Download or read book Song and Story in Biblical Narrative written by Steven Weitzman and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997-10-22 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... a book which asks and answers a new, interesting question, using a rich range of biblical and humanistic methodologies." -- Journal of Biblical Literature This book examines a literary form within the Bible that has slipped through the cracks of modern scholarship: the mixing of song and story in biblical narrative. Journeying from ancient Egyptian battle accounts to Aramaic wisdom texts to early retellings of biblical tales in the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish-Hellenistic literature, and rabbinic midrash, Steven Weitzman follows the history of this form from its origins as a congeries of different literary behaviors to its emergence as a self-conscious literary convention.
Download or read book Song and story in biblical narrative the history of a literary converntion in ancient israel written by Steven Weitzman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Telling God s Story written by Preben Vang and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How well do you know His story? By the time a Christian reaches young adulthood, he is likely to be quite familiar with every major story in the Bible, but not from having studied them in any particular order. Ask an average Bible student to arrange certain characters and events chronologically, and the results are telling. Telling God’s Story looks closely at the Bible from its beginning in Genesis to its conclusion in Revelation. By approaching Scripture as one purposefully flowing narrative, emphasizing the inter-connectedness of the text, veteran college professors Preben Vang and Terry G. Carter reinforce the Bible’s greatest teachings and help readers in their own ability to share God’s story effectively with others. Ideal for classroom settings, this second edition of Telling God's Story now features all supporting charts, photographs, and illustrations in full color!
Download or read book Song of Songs written by J. Cheryl Exum and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original commentary foregrounds at every turn the poetic genius of the Song of Songs, one of the most elusive texts of the Hebrew Bible. J. Cheryl Exum locates that genius in the way the Song not only tells but shows its readers that love is strong as death, thereby immortalizing love, as well as in the way the poet explores the nature of love by a mature sensitivity to how being in love is different for the woman and the man. Many long-standing conundrums in the interpretation of the book are offered persuasive solutions in Exum's verse by verse exegesis. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.
Download or read book The Song the Story written by George M. Bass and published by CSS Publishing Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Telling God s Story written by Preben Vang and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the gaps for those who've acquired their Bible knowledge in random order, professors Vang and Carter help readers comprehend the Bible as one cohesive story from beginning to end.
Download or read book Sing to the Lord a New Song written by Steven Weitzman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Putting Together Biblical Narrative written by Robert Alter and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Song of Hannah written by Eva Etzioni-Halevy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-08-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of the international bestseller The Red Tent comes a beautiful, sexy novel featuring Hannah, one of the most well-known and beloved heroines of the Old Testament. Hannah and Pninah, once close childhood friends, become rivals for the attention of Elkanah, the man who has married them both. Pninah, passionate and independent, easily bears Elkanah many children, but bitter that he has taken her friend as a second wife, seeks fulfillment with her own secret lover. Hannah, the epitome of goodness and grace, remains completely devoted to her husband, but remains childless for many years, until a promise to God brings her the son she has yearned for. Despite their differences, these two women must learn to live together, protecting their own interests as well as each other’s, while sharing not only the love of their husband, but that of Hannah’s son Samuel, who will become one of the great prophets of the Jewish people.
Download or read book Telling God s Stories with Power written by Paul F. Koehler and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete and practical introduction to storying, especially for people who want to learn about using biblical storytelling in cross-cultural contexts and who want to train others to become storytellers. It includes many fascinating accounts of the responses of tribal people to the first proclamation of the gospel through storytelling. The result of years of research and field testing, Telling God's Stories with Power is a product of the author's own journey as he confronted the challenges of teaching the Bible in parts of the world where people are unaccustomed to a Western style of learning. Full of innovative and groundbreaking insights, this study is packed with ideas, explanations, and constructive suggestions stated in clear and simple language. Throughout the book there are extensive examples from the storytellers' own experiences. Tracing the movement of the biblical stories across multiple generations of tellers and listeners, storytelling is found to be superior for knowledge transfer and for bypassing resistance to the gospel in oral contexts, thus presenting clear evidence of the effectiveness of biblical narrative among oral learners.
Download or read book Introduction to Old Testament Theology written by John H. Sailhamer and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author's purpose for Introduction to Old Testament Theology is to show how different approaches to the Old Testament can be brought together into a single theology. The author develops his own distinctive approach which he calls canonical theology.
Download or read book Song of Songs written by Robert W. Jenson and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Psalm and Story written by James W. Watts and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1992-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the literary, historical and methodological issues which have been raised by the appearance of psalms in narrative contexts of the Hebrew Bible. The narrative role of each psalm is explored to determine the reasons for its present position. The study of each psalm's narrative role leads to a re-evaluation of the evidence for its secondary status in the prose context. The results of each separate analysis are compared to see what larger literary, historical and methodological patterns emerge.
Download or read book Retellings written by Jo Cheryl Exum and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years biblical scholars and students have become increasingly interested in studying retellings of biblical stories in the arts, not only for their relation to the biblical text but also for the story they have to tell (or, if they are not strictly retellings , for the light they might shed on the biblical text). The eight lively contributions to this volume illustrate a range of exciting approaches to retellings of the Bible in literature, music, art and film and reveal something of the scope of this fascinating and rapidly expanding area of inquiry.The present collection of essays appears concurrently in a special issue of the journal Biblical Interpretation. Since it was founded in 1993, Biblical Interpretation has played a key role in fostering the publication of articles in the newly developing area of the reception history of the Bible in the arts.
Download or read book Seeing Through Their Eyes written by Brother Brad Smith and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-02 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeing Through Their Eyes, Vol 1: Short stories, songs and poems of characters in the Bible. Let me take you on a journey of thirty years, where over time I've had the privilege of soaking up the environment of thoughts of many people who live through the history of the Bible.In some ways it feels like I've met them all personally, as I've studied and meditated on them - researching the events and times that make their situation unique. I've pondered what it's been like to be in their shoes, and sometimes wondered what I would have done if it was me in their situation.My aim has been to tap into the essence of their thinking, of their emotion, and cause a very deep emotional connection with you, the reader. If my book is simply "a good read" or "a poetic resurrection of Biblical narrative" then it's missed its mark.This book is a small compilation of poetry, prose, songs or short stories, intended to take a "slice" out of the life of a Biblical character and help us see what they are seeing, feel what they are feeling, and pause ... then make a response.Each item is a perception, a listening, a waiting - for the tick-tock of thoughts in their head to come to life - and from there to make sense of their situation, translated into poetic rhythms.Through hearing the voices of their mind, we can take time to reflect. And consider. And change.Listen to the thoughts of Jesus when he was laid to rest in the tomb, feel the reaction that Joseph went through when he learned Mary was pregnant, see through the eyes of Judas Iscariot when he'd sold out the Lord, experience the moment when Lucifer was kicked out of heaven, and read of the young man who witnessed the arrest of Jesus. And more ... including a song by John the Baptist, Simon Peter's recount of the death and resurrection, a short story by Paul's sister, the lost on the cross, a song by Mary when she cracked open the alabaster jar on Jesus' feet, a song by John of the witness to the Light, David's paraphrase of his shepherd's psalm, and a song by the Holy Spirit our Advocate.Now if you're expecting a cross-referenced Bible College style narrative, this compilation is likely to annoy you - as it is not intended to be a "scripture and verse" adaptation of the Bible. Instead, the way to read these short stories (and prose and poems) is to "look between the lines" of the Bible and take into consideration the context and environment and influences that were around in the early centuries.I'm using a little poetic licence in many places, however I'm an avid student of the Word and I'm not attempting to be flippant, nor am I trying to change the perception of the accounts that are printed in the Bible. I've pursued many hours of study and research to determine just exactly how these stories or songs or poems might be best unfolded from the Word.So please, I insist that you take time to slow down and absorb the message and relate to the feelings expressed; and understand the word plays I use.My prayer is that these pages ignite your spirit and help you soar!Brother Brad Smith
Download or read book 1 and 2 Samuel written by Bill T. Arnold and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's world, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Narrative written by Danna Fewell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprised of contributions from scholars across the globe, The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Narrative is a state-of-the-art anthology, offering critical treatments of both the Bible's narratives and topics related to the Bible's narrative constructions. The Handbook covers the Bible's narrative literature, from Genesis to Revelation, providing concise overviews of literary-critical scholarship as well as innovative readings of individual narratives informed by a variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. The volume as a whole combines literary sensitivities with the traditional historical and sociological questions of biblical criticism and puts biblical studies into intentional conversation with other disciplines in the humanities. It reframes biblical literature in a way that highlights its aesthetic characteristics, its ethical and religious appeal, its organic qualities as communal literature, its witness to various forms of social and political negotiation, and its uncanny power to affect readers and hearers across disparate time-frames and global communities.