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The Book of Psalms is perhaps the most cherished book in the Old
Testament. In this lively volume, two experienced teachers invite
students to read and explore the Psalter and roam widely among its
poems. The book introduces the dynamics of the biblical text,
helping students become careful and attentive readers. It covers
how to read Hebrew poetry, the Psalter's basic genres, the idea of
"the psalmist," the metaphorical world of the Psalms, and the
theology of the Psalms. Sidebars, discussion questions, and plenty
of examples enhance the reading experience. This clear and concise
guide is accessible to all serious students of the Bible.
So much theology is confusing and intimidating. The concepts
themselves are given weighty-sounding names, such as incarnation
and justification, and the explanations of the concepts sometimes
can be more confusing than the names.Captivating, entertaining, and
highly informative, Crazy Talk helps readers navigate their way
through that complexity and offers a vocabulary that dares (and
equips!) its readers to embrace their own faith in a new,
well-informed way.The purpose of Crazy Talk, says editor Rolf A.
Jacobson, is to render the heart of our Christian theology in a
form that is accessible and appealing to everyone. The format of
the book is similar to that of a dictionary of theological terms,
but with a twist of humor! Each entry includes the name of the
theological term, an ironic definition of the term, and a short
humorous essay offering a fuller explanation of the term. In making
the term understandable, Jacobson concentrates on the big
theological issue that is at stake in the term and why it
matters.This revised and expanded edition includes new and expanded
entries and all new images.
This lively, engaging introduction to the Old Testament is critical
and theological, lavishly illustrated, and accompanied by a variety
of pedagogical aids. It serves as the Old Testament counterpart to
Mark Allan Powell's successful Introducing the New Testament (over
105,000 copies sold). Introducing the Old Testament presents
disputed and controversial issues fairly, neither dictating
conclusions nor privileging skepticism over faith-based
perspectives. The full-color interior is illustrated with
photographs and fine art and includes sidebars, maps, a glossary,
and further reading suggestions. A companion website through Baker
Academic's Textbook eSources features a wealth of additional
resources for students and instructors. Resources for students
include chapter objectives, study questions, flash cards, and
self-quizzes. Resources for professors include chapter objectives,
discussion prompts, pedagogical suggestions, PowerPoint slides, and
a test/quiz bank.
The many introductions to the psalms available to readers tend to
focus on various types and forms of psalms but overlook different
theological approaches to the Psalter. This volume brings together
leading psalms scholars from Catholic and Protestant traditions and
takes into account recent scholarship on the shape and shaping of
the Psalter and on the rhetorical interpretation of the Psalms.
Soundings in the Theology of Psalms is the second of several
"Soundings" volumes to be published by Fortress Press. These
volumes offer state-of-the-art essays introducing readers to the
current state of discussion and debate on various segments of the
Bible.
The Bible can be hard to understand. To many of us, it often does
seem like a crazy book. But, according to the authors of Crazy
Book, the crazy book we call the Bible actually teaches us the
sanity that we need. The sanity that lets us know who God is, who
we are in light of God's love, and where God's love can be found
and experienced. Very similar in tone and organization to Crazy
Talk, the authors of Crazy Book unleash their passion, faith, and
humor. This time they have their sights on the Bible and biblical
terms, and they don't hold back. Here, they've elected to focus on
major people, events, places, books, and types of literature in the
Bible, communicating the life-giving truth of the Bible via often
knock-em-dead humor. The volume's savvy and sassy overtones are
bound to leave an impression. This is an accessible book almost
devoid of scholarly jargon but filled with scholarly insight. The
revised and expanded addition includes new and expanded entries and
all new images.
The Old Testament bears witness to an in-your-face, holy God--a God
who gets down and dirty with creation and history; a God who gets
in people's face with love and law, with power and purpose. Yet
Israel's in-your-face God is also "holy"--too other, too raw, too
intense to be handled without oven mitts. Rolf Jacobson wrestles
with this in-your-face God. The Old Testament starts at the
beginning, where God digs in the dirt to create humanity and then
gets in the dustlings' faces when they sin. God smiles on Abraham
and Sarah, electing their descendants as the chosen people, but has
to get in Pharaoh's face when he tries to enslave the people.
Mostly, God gets in Israel's face: with laws about what it looks
like to be God's people and through the prophets, who have to get
in the faces of those who turn away from the Holy One. Jacobson
also explores the psalms, poetry in which God often hides his face.
He closes by exploring how the Old Testament points us ahead to
Jesus, when God took on a human face and offered us the most
intimate picture of God we'll ever get.
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