This book provides an original and
comprehensive assessment of the hypotheses concerning the origin of
resurrection Christology. It fills a gap in the literature by addressing
these issues using a transdisciplinary approach involving
historical-critical study of the New Testament, theology, analytic
philosophy, psychology and comparative religion.
Using a novel
analytic framework, this book demonstrates that a logically exhaustive
list of hypotheses concerning the claims of Jesus’ post-mortem
appearances and the outcome of Jesus’ body can be formulated. It
addresses these hypotheses in detail, including sophisticated
combinations of hallucination hypothesis with cognitive dissonance;
memory distortion; and confirmation bias. Addressing writings from both
within and outside of Christianity, it also demonstrates how a
comparative religion approach might further illuminate the origins of
Christianity.
This is a thorough study of arguably the key
event in the formation of the Christian faith. As such, it will be of
keen interest to theologians, New Testament scholars, philosophers, and
scholars of religious studies.
These nine essays on suffering offer exercises in Christian hope. The
contributors reveal honest and tender wounds of the many harsh
realities of life in a broken world awaiting full redemption. They
meditate on Paul's holy words that teach us to pray with expectation and
live by faith. They encourage fellow pilgrims to trust the path and
stick together.
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Writing guides abound, but The Simple Math of Writing Well is one of a
kind. Readers will find its practical approach affirming, encouraging,
and informative, and its focus on the basics of linguistic structure
releases 21st-century writers to embrace the variety of mediums that
define our internet-connected world. As Harrop reminds us in the opening
chapters of her book, we write more today than ever before in history:
texts, emails, letters, blogs, reports, social media posts, proposals,
etc. The Simple Math of Writing Well is the first guide that directly
addresses the importance of writing well in the Google age.
After completing basic biblical Greek, students are often eager to
continue to learn and strengthen their skills of translation and
interpretation. This intermediate graded reader is designed to meet
those needs. The reader is “intermediate” in the sense that it presumes
the user will have already learned the basics of Greek grammar and
syntax and has memorized Greek vocabulary words that appear frequently
in the New Testament. The reader is “graded” in the sense that it moves
from simpler translation work (Galatians) towards more advanced readings
from the book of James, the Septuagint, and from one of the Church
Fathers. In each reading lesson, the Greek text is given, followed by
supplemental notes that offer help with vocabulary, challenging word
forms, and syntax. Discussion questions are also included to foster
group conversation and engagement.
There are many good Greek readers in existence, but this reader
differs from most others in a few important ways. Most readers offer
text selections from different parts of the Bible, but in this reader
the user works through one entire book (Galatians). All subsequent
lessons, then, build off of this interaction with Galatians through
short readings that are in some way related to Galatians. The Septuagint
passages in the reader offer some broader context for texts that Paul
quotes explicitly from the Septuagint. The Patristic reading from John
Chrysystom comes from one of his homilies on Galatians. This approach to
a Greek reader allows for both variety and coherence in the learning
process.
Other unique features within this intermediate Greek reader include a
set of word studies for important Greek words in Galatians, a
discussion of the basics of textual criticism, and a brief glossary of
syntax and key concepts in biblical Greek.
One of the most favourite literal Bible versions, NASB, is going to have an update. The latest schedule:
"We must wait for the
translation update to be complete, but if all goes according to plan
then we anticipate the first wave of Zondervan NASB 2020 editions to
appear in spring 2021." source
This Eerdmans Critical Commentary volume is
Shalom Paul’s comprehensive, all-inclusive study of the oracles of an
anonymous prophet known only as Second Isaiah who prophesied in the
second half of the sixth century B.C.E. Paul examines Isaiah 40–66
through a close reading of the biblical text, offering thorough exegesis
of the historical, linguistic, literary, and theological aspects of the
prophet’s writings. He also looks carefully at intertextual influences
of earlier biblical and extrabiblical books, draws on the contributions
of medieval Jewish commentators, and supports the contention that Second
Isaiah should include chapters 55–66, thus eliminating the need to
demarcate a Third Isaiah.
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Minor Prophets, Part 2 (Forms of the Old Testament Literature Series | FOTL)
In this volume Floyd presents a complete form-critical analysis of the
last six books in the Minor Prophets: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah,
Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. By looking carefully at the literary
genre and internal structure of each book, Floyd uncovers the literary
conventions that help shape the composition of these prophetic books in
their final form. His approach yields fresh views of how the parts of
each book fit together to make up the whole — particularly with respect
to Nahum, Haggai, and Malachi — and provides a basis for reconsidering
how each book is historically related to the time of the prophet for
whom it is named. This work will be useful to scholars because it
advances the discussion regarding the holistic reading of prophetic
books, and useful to pastors and students because it shows how analysis
of literary form can lead to a more profound understanding of the
messages of the Minor Prophets.
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Exodus (Eerdmans Critical Commentary | ECC)
In this new commentary on Exodus in the
Eerdmans Critical Commentary, scholar Thomas B. Dozeman examines the
book of Exodus under the rubric of the myriad literary genres that occur
in the book. Dozeman accepts the conclusions of the “literary” of
“higher criticism” movement and thus believes the book was composed over
time throughout Israel's history.
What does it mean to be close to God? How do we hear his voice? In Hearing God,
bestselling author Dallas Willard says to focus not so much on
individual actions and decisions as on building our personal
relationship with our Creator.
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Surrender to Love
In
this profound book, psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner
explores the twin themes of love and surrender as the heart of
Christian spirituality. Through careful examination of Scripture and
reflection on the Christian tradition, Benner shows how God bids us to
trust fully in his perfect love.
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The Gift of Being Yourself
In this exploration of
Christian identity, David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of
self-discovery. He exposes the false selves that you may hide behind and
calls you to discover the true self that emerges from your uniqueness
in Christ.
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Desiring God's Will
In Desiring God's Will,
David G. Benner examines why our desires are disordered and how our
human volition can be brought into alignment with God's intentions so
that we willingly choose that which God wants for us. Regular price: $15.99Your price: $4.99
An Introduction to the Bible provides a survey of the
content of all biblical books, section by section, focusing on the
Bible’s theological themes. Rather than introducing students to the
Bible merely as history, literature, a record of political or
ideological history, or a testimony to societies living or dead, authors
Robert Kugler and Patrick Hartin stress that the Bible must be read as
the text presents itself, as a theological witness to the nature of God
and of humanity in relationship with God. Perfect for undergraduates,
church study groups, and interested laypeople, Kugler and Hartin’s An
Introduction to the Bible ably delivers on its title.
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The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective
Given all that has been written about the Gospel of John
over the past twenty centuries, can anything more possibly be said about
it? Yes, says Jerome Neyrey—by reading this "maverick Gospel" in terms
of ancient rhetoric and cultural anthropology.
By interpreting the text in these two fresh ways, Neyrey distinctively
illuminates the Gospel of John, casting new light on its theological
message and on such topics as Jesus practice of secrecy, foot-washing as
transformation ritual, and the Jewish background of Jesus equality with
God. Neyrey’s scholarly study will certainly educate—and at times
provoke—attentive readers.
Investigating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ: A New Transdisciplinary Approach (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion,
Theology and Biblical Studies)
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