Early Christianity & Patristics

ISBN: 9781589835542
Published by : Society of Biblical Literature
This pioneering study examines the use of blood to purge the effects of sin and impurity in Hittite and biblical ritual. The idea that blood atones for sins holds a prominent place in both Jewish and Christian traditions. The author traces this... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780227173688
Published by : James Clarke & Co
This volume includes ten essays that move Ezekiel's creative reuse of older materials to the foreground of discussion.

The essays highlight the transformation of earlier texts, traditions, and theology in Ezekiel. They explore the diverse w... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780227173657
Published by : James Clarke & Co
Dennis Horton highlights the shape and function of the death-and-resurrection motif by applying William Freedman's criteria of a literary motif to the Acts narrative. By analyzing the statements about death and resurrection together with the examp... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780227173640
Published by : James Clarke & Co
Reading Daniel as a Text in Theological Hermeneutics sets out to read the book of Daniel as a narrative textbook in the field of theological hermeneutics. Employing such disciplines as historical criticism, literary criticism, narrative the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780227173633
Published by : James Clarke & Co
Psalm 29, a sacred text in Jewish and Christian Bibles, has been understood in a variety of ways through time and in different traditions. This volume presents a sample of the use and meaning derived from a single biblical text. From the earliest ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781920691851
Published by : ATF Press
Series: ATF Biblical Series
Volume: 1
Ethology to the ancients was the study of character; to the moderns it is the study of human beings through the behavioural patterns of animals. These studies in fact have a common genealogy with classical writers convinced that the dimorphism of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780227173527
Published by : James Clarke & Co
Leaning into the Future seeks to explore what it may mean to believe in the Kingship of God and wait for his Kingdom by considering the fundamental role the Kingdom of God plays in the theology of Juergen Moltmann and in the book of Revelat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783374016228
Published by : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Series: Theologischer Handkommentar zum Neuen Testament
Volume: 7
English summary: After addressing questions about its genesis, the First Letter to the Corinthians is interpreted progressively under the assumption that it forms a literary unity, considering the current state of international research. Th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783374008575
Published by : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Series: Theologischer Handkommentar zum Neuen Testament
Volume: 8
English summary: The Second Letter to the Corinthians brings us closest to Paul, the human and Christian. Outrageous accusations and suspicions in the church question his calling to be an apostle and his message about Christ. He passionatel... .... Learn More