Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The surprising election and confirmation of King David The surprising election and confirmation of King David John Randall Short Some of the best-known biblical episodes are found in the story of David's rise to kingship in First and Second Samuel. Why was this series of stories included in the Bible?. An answer that has becom… OL15443920W
Judges Judges Robert G. Boling Judges records the birth pangs of the Israelite nation. From the Conquest to the Settlement, the conflicts in this book (military, political, and religious) reveal a nascent Israel, struggling to def… OL18321747W
The book of the Judges The book of the Judges Barry G. Webb Two basic questions control the analysis throughout. How is the text structured? What does it mean as a complex whole? The narrative world of the text is explored through analysis of plot structure, … OL19831924W
Men are from Israel, women are from Moab Men are from Israel, women are from Moab Norm Wakefield,Jody Brolsma "Here is a book that brings a bright and fresh perspective to an old debate. Gleaning insights from the Old Testament book of Ruth, the authors draw principles from one of the most positive and whole… OL20891317W
Walking with Nehemiah Walking with Nehemiah Joseph W. Daniels Walking with Nehemiah gives inspiration and practical tools, reveling the people God is asking you to encourage, the walls God is calling you to repair, the ministry you might by called to lead. Dani… OL20973636W
Josephus' interpretation of the Books of Samuel Josephus' interpretation of the Books of Samuel Michael Avioz "Since the seventies, no study has examined the methodologies of Josephus' rewriting of an entire biblical book as part of his Judean Antiquities. This book attempts to fill this vacuum by exploring … OL20974085W
Beginning of Politics - Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel Beginning of Politics - Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel Stephen Holmes,Moshe Halbertal 1 online resource OL21147138W
Absence of God in Biblical Rape Narratives Absence of God in Biblical Rape Narratives Leah Rediger Schulte 1 online resource (1 PDF (viii, 165 pages).) OL21610268W
Say it again, Sam Say it again, Sam Grenville J. R. Kent This book offers a synchronic exegesis of Saul's night visit to the witch of En-dor (1 Samuel 28:3-25), focusing on the web of repetitions of visual elements, of symbols, of sounds, of entire scenes,… OL22426469W
The deuteronomic history and the book of Chronicles The deuteronomic history and the book of Chronicles Raymond F. Person xii, 205 pages ; 25 cm OL23275399W
David's truth in Israel's imagination & memory David's truth in Israel's imagination & memory Walter Brueggemann "In this completely revised edition of a true classic, Walter Brueggemann examines four different sets of David texts, both narrative and poetic. Each text reflects a particular social context, a par… OL26138W
When Heroes Love When Heroes Love Susan Ackerman Toward the end of the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh King Gilgamesh laments the untimely death of his comrade Enkidu, "my friend whom I loved dearly." Similarly in the Bible, David mourns his compani… OL2722281W
David's secret demons David's secret demons Baruch Halpern "The Bible Portrays King David as an exceptional man and a paragon of godly devotion. But was he? Some scholars deny that he existed at all. Did he? This challenging book examines the written and arc… OL3268971W
Cultivating a Life of Character Cultivating a Life of Character Elizabeth George 15 minutes a day toward becoming a woman after God's own heart. Cultivating the qualities God desires most in you. In the dark days of the Judges, God raised up men and women of character to help lea… OL456355W
Hand me another brick Hand me another brick Charles R. Swindoll Against incredible odds, Nehemiah motivated others to accomplish a remarkable feat -- the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem. In this careful study of the biblical example of Nehemiah, Charles Swind… OL485121W
First and Second Kings First and Second Kings Richard I. McNeely Here at last is help for the frustrated student of 1 and 2 Kings. Who has not experienced bewilderment in trying to sort out the Divided Kingdom's many rulers who bore similar names? Moving skillfull… OL6681672W
I Chronicles (Anchor Bible Series, Vol. 12) I Chronicles (Anchor Bible Series, Vol. 12) Jacob M. Myers I Chronicles (Volume 12 in the acclaimed Anchor Bible series) is a book closely related to three other books of the so-called Chronicler's History -- II Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. I Chronicles b… OL8049851W
Text And History Text And History Jens Bruun Kofoed xiii, 298 pages : 24 cm OL9208384W