Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Bible and the Ancient Near East The Bible and the Ancient Near East Cyrus Herzl Gordon This up-to-date revision of a classic work draws on the latest archaeological and linguistic research to fill in the historical realities behind the great stories of the Bible. This account of the… OL1186163W
Creation regained Creation regained Albert M. Wolters In print for two decades and translated into eight languages, Albert Wolters's classic formulation of an integrated Christian worldview has been revised and expanded to reach new readers beyond the g… OL120906W
A theology of the Old Testament A theology of the Old Testament J. W. Rogerson "The remarkable thing about the Old Testament is the persistence of its visions of a better humanity and a better world." Rather than seek to establish "what people may or may not once have believed … OL15027352W
The messenger of the Lord in early Jewish interpretations of Genesis The messenger of the Lord in early Jewish interpretations of Genesis Camilla Hélena von Heijne Texts like Genesis 16, 22 and 31 mention an enigmatic figure, "the messenger/angel of the Lord". The identity of God and this angel is merged. The angel is anonymous and speaks with divine authority … OL15537454W
War in the Bible and terrorism in the twenty-first century War in the Bible and terrorism in the twenty-first century Elmer A. Martens,Richard S. Hess In February 2004, Denver Seminary's annual Biblical Studies conference addressed the question of modern war and the teachings of biblical ethics regarding it. The conference was envisioned as a colla… OL16801551W
Newness in Old Testament prophecy Newness in Old Testament prophecy Henk Leene Henk Leene examines the relations between the new song raised in the Psalms, the new things concealed in Deutero-Isaiah, the new heaven and the new earth announced in Trito-Isaiah, Ezekiel's new hear… OL20957627W
Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period Exploring Jewish Literature of the Second Temple Period Larry R. Helyer From the crisis of the Babylonian exile to the rise of rabbinic Judaism -- a span of over six hundred years -- the Jewish people produced a wealth of literature that lies outside the Hebrew Bible. To… OL2572403W
Conceiving a nation Conceiving a nation Mira Morgenstern "Interprets the Bible as a text concerned with the political reality of conceiving and nurturing a nation. Highlights the emphasis that the Bible places on women's contribution to what it takes to ma… OL2971685W
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow Yesterday, today, and tomorrow Simon John De Vries From the Old Testament it is immediately evident that the people of Israel had a clear notion of their presence in time and history. But though the ancient Hebrews thus stand out among their Semitic … OL3493017W
The Marzeah in the Prophetic Literature The Marzeah in the Prophetic Literature John L. McLaughlin "The marzeah existed for 3000 years in the Semitic world, but is only mentioned in the First Testament at Amos 6:7 and Jeremiah 16:5. Other prophetic texts have been proposed as allusions that do not… OL6217165W
The Shtetl book The Shtetl book Diane K. Roskies Examines the history and way of life of Jews in Eastern Europe. OL6826312W
The Messiah in the Old Testament The Messiah in the Old Testament Walter C. Kaiser Old Testament texts that point to the coming of the Messiah are traditionally interpreted either from the viewpoint of their New Testament fulfillment (evangelicalism) or their linguistic and grammat… OL86378W
Rejection by God Rejection by God Monica J. Melanchthon "This book focuses on the motif of "divine rejection" in the Hebrew Bible and on the significance of this motif in ancient Hebrew thought. The evolution of the theme of divine rejection is traced fro… OL9621629W