W. Eugene March shares the amazing journey of God s chosen people from slavery in Egypt to the freedom before entering into the Promised Land as described in Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers. This eight-
Written by leading experts in the field, The Book of Genesis: Composition, Reception, and Interpretation offers a wide-ranging treatment of the main aspects of Genesis study. Its twenty-nine essays fa
The New Beacon Bible Commentary is an engaging, indispensable reference tool to aid individuals in every walk of life in the study and meditation of God's Word. Written from the Wesleyan theological p
With simple language, and bright clear pictures, Baby’s First Bible series provides an ideal first introduction to the Bible, its stories and characters for infants and toddlers. This engaging retelli
With simple language, and bright clear pictures, Baby’s First Bible series provides an ideal first introduction to the Bible, its stories and characters for infants and toddlers. This engaging retelli
With simple language, and bright clear pictures, Baby’s First Bible series provides an ideal first introduction to the Bible, its stories and characters for infants and toddlers. This engaging retell
The book is a new interpretation of the weekly torah reading. It is written from a world view deeply committed to Judaism, which places the responsibility of interpretation and identity on each one of
An experienced archaeologist and biblical scholar (Old Testament, U. of Giessen, Germany), Fritz (1938-2007) draws from both fields to place the origin of land of Israel in a historical context. He be
This fresh approach to troubling biblical texts explores the "family violence" passages in Deuteronomy, tracing their ancient interpretation and assessing their contemporary significance. Three laws i
Nam (Biblical studies, George Fox U.) examines the biblical Book of Kings from an economic perspective, focusing on exchange. He draws on the work of Karl Polyani to understand how that exchange was e
John Olley shows how the two books of Kings retell the past as preached history, addressing the exilic situation of the original readers. This in turn helps as we ask how they speak to us today. Withi
At some time in life we all beg God to perform in a way we think is best. Even a woman of strong faith can experience a crisis of faith when life doesn't turn out as she expects and she knows God coul
Zeelander (U. of Pennsylvania) selected 38 short narratives from Genesis for this analysis of the methods used to construct endings to stories, revealing the connection of the endings to ritual in man
The identification of literary works in the Pentateuch and the Former Prophets is a hallmark of the modern historical-critical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. The theories of a Tetrateuch, a Hexat
The books of Joshua and Judges provide religious perspective on Israel's successes and failures from the time that Joshua begins to lead the Israelites after Moses's death until the rise of the monarc
First and Second Samuel tell the story of the beginnings of monarchy in ancient Israel. These two powerful narratives present many great figures of biblical history 'Samuel, Saul, and David 'and explo
According to the biblical image of Israel's history, the time before the Israelite state can be divided into two periods: the conquest and division of the land (Joshua) and Israel's self-preservation
