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Raymond Westbrook and Bruce Wells examine Old Testament legal
materials that illustrate how ancient Israelites settled their
grievances. This textbook is unique in exploring these legal
materials as they relate to the issues of everyday life--family,
property, contracts, and crimes--and providing readers with a broad
understanding of their ancient legal and social foundations.
This book examines many of the laws in the Torah governing sexual
relations and the often implicit motivations underlying them. It
also considers texts beyond the laws in which legal traditions and
ideas concerning sexual behavior intersect and provide insight into
ancient Israel's social norms. The book includes extended
treatments on the nature and function of marriage and divorce in
ancient Israel, the variation in sexual rules due to status and
gender, the prohibition on male-with-male sex, and the different
types of sexualities that may have existed in ancient Israel. The
essays draw on a variety of methodologies and approaches, including
narrative criticism, philological analysis, literary theory,
feminist and gender theory, anthropological models, and comparative
analysis. They cover content ranging from the narratives in
Genesis, to the laws of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy, to
later re-interpretations of pentateuchal laws in Jeremiah and texts
from the Second Temple period. Overall, the book presents a
combination of theoretical discussion and close textual analysis to
shed new light on the connections between law and sexuality within
the Torah and beyond.
An image rich, passage-by-passage commentary that integrates
textual and artifactual context from the ancient Near East to
inform our understanding and interpretation of the Hebrew
Bible-while remaining respectful to the inerrancy of Scripture.
Without a deep knowledge of the ancient cultures the Old Testament
was born from, we can be tempted to impose our own culture on the
text, potentially distorting it. This unique Bible backgrounds
commentary examines: The history of the ancient Near East as a
means of recovering knowledge of the events that shaped the lives
of the people. The archaeology as a means of recovering the
lifestyle reflected in the material cultures. The literature of the
ancient Near East as a means of understanding the heart and soul of
the people who inhabited the ancient world that Israel shared.
Detailed exegetical notes are combined with comparative discussions
of the cultural settings that help scholars interpret the
Pentateuch. This volume of the celebrated Zondervan Illustrated
Bible Backgrounds Commentary series brings the first five books of
the Bible into sharper focus-enabling scholars, pastors, and laity
to access rich data from over one hundred and seventy years of
explorations and excavations in the Near East. THE ZONDERVAN
ILLUSTRATED BIBLE BACKGROUNDS COMMENTARY SERIES Invites you to
enter the world of the Old Testament with a company of seasoned
guides, experts who will give new insights into these cherished
writings. Features: Over 2000 photographs, drawings, maps,
diagrams, and charts provide a visual feast that breathes fresh
life into the text. Passage-by-passage commentary presents
archaeological findings, historical explanations, geographic
insights, notes on manners and customs, and more. Analysis into the
literature of the ancient Near East will open your eyes to new
depths of understanding both familiar and unfamiliar passages.
Written by an international team of 30 specialists, all top
scholars in background studies.
This book examines many of the laws in the Torah governing sexual
relations and the often implicit motivations underlying them. It
also considers texts beyond the laws in which legal traditions and
ideas concerning sexual behavior intersect and provide insight into
ancient Israel's social norms. The book includes extended
treatments on the nature and function of marriage and divorce in
ancient Israel, the variation in sexual rules due to status and
gender, the prohibition on male-with-male sex, and the different
types of sexualities that may have existed in ancient Israel. The
essays draw on a variety of methodologies and approaches, including
narrative criticism, philological analysis, literary theory,
feminist and gender theory, anthropological models, and comparative
analysis. They cover content ranging from the narratives in
Genesis, to the laws of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy, to
later re-interpretations of pentateuchal laws in Jeremiah and texts
from the Second Temple period. Overall, the book presents a
combination of theoretical discussion and close textual analysis to
shed new light on the connections between law and sexuality within
the Torah and beyond.
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT BRUCE'S TITHING BOOKSAMAZON.COM - G.
MAXWELL'S PROFILES (REVIEWS) SAID: "EXCELLENT FIVE STARS ...the
BEST book available right now for its insightful conclusions...
unparalleled in this timely subject area..." "also takes delightful
side trails..." "this book lays out the case for no tithing
requirements for NT Christians like no other ""A MASTERPIECE I'm
ordering copies for my friends "Pastor C. RinkeStuart, FL"I
couldn't put it down."Denice ElderLouisville, KY"This book has been
like a breath of fresh air and an oasis in the desert. It has been
such a marvelous study for me opening my eyes to all that was truly
accomplished at the cross. It has truly been an amazing study.
Thank you for writing it."Michael FludDallas, TX"Exceptionally well
written I was amazed."Roberta WelkStuart, FL"Wonderfully liberating
Wells reminds me of a modern day Martin Luther. Twenty Six years of
Christianity and I finally know I'm free "Joe CrawfordPalm City,
FL"We have been blessed by this book. I wish we had found out about
it sooner."Otis & Barbara PerryColumbus, OH"Your book opened
some very interesting questions and I plan on purchasing several
more copies for some pastors and friends of mine. It was very
insightful, offering guidance and info I had not heard any place
else before. Basically, it was an eye-opening reading."
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING ABOUT BRUCE'S TITHING BOOKSAMAZON.COM - G.
MAXWELL'S PROFILES (REVIEWS) SAID: "EXCELLENT FIVE STARS ...the
BEST book available right now for its insightful conclusions...
unparalleled in this timely subject area..." "also takes delightful
side trails..." "this book lays out the case for no tithing
requirements for NT Christians like no other ""A MASTERPIECE I'm
ordering copies for my friends "Pastor C. RinkeStuart, FL"I
couldn't put it down."Denice ElderLouisville, KY"This book has been
like a breath of fresh air and an oasis in the desert. It has been
such a marvelous study for me opening my eyes to all that was truly
accomplished at the cross. It has truly been an amazing study.
Thank you for writing it."Michael FludDallas, TX"Exceptionally well
written I was amazed."Roberta WelkStuart, FL"Wonderfully liberating
Wells reminds me of a modern day Martin Luther. Twenty Six years of
Christianity and I finally know I'm free "Joe CrawfordPalm City,
FL"We have been blessed by this book. I wish we had found out about
it sooner."Otis & Barbara PerryColumbus, OH"Your book opened
some very interesting questions and I plan on purchasing several
more copies for some pastors and friends of mine. It was very
insightful, offering guidance and info I had not heard any place
else before. Basically, it was an eye-opening reading."
TITHING NAILED TO THE CROSS is a book that cuts through all the
opinions, traditions, superstitions, imagined benefits, and false
doctrines, to clearly and doctrinally explain the absence of
tithing in the New Testament. Bruce plainly teaches why tithing is
not required after the Resurrection (the beginning of the New
Testament); how tithing can interfere with sonship, faith, and even
salvation; and how tithing can expose you to the curse of the Law
causing health, financial, marital, and many other
problems.Wouldn't it be wonderful to actually have your prayers
easily answered because of Jesus' finished work and the Name He
gave us to use? Wouldn't you like to know that God is going to say
"yes" to His promises without you having to wonder if all your
church ducks are in a row? And wouldn't it be nice to have a royal
ring put on your finger, a kingly robe placed on your back, and a
big hug of approval without having to sleep in the bunk house as a
"servant" until it's decided that you can be trusted?We may call it
an "act of faith," "obedience," "doing the Word," "good
stewardship," or what ever we want; but at the end of the day, it
is nothing more than an obsolete, Old Testament ordinance that will
only "frustrate the grace of God," as Paul taught in Galatians. As
circumcision became "nothing" under the New Covenant, likewise,
tithing is no longer obligatory.So, will you choose to develop a
shaky faith based on the works of an Old Testament law that never
should have been carried over to the New Testament? Or, will you
choose to develop a resolute faith that is based on Jesus'
immutable work at the cross which included the removal of Malachi's
ordinances (tithing)? Will you go with the crowd, or the truth?
Find the answers to teh following: "What do middle-aged men really
want from women today?" "How do you communicate with a man?" "Why
don't men commit?" "Computer dating and other ways to meet 'Mr.
Right'."
This book presents a reassessment of the governmental systems of
the Late Babylonian period—specifically those of the
Neo-Babylonian and early Persian empires—and provides evidence
demonstrating that these are among the first to have developed an
early form of administrative law. The present study revolves around
a particular expression that, in its most common form, reads
ḫīṭu ša šarri išaddad and can be translated as “he will
be guilty (of an offense) against the king.” The authors analyze
ninety-six documents, thirty-two of which have not been previously
published, discussing each text in detail, including the syntax of
this clause and its legal consequences, which involve the
delegation of responsibility in an administrative context. Placing
these documents in their historical and institutional contexts, and
drawing from the theories of Max Weber and S. N. Eisenstadt, the
authors aim to show that the administrative bureaucracy underlying
these documents was a more complex, systematized, and rational
system than has previously been recognized. Accompanied by
extensive indexes, as well as transcriptions and translations of
each text analyzed here, this book breaks new ground in the study
of ancient legal systems.
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