Download or read book The Religion of the Landless written by Daniel L. Smith-Christopher and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through brilliant new interpretations of biblical exiles, Daniel Smith-Christopher shows their experience as the most apt model for the Church as witnesses for the peace and justice of God in a strange land.
Download or read book The Religion of the Landless written by Daniel L. Smith and published by Meyer Stone Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Religion of the Landless written by Daniel L. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Religion of the Landless written by Daniel L. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Old Testament Canon Literature and Theology written by John Barton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of John Barton's work engages with current concern over the biblical canon, in both historical and theological aspects; with literary reading of the Bible and current literary theory as it bears on biblical studies; and with the theological reading and use of the biblical text. John Barton's distinctive writing reflects a commitment to a 'liberal' approach to the Bible, which places a high value on traditional biblical criticism and also seeks to show how evocative and full of insight the biblical texts are and how they can contribute to modern theological concerns. This invaluable selection of published writings by one of the leading authorities on biblical text and canon, also includes new essays and editorial introductions from the author.
Download or read book A Biblical Theology of Exile written by Daniel L. Smith-Christopher and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian church continues to seek ethical and spiritual models from the period of Israel's monarchy and has avoided the gravity of the Babylonian exile. Against this tradition, the author argues that the period of focus for the canonical construction of biblical thought is precisely the exile. Here the voices of dissent arose and articulated words of truth in the context of failed power.
Download or read book The Religion Factor written by William Scott Green and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to religion draws from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, neopaganism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and the Autralian Aboriginal tradition
Download or read book A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period Volume II written by Rainer Albertz and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1994-11-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the second of two volumes, offers a comprehensive history of Israelite religion. It is a part of the Old Testament Library series. 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 A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period written by Rainer Albertz and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the second of two volumes, offers a comprehensive history of Israelite religion. It is a part of the Old Testament Library series. 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 Hopeful Imagination written by Walter Brueggemann and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Brueggemann here examines the literature and experience of an era in which Israel's prophets faced the pastoral responsibility of helping people to enter into exile, to be in exile, and to depart out of exile. He addresses three major prophetic traditions: Jeremiah (the pathos of God), Ezekiel (the holiness of God), and 2 Isaiah (the newness of God). This literature is seen to contain the theological resources for handling both brokenness and surprise with freedom, courage, and imagination. Throughout, Brueggemann demonstrates how these resources offer vitality for ministry today.
Download or read book A Theocratic Yehud written by Jeremiah W. Cataldo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the variety of social-political reconstructions of Persian-period Yehud, one "consensus" stands out - one which states that the Jerusalem priesthood enjoyed a prominent level of authority, symbolized in the Jerusalem temple. Unfortunately, this leads easily into conclusions of a theocracy in Yehud. The problem, in part, is due to the immediate association of priests assumed to be authoritative with that of a theocratic governing structure. To address this problem, at least three aspects of Yehud's governing structure(s) require further attention: (1) the social implications of a particular governing structure within a society; (2) the developments of a society leading up to that governing structure; and (3) a clearly articulated definition of the term and concept of theocracy. Since many scholars appear to depend upon a theocratic "structure" or "spirit" at some point in their discussions of Persian-period Yehud, one would usualy expect to find a clear definition of theocracy. Instead, a hasty and ill-equipped definition that seems to avoid addressing the social and political complexities is often used. The conclusion is that no power or political vacuum appears to have existed allowing the priesthood to claim power in Yehud. The Persian empire did not allow territories to develop autonomous governing structures (Chapter 2). The social, economic, and political realms of Yehud functioned within the framework of Persian imperial administration (Chapter 3). And the term theocracy, when defined according to social-scientific requirements (Chapter 4), does not accurately describe the social-political context of Yehud during the Persian period (Chapter 5).
Download or read book People of the Book written by Moshe Halbertal and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Halbertal provides a panoramic survey of Jewish attitudes toward Scripture, provocatively organized around problems of normative and formative authority, with an emphasis on the changing status and functions of Mishnah, Talmud, and Kabbalah.
Download or read book The Troubles of Templeless Judah written by Jill Middlemas and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time of the Babylonian captivity is of seminal importance for the formation of the Hebrew Bible as well as for the religious development of Judaism. Jill Middlemas challenges conventional notions surrounding this period, arguing that too much importance has been placed on the perspective of the Golah community.
Download or read book Lectures on the Religion of the Semites written by William Robertson Smith and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Forsaken Firstborn written by Roger Syrén and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1992-12-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This provocative book combines literary and historical methods to examine the phenomenon of the 'forsaken firstborn' in Genesis. The dignity of the firstborn sons of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph-Ishmael, Esau, Reuben and Manasseh-is disregarded in the narrative and the rights inherent in their status are taken from them and conferred on a younger brother. One might easily compare this with the motif in many folktales of the youngest son outdoing his elder brothers in cleverness and skill. But unlike the folklore motif, in the book of Genesis the younger brother's success is not due to any courageous deed or heroic feat on his own part. Instead the displacement of the elder by the younger is usually the result of somebody else's initiative and achievement.
Download or read book The Religion of Negro Protestants written by Ruby Funchess Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exiles written by Preston M. Sprinkle and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thoughtful exploration of the intersection of faith and politics, Exiles asks: What if we considered ourselves “exiles in Babylon” and turned to Scripture, not political parties, to shape our most passionate values? Politics are dividing our churches like never before. New York Times–bestselling author Dr. Preston M. Sprinkle reminds us that the first-century church was not an apolitical gathering, where Christians left their Roman politics at the door. It also wasn’t a place where Christians mounted a Roman flag next to—or above—a Christian one. Church was a place where God’s plan for governing the world was revealed, where one could witness what it means to follow the Creator’s design for human flourishing. In this timely book, Preston explores why: Israel’s exile to Babylon profoundly shaped the political identity of God’s people—and still does today. Christians should see themselves as foreigners in the country where they live. The gospel of Jesus’ kingdom was politically subversive. The church today should view its political identity as fundamentally separate from the empire. Total allegiance to a political party dilutes the church’s witness. Discover a more biblical, powerful way to live in a secular world. Discover what it means to live in exile.
