The Women's Bible Commentary with Apocrypha
10 best books like The Women's Bible Commentary with Apocrypha (Carol A. Newsom): Sexism and God Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology, She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse, Glimpses of Grace: Daily Thoughts and Reflections, The Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy : A New Translation with Introductions, Commentary: 1, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope, Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Whose Community? Which Interpretation?: Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church, The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised & Updated, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, In Memory of Her: A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins
| Author | Rosemary Radford Ruether |
How did a religion whose founding proponents advocated a shocking disregard of earthly ties come to extol the virtues of the "traditional" family? In this richly textured history of the relationship between Christianity and the family Rosemary Radford Ruether traces the development of these centerpieces...
| Author | Elizabeth A. Johnson |
| ISBN | 0824519256 |
I read this during theology studies, though not as part of the curriculum. (I took it with me to West Virginia while doing mission work with church youth groups.) I wish I'd read it sooner. It's changed the way I think about God and the way I think about the institutional church. It helps me that Elizabeth...
| Author | Madeleine L'Engle |
| ISBN | 0060652810 |
For half a century, Madeleine L'Engle has spun magic with words, touching millions of lives and earning a devoted readership with her award-winning fiction, candid reflections on her personal and family life and graceful meditations on faith. Now, Glimpses of Grace captures the essence of L'Engle's...
| Author | Everett Fox |
| ISBN | 0805211195 |
The sound and the sense...of the original.
Newly translated by Everett Fox with (lots of) commentary and notes, this version of Torah brings with it a lifetime of devotion and scholarship; it is an outstanding study resource and an exceptional choice for public reading. Fox brings the sensibilities,...
| Author | Joan D. Chittister |
| ISBN | 0802829740 |
Everyone goes through times of pain and sorrow, depression and darkness, stress and suffering. It is in the necessary struggles of life, however, that we stretch our souls and gain new insights enabling us to go on.
Building on the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with God and on the story of...
Daniel Migliore's Faith Seeking Understanding has been a standard introduction to Christian theology for more than a decade. The book's presentation of traditional doctrine in freshly contemporary ways, its concern to hear and critically engage new voices in theology, and its creative and accessible...
| Author | Merold Westphal |
| ISBN | 0801031478 |
In this volume, renowned philosopher Merold Westphal introduces current philosophical thinking related to interpreting the Bible. Recognizing that no theology is completely free of philosophical "contamination," he engages and mines contemporary hermeneutical theory in service of the church....
| Author | Anonymous |
| ISBN | 0060786841 |
The HarperCollins Study Bible—Student Edition is the landmark general reference Bible that offers the full text of the New Revised Standard Version as well as in-depth articles, introductions, and comprehensive notes by today’s leading biblical scholars for the Society of Biblical Literature....
| Author | John J. Collins |
| ISBN | 0800629914 |
In this balanced and thorough introduction to the Hebrew Bible, John J. Collins takes his students on a historical-critical journey through biblical texts. With an accessible yet authoritative tone, he identifies the complex ethical issues raised by the text and challenges his students to understand...
| Author | Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza |
| ISBN | 0824513576 |
So, I had high hopes for this book when I picked it up. It is a classic of feminist biblical interpretation from a world-class scholar. That said, there were just too many methodological problems, cases of special pleading, speculations passed off as fact (upon which subsequent speculations passed...
| Author | Ronald W. Richardson |
| ISBN | 0800629558 |
Ronald W. Richardson helps us to understand how congregations function emotionally. Without being simplistic, he gives clear directions on how to improve their quality of life together and function more effectively in achieving mission goals. This book offers: A theory about human behavior that...
| Author | Delores S. Williams |
| ISBN | 1570750262 |
In this landmark work of emerging African American womanist theology, Delores Williams finds in the biblical figure of Hagar -- mother of Ishmael, cast into the desert by Abraham and Sarah, but protected by God -- a prototype for the struggle of African-American women. African slave, homeless exile,...
| Author | Phyllis Trible |
| ISBN | 0800615379 |
Professor Trible focuses on four variations upon the theme of terror in the Bible. By combining the discipline of literary criticism with the hermeneutics of feminism, she reinterprets the tragic stories of four women in ancient Israel: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine, and the daughter of Jephthah....
Gospel Parallels: A Comparison of the Synoptic Gospels, NRSV
| Author | Burton H. Throckmorton Jr. |
| ISBN | 0840774842 |
In Walter Wink's "Introduction to the Christian Scriptures" class at Union Theological Seminary in New York we were assigned the task of going through the four canonical gospels, magic markers in hand, noting the parallels that existed between two or more of the texts in the Revised Standard Version...
| Author | Kurt Aland |
| ISBN | 0826705006 |
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The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation
| Author | Barbara R. Rossing |
| ISBN | 0813343143 |
The idea of “The Rapture”—the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth—is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible’s Book of Revelation and a jumping-off point for the best-selling “Left Behind” series of books. This interpretation, based on a psychology...
Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner's Handbook
| Author | John H. Hayes |
| ISBN | 0804200319 |
The new edition retains the features of the first edition: a minimum of technical terms, solid introductory guidelines in exegetical method, and a valuable presentation of exgetical theory and practice. The new edition is even more ideal for general introductory courses in Old and New Testament,...
White Women's Christ and Black Women's Jesus: Feminist Christology and Womanist Response
| Author | Jacquelyn Grant |
| ISBN | 1555403034 |
Christology is especially problematic for feminists. Because Jesus was undeniably male and because the Christian church claims him as the unique God-bearer, feminist christology confronts the dual tasks of explaining the significance of a male God-bearer for women and creating a christological...
Acts for Everyone, Part One: Chapters 1-12
Writing in an accessable and anecdotal style, Tom Wright helps us to approach the rich and many-sided story of the book of Acts. Wright shows how the book builds on Luke's Gospel, laying out the continuing work and teaching of the now risen and ascended Jesus in the power of the Spirit. His writing captures...
Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne
Womanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the Hebrew Scriptures. Using her own translations, Gafney offers a midrashic interpretation of the biblical text that is rooted in the African American preaching tradition to tell the stories of a variety...
