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Go Figure! an Introduction to Figures of Speech in the Bible

Author : Julia B. Hans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781939166838
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Go Figure! an Introduction to Figures of Speech in the Bible written by Julia B. Hans and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can I tell if a Bible verse is literal or figurative? What's the difference between a metaphor and a simile? How can I understand a parable? And what's the function of figurative language anyway? Go Figure! An Introduction to Figures of Speech in the Bible answers these and other questions about the figurative language used in the Scriptures. With its blend of scholarship and humor, the book appeals to a variety of readers and students. For newcomers, it serves as a way into the complex, highly contested arena known as figurative language. And with many examples culled from popular culture, the book speaks to a new generation of students. At the same time, for those more seasoned in the Scriptures, the endnotes, bibliography, introduction, and appendices offer ample material for further investigation. The unique features of Go Figure! include: Topical arrangement of 32 figures Composite definitions 500+ examples from popular culture & the Scriptures Recommended Reading List Recommended Websites Appendices, including FAQ's Link to Figures of Speech Database Julia Hans, Ph.D., is a national award-winning essayist and faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her first book, Lamps, Scrolls, and Goatskin Bottles: A Handbook of Bible Customs for Kids, was published by Standard Publishing in 2000. http: // baystatebiblefellowship.com "I found the book to be an easy-to-understand presentation of many of the figures of speech frequently used in the Bible. I trust this work will be a valuable introductory study of figures of speech to students of the Scriptures in the years to come." Rev. Walter J. Cummins, author of A Journey Through the Acts and Epistles: The Authorized King James Version with Notes and a Working Translation, Vols. 1 and 2."

Go Figure!

Author : Julia Hans PhD
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1973632179
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (736 download)

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Download or read book Go Figure! written by Julia Hans PhD and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can I tell if a Bible verse is literal or figurative? What’s the difference between metaphor and metonymy? How can I understand a parable? And what’s the function of figurative language anyway? Go Figure! An Introduction to Figures of Speech in the Bible answers these and other questions about figurative language used in Scripture. With its blend of scholarship and humor, the book appeals to a variety of students. For newcomers, it serves as a way into the complex arena known as figures of speech. And with many examples culled from popular culture, the book speaks to a new generation of students. At the same time, for those more seasoned in the Scriptures, the endnotes, bibliography, introduction, and appendices offer ample material for further study. Unique Features of this book More than 1200 Bible verses Topical arrangement Expanded definitions Research from various disciplines, spanning several generations Examples from popular culture Examples from the Scriptures Annotated bibliography Scripture Index Original essays Q and A’s “I found the book to be an easy-to-understand presentation of many of the figures of speech frequently used in the Bible. I trust this work will be a valuable introductory study of figures of speech to students of the Scriptures in the years to come.” —Rev. Walter J. Cummins, author of A Journey Through the Acts and Epistles: The Authorized King James Version with Note and a Working Translation, Vols. 1 and 2.

Christ Jesus Our Hope

Author : Ravi Hans
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664294589
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Christ Jesus Our Hope written by Ravi Hans and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-05-16 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what the Bible teaches about the return of Christ? Perhaps you know about the Gathering Together and meeting the Lord in the air upon his return. But do you know what the Scriptures teach about the Christian’s inheritance, future reward, or the prize and crown? Is gaining knowledge of the Hope just an intellectual exercise, or does it impact your day-to-day living? Christ Jesus Our Hope: Living in Light of Christ’s Return answers these and other questions. At more than 400 pages, covering some 700 verses, this book considers the Christian’s hope in great depth. Eight appendices convey important ancillary information about the Day of the Lord, the Judgment Seat of Christ, the New Body, and more. The book concludes with a comprehensive FAQ section, where we answer 40 of the most commonly asked questions from attendees of our seminars. Our goal in writing this book is to help Christians remain faithful to God’s calling and set their priorities on things above, not on things of this earth, for Christ is our life.

The Centrality of Style

Author : Mike Duncan
Publisher : Parlor Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1602354251
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Centrality of Style written by Mike Duncan and published by Parlor Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-04-07 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Centrality of Style, editors Mike Duncan and Star Medzerian Vanguri argue that style is a central concern of composition studies even as they demonstrate that some of the most compelling work in the area has emerged from the margins of the field.

Figures of Speech

Author : Arthur Quinn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136784985
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Figures of Speech written by Arthur Quinn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing is not like chemical engineering. The figures of speech should not be learned the same way as the periodic table of elements. This is because figures of speech are not about hypothetical structures in things, but about real potentialities within language and within ourselves. The "figurings" of speech reveal the apparently limitless plasticity of language itself. We are inescapably confronted with the intoxicating possibility that we can make language do for us almost anything we want. Or at least a Shakespeare can. The figures of speech help to see how he does it, and how we might. Therefore, in the chapters presented in this volume, the quotations from Shakespeare, the Bible, and other sources are not presented to exemplify the definitions. Rather, the definitions are presented to lead to the quotations. And the quotations are there to show us how to do with language what we have not done before. They are there for imitation.

An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics

Author : Walter C. Kaiser
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 9780310530909
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics written by Walter C. Kaiser and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1994 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernard Ramm's Protestant Biblical Hermeneutics, published in 1956, attracted a broad spectrum of Bible readers and set the tone of biblical interpretation for a whole generation of evangelical students. An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics could have a similar role for this generation at the end of the twentieth century. Almost every assumption that Ramm made has been challenged and tested by the winds of modernity and post-modernity. The severity of the changes from earlier patterns of thinking is reflected in the subtitle to this book, The Search for Meaning. This book is distinctive from others on hermeneutics in that the authors, rather than writing from a single viewpoint, hold differing opinions on many issues. There are more areas where they agree than disagree, including the authority of Scripture and the primacy of authorial meaning; but where they disagree is precisely where the issues are most crucial for the future. So the readers are invited , in effect, to eavesdrop on a vibrant dialogue between two scholars and to reach their own conclusions. Despite the convivial tone, the readers must not mistake how great the stakes are. In a culture that prizes individuality and personal freedom, the primary question is no longer 'Is it true?' but rather 'Does it matter?' hence the question of relevancy has taken precedence over the questions 'What does the text mean?' This book therefore confronts the question of meaning and shows how evangelicals may still clearly hear the Word from God amid the cacophony of the age.

Plowshares & Pruning Hooks

Author : Brent Sandy
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830896805
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Plowshares & Pruning Hooks written by Brent Sandy and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-01-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are we to make of Isaiah's image of Mount Zion as the highest of the mountains, or Zechariah's picture of the Mount of Olives split in two, or Daniel's "beast rising out of the sea" or Revelation's "great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns"? How can Peter claim that on the day of Pentecost the prophecy of Joel was being fulfilled, with signs in heaven and wonders on earth, the sun turned to darkness and the moon to blood? The language and imagery of biblical prophecy has been the source of puzzlement for many Christians and a point of dispute for some. How ironic that is! For the prophets and seers were the wordsmiths of their time. They took pains to speak God's word clearly and effectively to their contemporaries. How should we, as citizens of the twenty-first century, understand the imagery of this ancient biblical literature? Are there any clues in the texts themselves, any principles we can apply as we read these important but puzzling biblical texts? D. Brent Sandy carefully considers the language and imagery of prophecy and apocalyptic, how it is used, how it is fulfilled within Scripture, and how we should read it against the horizon of our future. Clearly and engagingly written, Plowshares and Pruning Hooks is the kind of book that gives its readers a new vantage point from which to view the landscape of prophetic and apocalyptic language and imagery.

Figures of Speech Used in the Bible Explained and Illustrated

Author : E. W. Bullinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781614278351
Total Pages : 1156 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (783 download)

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Download or read book Figures of Speech Used in the Bible Explained and Illustrated written by E. W. Bullinger and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 1156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2011 Hardcover Reprint of 1898 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Many consider Bullinger's handbook to be the best one on the subject. According to Walter Kaiser, "this book should be on every exegete's shelf alongside the Greek and Hebrew lexicons and grammars." Bullinger sets out 217 distinct figures of speech present in Scripture. He gives for each the pronunciation and etymology of its name, and then a number of passages of Scripture in which it appears, accompanied by a full explanation. In all, nearly eight thousand passages are thus cited.

Figures of speech used in the Bible

Author : Ethelbert William Bullinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Figures of speech used in the Bible written by Ethelbert William Bullinger and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

Author : Leland Ryken
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830867333
Total Pages : 1086 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Biblical Imagery written by Leland Ryken and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christianity Today 1999 Book of the Year Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little help to explorers of the Bible's galaxy of verbal pictures? They excel in describing the climate, borders and location of Galilee or Sinai. But they are often blind to the artistic expressions and deaf to the musical meanings that echo from within the world of the biblical text. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is the first contemporary reference work dedicated to exploring the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors and literary patterns found in the Bible. More than that, it examines the Bible's universal archetypes or master images--including the plot motifs and character types that recur throughout life, literature and the Bible. This unique dictionary explores the dazzling variety in which the Word of God comes dressed in clothes of everyday life. It traces the trail of images from Eden to the New Jerusalem. It captures the plotted patterns of biblical narrative. It surveys the imaged texture of each book of the Bible. In short, The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is an inviting, enlightening and indispensable companion to the reading, study, contemplation and enjoyment of the Bible.

Figures of Speech Used in the Bible

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Figures of Speech Used in the Bible written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Introduction to the Critical Study of the Holy Scriptures

Author : Thomas Hartwell Horne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Critical Study of the Holy Scriptures written by Thomas Hartwell Horne and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Literary Study of the Bible

Author : Christopher Hodgkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444334956
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Literary Study of the Bible written by Christopher Hodgkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive and accessible introduction to scriptural art yet written Literary Study of the Bible: An Introduction approaches each book of the Bible (including several of the apocrypha) with non-sectarian literary questions, exploring the meanings that the Bible reveals when we read it like a poem, narrative, or play. As a unique hybrid of introductory guide, essential handbook, historical survey, and absorbing commentary, this book fills a gap in literary Bible study with its fresh perspectives on the biblical writers’ many arts. Readers will engage in wide range of textual approaches and interpretive traditions through this broadly informed, accessibly written text. Dr. Christopher Hodgkins has taught Literary Study of the Bible for 25 years, over which time he has field-tested the many lenses—of genre, image, language, characterization, plot, and craft—used throughout this book. Tracing the sources, composition, and influences of the Biblical text, this book places the Bible in a tradition of ancient near eastern, Hebrew, and Hellenistic literary art, giving new depth to the way we understand the familiar stories of scripture. Unlike other literary introductions to the Bible, this book uniquely combines these elements: Approaches the Bible as a richly collaborative and coherent work of literary art, exploring how earlier books influence the creation and interpretation of later ones Provides illuminating commentary supplemented by explanatory textboxes, maps, illustrations, and study questions to enhance interest and expand learning Introduces poetic and narrative devices like doubling, juxtaposition, and irony within the context of scriptural art and editorial design Gives extensive attention to each biblical book, resulting in the most comprehensive introduction to literary Bible study to date Presents these materials through an accessible and lively text permeated with references to both high and popular culture Literary Study of the Bible will be a welcome addition to personal, school, college, and congregational libraries, as well as an excellent text for students of the Bible in both secular and faith-based settings.

An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures

Author : Thomas Hartwell Horne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures written by Thomas Hartwell Horne and published by . This book was released on 1818 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jeremiah 48 as Christian Scripture

Author : Julie Woods
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725245833
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Jeremiah 48 as Christian Scripture written by Julie Woods and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All Scripture is God-breathed" and yet some parts seem rather less God-breathed than one might imagine, or even like. The prophecy concerning Moab in Jeremiah 48 is one such text, since it appears to equate the Lord's work with bloodshed and curses those who withhold their swords. How, if at all, might such a passage inform the Christian community of faith? In this sophisticated study Julie Woods identifies some salient features of Jeremiah's Moab oracle by means of a careful analysis and comparison of both the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text of Jeremiah 48. She also explores the implications of links between the Moab oracles in Jeremiah 48 and Isaiah 15-16. The focus then moves to theological hermeneutics via an examination of some recent Christian interpretations of the oracle (from Walter Brueggemann, Ronald Clements, Terence Fretheim, Douglas Jones, and Patrick Miller). Building on the observations of these scholars and the conclusions reached from her own textual analyses, Woods provides an innovative Christian reading of the oracle (including two imaginative film scripts to bring the text to life). Perhaps one of the more surprising proposals is that Easter is the ultimate horizon of Jeremiah 48.

God's Sabbath with Creation

Author : James W. Skillen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532659490
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book God's Sabbath with Creation written by James W. Skillen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biblical story is about more than sin and salvation. It is about the creator’s purposes and the fulfillment of those purposes in the climactic revelation of God’s glory in Sabbath with creation. Christ Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the one through whom all things are created and all things are fulfilled. We are creatures made in God’s image, called to develop and govern the earth in service to God. The exercise of human responsibility in this age plays a major part in the revelation of God’s glory. Every vocation matters for creation’s seventh-day fulfillment: family, friendships, worship, civic responsibility, and our work in every sphere of life. The Son of God became one with us. He died for sinners while they still rebelled, and he was raised to life as the last Adam—the life-giving Spirit of the age to come. Christ is reconciling all things to God, including all that belongs to the responsibility of God’s sixth-day royal priesthood. That is why God’s promise in Christ is that those who die in the Lord will rest from their labors and their deeds will follow them.

Words of Delight

Author : Leland Ryken
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1585580635
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Words of Delight written by Leland Ryken and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama, demonstrating that knowledge of a genre's characteristics enriches one's understanding of individual passages. Ryken offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into Old and New Testament books and passages--insights that have escaped most traditional commentators.