

ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award When the Israelites exclaimed, "Here are your gods!" at the sight of the golden calf, they were attempting to hold on to the God of their history while fashioning idols for their own purposes. In today's Western world, plenty of shiny false gods still hold power--idols of prosperity, nationalism, and self-interest. Christians desperately need to name and expose these idols. We must retrieve the biblical emphasis on idolatry and apply it anew in our journey of following Jesus. In "Here Are Your Gods," Old Testament scholar Christopher J. H. Wright combines a biblical study of idolatry with practical discipleship. He calls readers to consider connections between Old Testament patterns and today's culture, especially recurring temptations to trust in political power. Now as much as ever, we need a biblically informed understanding of the many ways humans make gods for themselves, the danger of idols, and how God calls us to join him in the battle against idolatry as part of his ongoing mission to be known and worshiped by all peoples.

1 and 2 Chronicles are the final books of the Hebrew Old Testament. They are more than mere history. They are a God-inspired sermon which explains what God has done, what God is doing and what God is planning to do. They reveal the secrets of spiritual revival in every generation and they fix our eyes on the Messiah. Written centuries before his coming, these two books proclaim a timeless message of hope to the world. It's all about Jesus, the true Son of David, who is the only true Saviour of the world.