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The Bible and the Ancient Near East
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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… |
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The New Testament background
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C. K. Barrett |
Discover the literary world in which the New Testament emerged. For over thirty-five years, C.K. Barrett's The New Testament Background has provided an exhaustive collection of source material from t… |
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Understanding King Lear
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Donna Woodford |
Compiles selections from historical, modern, and literary sources to help students understand the play, the time in which it was written, and its relevance today, with questions at the end of each se… |
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Shakespeare's theatre
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C. Walter Hodges |
Examines how the pagan festivals and religious dramas performed throughout England evolved into the professional theaters, such as the Globe, in London. |
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The laying on of hands in the New Testament
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John Fleter Tipei |
Included bibliographical references (p. 302-324) and index. |
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Soundings in cultural criticism
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Francisco Lozada |
"A number of disciplines aligned under 'cultural criticism' have changed the shape of contemporary biblical studies not only by offering new methods but by questioning old goals and proposing new one… |
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Paul's visual piety
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J. M. F. Heath |
This text is at the interface between visual studies and biblical studies, and is the only monograph to date on St Paul's visual piety. Heath argues that biblical scholarship has downplayed this-worl… |
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The trial and crucifixion of Jesus
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Eckhard J. Schnabel,David W. Chapman |
"The authors of this volume set themselves one task, to trace the extra-biblical primary texts that are relevant for understanding Jesus' trial and crucifixion. With that goal in mind, the book is bu… |
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Evelina
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Frances Burney,Fanny Burney |
First published in 1778, this novel of manners tells the story of Evelina, a young woman raised in rural obscurity who is thrust into London’s fashionable society at the age of eighteen. There, she e… |
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Ist die Kirche noch zu retten?
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Hans Küng |
Sein Leben lang hat Hans Küng der katholischen Kirche gedient (allerdings nicht immer zur Freude der Päpste): als weltweit geachteter Theologe, als Priester und vielgelesener Autor. Jetzt erweist er … |
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What are the Gospels?
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Richard A. Burridge |
Richard Burridge's acclaimed study of the Christian Gospels is significantly updated and expanded in this second edition. Here Burridge engages the field of Gospel studies over the last hundred years… |
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Associations, Synagogues, and Congregations
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Philip A. Harland |
This social historical study of religious groups in Roman Asia Minor brings the world of early Christians and Jews to life. Despite their distinct devotion to one God within a polytheistic context, s… |
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