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Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

10 best books like Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (John J. Collins): Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, The Tale of Genji, The Gospel of Loki, Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church, Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey, The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary, Lean Six SIGMA Demystified, Queneau: Zazie Dans Le Metro, Tales from Masnavi of Rumi, Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
AuthorReza Aslan
From the internationally bestselling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth.

Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher and miracle worker...
The Tale of Genji
AuthorMurasaki Shikibu
A princess likes stories. One of her ladies-in-waiting is good at making them up. Over years, the lady spins a long, elaborate story containing the princess's favorite theme: hot dudes nailing chicks. Crucially, the lady writes it down and here we are with history's first novel, the origin story of...
The Gospel of Loki
AuthorJoanne M. Harris
ISBN1473202353
The first adult epic fantasy novel from multi-million copy bestselling author of Chocolat, Joanne Harris.

The novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods - retold from the point of view of the world's ultimate trickster, Loki. It tells the story of Loki's...
Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
AuthorRachel Held Evans
ISBN0718022122
From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Held Evans comes a book that is both a heartfelt ode to the past and hopeful gaze into the future of what it means to be a part of the Church.


Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy,...
Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey
AuthorMark Allan Powell
This beautifully written and engaging survey offers an up-to-date New Testament introduction for undergraduate students and general readers. Powell presents disputed and controversial issues fairly, neither dictating conclusions nor privileging skepticism over faith-based perspectives....
The Study Quran: A New Translation and Commentary
AuthorSeyyed Hossein Nasr
ISBN0062227629
The Study Quran is a historic and groundbreaking work, produced by a distinguished team of Islamic studies scholars led by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, which offers:
A new English translation of the Quran that is accurate, accessible, and reliable in how it renders this sacred text.
A wide-ranging...
Lean Six SIGMA Demystified
AuthorJay Arthur
The only reason this book doesn't get 1 star is because it did have good advice in it.
Problems:
The author comes up with his own non-standard LSS acronyms for things that already have acronyms

There are definite incorrect "facts" designed to be anecdotes of things working. If you're...
Queneau: Zazie Dans Le Metro
AuthorW.D. Redfern
ISBN0729300862
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Tales from Masnavi of Rumi
AuthorRumi
ISBN1490493557
حكم وأمثال المثنوي

جلال الدين الرومي

هذا الكتاب يتضمن فقط الحكم والامثال للمؤلف الشهير المثنوي الذي يقع في ست مجلدات وهو ديوان شعري يحاكي معاناة...
Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts
AuthorJonathan S. Greer
ISBN0801097754
This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner. With expertise in various subdisciplines of Old Testament backgrounds, the authors illuminate the cultural,...
Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour
AuthorJohn Goldingay
ISBN0830852247
What is ethics?

Ethics is not merely about tricky situations or hot topics. Instead, ethics asks questions about what sort of people we are, how we think, what sort of things we do and don't do, and how we ought to live our everyday lives.

How might we learn ethics from the Old Testament?...
Confronting Old Testament Controversies: Pressing Questions about Evolution, Sexuality, History, and Violence
AuthorTremper Longman III
ISBN0801019117
For many people, skeptics and believers alike, the Old Testament is rife with controversial passages and events that make both belief and sharing our beliefs with others difficult. Often our solutions have tended toward the extremes--ignore problem passages and pretend they don't matter or obsess...
Old Testament Theology
AuthorPaul R. House
ISBN0830815236
The discipline of Old Testament theology continues to be in flux as diverse approaches vie for dominance. Into the stream Paul R. House sends this student-friendly offering that should prove useful to a wide audience. Following introductory chapters on the history of the discipline and his own method,...
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax
AuthorBruce K. Waltke
ISBN0931464315
A monumental work; an essential reference, especially in its exhaustive coverage of the secondary literature. It is also a monument to 19th century linguistics and theories of language, informed but not influenced by 20th century developments in linguistics. Their explicit refusal to deal with...
How Old Is the Hebrew Bible?: A Linguistic, Textual, and Historical Study
AuthorRonald Hendel
ISBN0300234880
From two expert scholars comes a comprehensive study of the dating of the Hebrew Bible

The age of the Hebrew Bible is a topic that has sparked controversy and debate in recent years. The scarcity of clear evidence allows for the possibility of many views, though these are often clouded by theological...
Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction
AuthorEllis R. Brotzman
ISBN0801010659
Let me be upfront, this is an academic book for Bible nerds or possibly ancient language nerds. This isn't a book for everyone. However, if you've ever found yourself wanting an introduction to the development of language in the ancient near east, the manuscript history of the Old Testament, or a little...
Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible
AuthorEmanuel Tov
ISBN0800634292
Reading "Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible" by Emanuel Tov was both a joy and a challenge. I thoroughly enjoyed immersing myself in the world of the Hebrew Bible. Ancient manuscripts, Dead Sea Scroll finds, ancient versions, textual variants — all of these things stir the Bible-geek in me. At...
Rhetorical Criticism
AuthorPhyllis Trible
ISBN0800627989
Phyllis Trible examines rhetorical criticism as a discipline within biblical studies. In Part One she surveys the historical antecedents of the method from ancient times to the postmodern era: classical rhetoric, literary critical theory, literary study of the Bible, and form criticism. Trible...
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