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Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
200 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It is written for any student engaged in the scholarly study of these most central of biblical texts. The aim throughout is to examine the books with a view to illuminating the ideas, beliefs and experiences of their times. The broad overview provides a survey of the current state of Pentateuchal research...
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
xxxi, 382 pages ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture does what very few of today's students of the Bible could do for themselves. With the aid of computer technology, the vast array of writings from the church fathers - including much that is available only in the ancient languages - have been combed for their comment on Scripture. From these results, scholars with a deep knowledge of the fathers and a heart for the church have hand-selected material for...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 174 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Harold S. Kushner shows us how to be our best selves even when things don't turn out as we had hoped, that is, how we can overcome life's disappointments. Kushner turns to the experience of Moses to find the requisite lessons of strength and faith. Moses towers over all others in the Old Testament: he is the man on the mountaintop to whom God speaks with unparalleled intimacy, and he leads his people out of bondage. But he is also deeply human, someone...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xvi, 635 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Tension between the three Abrahamic faiths often runs high. Yet, for all their differences, these three traditions -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- share much in common. Three Testaments brings together for the first time the text of the Torah, the New Testament, and the Quran, so that readers can explore for themselves the connections, as well as the points of departure, between the three faiths. Notable religious scholars provide accessible...
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