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The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible

Author : J. David Pleins
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664221751
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (217 download)

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Book Synopsis The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible by : J. David Pleins

Download or read book The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible written by J. David Pleins and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. David Pleins presents a sociological study of the Hebrew Bible, seeking to uncover its social vision by examining biblical statements about social ethics. He does this within the framework provided by Israel's social institutions, the social locations of its actors, and the historical struggles for power and survival that are reflected in the transmission of the texts.

The Social Location of the Visions of Amram (4Q543-547)

Author : Robert R. Duke
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9781433107894
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (78 download)

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Book Synopsis The Social Location of the Visions of Amram (4Q543-547) by : Robert R. Duke

Download or read book The Social Location of the Visions of Amram (4Q543-547) written by Robert R. Duke and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles.

Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible, Volume Three

Author : Norman K. Gottwald
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498292216
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible, Volume Three by : Norman K. Gottwald

Download or read book Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible, Volume Three written by Norman K. Gottwald and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PART 1: EXAMINING TEXTS 1. Social Drama in the Psalms of Individual Lament 2. Kingship in the Book of Psalms 3. Abusing the Bible: The Case of Deuteronomy 15 4. Do not Fear What They Fear: A Post-9/11 Reflection(Isaiah 8:11-15) 5. The Expropriated and the Expropriators in Nehemiah 5 6. How Do Extrabiblical Sociopolitical Data Illuminate Obscure Biblical Texts? The Case of Ecclesiastes 5:8-9 [Heb. 5:7-8] 7. On the Alleged Wisdom of Kings: An Application of Adorno's Immanent Criticism to Ecclesiastes PART 2: ENGAGING PRACTICES 8. Framing Biblical Interpretation at New York Theological Seminary: A Student Self Inventory on Biblical Hermeneutics 9. Theological Education as a Theory-Praxis Loop: Situating the Book of Joshua in a Cultural, Social Ethical, and Theological Matrix 10. The Bible as Nurturer of Passive and Active Worldviews 11. Biblical Scholarship in Public Discourse 12. On Framing Elections: The Stories We Tell Ourselves 13. Values and Economic Structures

Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible, Volume Two

Author : Norman K. Gottwald
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498292186
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible, Volume Two by : Norman K. Gottwald

Download or read book Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible, Volume Two written by Norman K. Gottwald and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS PART 1: THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL Early Israel as an Anti-Imperial Community The Origins of Israel as a Textual Models for Envisioning Early Israel Triumphalist versus Anti-Triumphalist Versions of Early Israel: A Response to Articles by Lemche and Dever Historical Description versus Historical Representation and Symbol The Interplay of Religion and Ethnicity in Ancient Israel Proto-Globalization and Proto-Secularization in Ancient Israel Revisiting the Tribes of Yahweh after Twenty-five Years PART 2: THE POLITICS OF ANCIENT ISRAEL Religion and Politics: Early Israel and Judaism The Puzzling Politics of Ancient Israel The Role of Biblical Politics in Contextual Theologies PART 3: REVIEW AND REFLECTIONS Forward to Jeremy Young, The Violence of God and the War on Terror Reflections on R. S. Sugirtharajah’s Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism. Contesting the Interpretations and The Bible and the Third Way: Precolonial, Colonial and Postcolonial Encounters Review of Stephen L. Cook, The Social Roots of Biblical Yahwism Review of Marty E. Stevens, Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic Life of Ancient Israel Review of Philip R. Davies, The Origins of Biblical Israel Panel Presentation on Joshua A. Berman, Created Equal: How the Bible Broke with Ancient Political Thought

Ideology, Class, and the Hebrew Bible

Author : Norman K. Gottwald
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498290590
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis Ideology, Class, and the Hebrew Bible by : Norman K. Gottwald

Download or read book Ideology, Class, and the Hebrew Bible written by Norman K. Gottwald and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief volume brings together three of Norman Gottwald's classic essays that address issues of social class and ideology as they pertain to the interpretation of the biblical documents. The small format makes them useful for classroom and small-group use, providing definitions, theoretical concerns, and applications to specific texts. The author has been a leader in the social-scientific analysis of the Bible for almost fifty years. Contents Social Class as an Analytic and Hermeneutical Category in Biblical Studies Social Class and Ideology in Isaiah 40-55: An Eagletonian Reading Ideology and Ideologies in Israelite Prophecy

The Bible and Social Justice

Author : Cynthia Long Westfall
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498238084
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis The Bible and Social Justice by : Cynthia Long Westfall

Download or read book The Bible and Social Justice written by Cynthia Long Westfall and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the cry for justice in human society is an important theme in the Bible, in many church and academic circles action for and discourse about social justice is carried on without a thorough exploration of this theme in Scripture. This volume brings together chapters by experts in the various sections of the Old and New Testaments to give a full spectrum of what the Bible has to say about social justice, and to point to ways forward for Christians seeking to think and act in harmony with God in pursuing social justice in the world today.

The Hebrew Bible

Author : Norman K. Gottwald
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1451415257
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Book Synopsis The Hebrew Bible by : Norman K. Gottwald

Download or read book The Hebrew Bible written by Norman K. Gottwald and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * A landmark textbook made accessible for the beginning college student * Thoroughly updated charts and graphs, reflection guides, and study questions * Richly illustrated with maps and photographs * Companion Web site features professor - and student-friendly resources

Scripture and Social Justice

Author : Anathea E. Portier-Young
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1978702892
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (787 download)

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Book Synopsis Scripture and Social Justice by : Anathea E. Portier-Young

Download or read book Scripture and Social Justice written by Anathea E. Portier-Young and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays gathered here provide a panoramic view of current thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in contemporary struggles for social justice – either as inspiration or impediment. Here, from the hands of an ecumenical array of leading biblical scholars, are fresh and compelling resources for thinking biblically about what justice is and what it demands. Individual essays treat key debates, themes, and texts, locating each within its historical and cultural settings while also linking them to the most pressing justice concerns of the twenty-first century. The volume aims to challenge academic and ecclesiastical complacency and highlight key avenues for future scholarship and action.

The Hebrew Bible in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Author : Armin Lange
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
ISBN 13 : 3647535559
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (475 download)

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Book Synopsis The Hebrew Bible in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls by : Armin Lange

Download or read book The Hebrew Bible in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls written by Armin Lange and published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until recently, most non-biblical manuscripts attested in the Qumran library were regarded as copies of texts that were composed after the books of the Hebrew Bible were written. Students of the Hebrew Bible found the Dead Sea Scrolls therefore mostly of interest for the textual and interpretative histories of these books. The present collection confirms the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls for both areas, by showing that they have revolutionized our understanding of how the text of the biblical books developed and how they were interpreted. Beyond the textual and interpretative histories, though, many texts attested in the Qumran library illuminate the time in which the later books of the Hebrew Bible were composed and reworked as well as Jewish life and law in the time when the canon of the Hebrew Bible developed. This volume gives important examples as to how the early texts attested in the Dead Sea Scrolls help to better understand individual biblical books and as to how the later texts among them illustrate Jewish life and law when the canon of the Hebrew Bible evolved. In order to find an adequate expertise for the seminar »The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Hebrew Bible«, the editors invited both junior and senior specialists in the fields of Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, Dead Sea Scrolls and Rabbinics to Rome.

Old Testament Ethics for the People of God

Author : Christopher J.H. Wright
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830864946
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Old Testament Ethics for the People of God by : Christopher J.H. Wright

Download or read book Old Testament Ethics for the People of God written by Christopher J.H. Wright and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2013-01-30 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing confuses Christian ethics quite like the Old Testament. Christopher Wright examines a theological, social, and economic framework for Old Testament ethics, exploring themes in relation to contemporary issues: economics, the land and the poor, politics and a world of nations, law and justice, society and culture, and the way of the individual.

The Social Roots Of Biblical Yahwism

Author : Stephen L. Cook
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004130551
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis The Social Roots Of Biblical Yahwism by : Stephen L. Cook

Download or read book The Social Roots Of Biblical Yahwism written by Stephen L. Cook and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2004 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sure to provoke discussion and debate as it offers a unique approach to some old and perplexing issues in the history of ancient Israel and its religion, Cook's study is a bold new proposal for synthesizing the social history of Israel's religious traditions. Among the many "Yahwisms" coexisting in ancient Israel was an initially small minority stream of theological tradition composed of geographically and socially diverse groups in northern and southern Israel. These groups shared a religious commitment to a covenantal, village-based, land-oriented Yahwism that arose before the emergence of Israelite kingship. It eventually rose to dominance, and its theology provided robust resources for dealing with the Babylonian exile. It thus came to occupy a prominent place in the present canon of the Hebrew Bible. Cook combines detailed study of biblical texts with a carefully constructed social-scientific method and body of data to argue for the early origins of biblical Yahwism. This book is written to be accessible to lay readers and also of significant interest to Hebrew Bible students and specialists. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)

Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition

Author : John J. Pilch
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498289649
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition by : John J. Pilch

Download or read book Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition written by John J. Pilch and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Values are culturally specific. This handbook explains select biblical social values in their Mediterranean cultural contexts. Some examples of values are altruism, freedom, family-centeredness, obedience, parenting, and power. Though the English words for the values described here would be familiar to readers (e.g., altruism) the meanings of such words differ between cultures. In the Mediterranean world, for instance, altruism is a duty incumbent upon anyone who has surplus. It is interpersonal and group specific. In the West, especially in the United States, altruism is impersonal and universally oriented generosity that operates in a highly organized context. This handbook not only presents the Mediterranean meanings of these value words but also contrasts those meanings with Western ones.

The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 5

Author : Merrill C. Tenney
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
ISBN 13 : 0310877008
Total Pages : 2053 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 5 by : Merrill C. Tenney

Download or read book The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 5 written by Merrill C. Tenney and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 2053 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised edition. Volume 5 of 5. The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible has been a classic Bible study resource for more than thirty years. Now thoroughly revised, this new five-volume edition provides up-to-date entries based on the latest scholarship. Beautiful full-color pictures supplement the text, which includes new articles in addition to thorough updates and improvements of existing topics. Different viewpoints of scholarship permit a wellrounded perspective on significant issues relating to doctrines, themes, and biblical interpretation. The goal remains the same: to provide pastors, teachers, students, and devoted Bible readers a comprehensive and reliable library of information. • More than 5,000 pages of vital information on Bible lands and people • More than 7,500 articles alphabetically arranged for easy reference • Hundreds of full-color and black-and-white illustrations, charts, and graphs • 32 pages of full-color maps and hundreds of black-and-white outline maps for ready reference • Scholarly articles ranging across the entire spectrum of theological and biblical topics, backed by the most current body of archaeological research • 238 contributors from around the world

The Story of Hebrew

Author : Lewis Glinert
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691183090
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Hebrew written by Lewis Glinert and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of Hebrew explores the extraordinary hold that Hebrew has had on Jews and Christians, who have invested it with a symbolic power far beyond that of any other language in history. Preserved by the Jews across two millennia, Hebrew endured long after it ceased to be a mother tongue, resulting in one of the most intense textual cultures ever known. Hebrew was a bridge to Greek and Arab science, and it unlocked the biblical sources for Jerome and the Reformation. Kabbalists and humanists sought philosophical truth in it, and Colonial Americans used it to shape their own Israelite political identity. Today, it is the first language of millions of Israelis. A major work of scholarship, The Story of Hebrew is an unforgettable account of what one language has meant and continues to mean.

The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Law

Author : Pamela Barmash
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199392676
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Law written by Pamela Barmash and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major innovations have occurred in the study of biblical law in recent decades. The legal material of the Pentateuch has received new interest with detailed studies of specific biblical passages. The comparison of biblical practice to ancient Near Eastern customs has received a new impetus with the concentration on texts from actual ancient legal transactions. The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Law provides a state of the art analysis of the major questions, principles, and texts pertinent to biblical law. The thirty-three chapters, written by an international team of experts, deal with the concepts, significant texts, institutions, and procedures of biblical law; the intersection of law with religion, socio-economic circumstances, and politics; and the reinterpretation of biblical law in the emerging Jewish and Christian communities. The volume is intended to introduce non-specialists to the field as well as to stimulate new thinking among scholars working in biblical law.

Liberating Biblical Study

Author : Laurel Dykstra
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621891186
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Liberating Biblical Study written by Laurel Dykstra and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberating Biblical Study is a unique collaboration of pioneering biblical scholars, social-change activists, and movement-based artists. Well known and unknown, veterans and newcomers, these diverse practitioners of justice engage in a lively and critical conversation at the intersection of seminary, sanctuary, and street. The book is divided into eight sections; in each, a scholar, activist, and artist explore the justice issues related to a biblical text or idea, such as exodus, creation, jubilee, and sanctuary. Beyond the emerging themes (e.g., empire, resistance movements, identity, race, gender, and economics), the book raises essential questions at another level: What is the role of art in social-change movements? How can scholars be accountable beyond the academy, and activists encouraged to study? How are resistance movements nurtured and sustained? This volume is an accessible invitation to action that will appeal to all who love and strive for justice--whatever their discipline, and whatever their familiarity with the Bible, scholarship, art, and activist communities.

The Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, and Historical Criticism

Author : Jon Douglas Levenson
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664254070
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book The Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, and Historical Criticism written by Jon Douglas Levenson and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing from a Jewish perspective, Jon Levenson reviews many often neglected theoretical questions. He focuses on the relationship between two interpretive communities--the community of scholars who are committed to the historical-critical method of biblical interpretation and the community responsible for the canonization and preservation of the Bible.