Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Book of Jeremiah The Book of Jeremiah John Arthur Thompson Includes text of Jeremiah in Thompson' own translation. OL12730139W
The prophets The prophets Koch, Klaus v. 1. The Assyrian period -- v. 2. The Babylonian and Persian periods. OL1396133W
Isaiah in context Isaiah in context Arie van der Kooij The present volume contains a collection of essays on the Book of Isaiah offered as a tribute to Arie van der Kooij on the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday, which coincides with his retirement as… OL15508070W
The letter to Titus The letter to Titus C. L. Seow "The letters of Paul to Timothy, one of his favorite delegates, often make for difficult reading in today's world. They contain much that make modern readers uncomfortable, and much that is controve… OL17755350W
Isaiah Old and New Isaiah Old and New Ben Witherington Isaiah in context and through the ages. Reading the book of Isaiah in its original context is the crucial prerequisite for understanding its citation and use in later interpretations, including the N… OL17866203W
Gender in the book of Jeremiah Gender in the book of Jeremiah Angela Bauer,Angela Bauer-Levesque,Angela Bauer-levesque "In the book of Jeremiah, gendered imagery appears in central passages. A first of its kind, this study follows the development of these gendered images through the entire prophetic book. Feminist he… OL1872313W
Against the Flow Against the Flow John C. Lennox Daniel's story is one of extraordinary faith in God lived out at the pinnacle of executive power. It tells of four young men, born in the tiny state of Judah around 500 BC, but captured by Nebuchadne… OL19767722W
Who is the servant of the Lord? Who is the servant of the Lord? Antti Laato Isaiah 53 has been regarded as a difficult passage within the Hebrew Bible because it describes a person who had to suffer and die vicariously in order to atone for the sins of others. Such a view is… OL20956170W
Of courtiers and kings Of courtiers and kings Tawny Holm Holm's book is an innovative approach to the biblical Book of Daniel. It places Daniel against the background of story-collections, an ancient genre that began in Egypt in the mid-second millennium B… OL20956223W
Formation and intertextuality in Isaiah 24-27 Formation and intertextuality in Isaiah 24-27 James Todd Hibbard,Hyun Chul Paul Kim The formation and interpretation of Isaiah 24-27, the "Isaiah Apocalypse," are important for understanding Isaiah's compositional history, emerging religious thought in the Persian Period, and scriba… OL20957027W
Jeremiah invented Jeremiah invented Else Kragelund Holt,Carolyn J. Sharp In the first half of the 20th century there was immense scholarly interest in the biography of the prophet Jeremiah as the background for understanding the development of the book of Jeremiah. Around… OL20957403W
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down! Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down! Abraham Sung-Ho Oh Historical-critical scholars have often thought that writing a coherent theology of Isaiah 56-66 is impossible because it contains such historically and ideologically diverse materials. However, a ca… OL20973981W
Concerning the nations Concerning the nations Andrew Mein,Else Kragelund Holt,Hyun Chul Paul Kim These chapters together present the most up-to-date scholarship on the oracles - an oft-neglected but significant area in the study of the prophetic literature. The particular characteristics of Isai… OL20974145W
Word of the Lord Word of the Lord Nancy Guthrie 267 pages ; 23 cm OL21801906W
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
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 Prophets The Prophets Norman Podhoretz "Long before Norman Podhoretz became one of the intellectual leaders of American neoconservatism, he was a student of Hebrew literature and a passionate reader of the prophets of the Old Testament. R… OL892059W