Announcements of Plot in Genesis

Announcements of Plot in Genesis

Author: Laurence A. Turner

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2008-04-14

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1725221136

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This volume investigates the plots of the Genesis stories. Rather than fragmenting Genesis into hypothetical sources and reading each in isolation from the others, as has often been the case in scholarship, this final-form reading exposes the coherence and complexity of the book. In particular, the initial "announcements of plot", prefacing each major block of the book are shown to exercise an intimate yet surprising influence over the narratives they govern. The seemingly naive stories of Genesis, when read wholistically, offer profound insights into the interplay between divine providence and human free will.


The Tower of Babel in Genesis

The Tower of Babel in Genesis

Author: James Austin

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2012-11-29

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9781449780692

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This book takes the reader back to the Tower of Babel and discusses themes and ideas present that resonate throughout Genesis, the Bible, and into modern history. The reader will more fully understand why the Tower of Babel narrative appears where it does in biblical history. Furthermore, the reader will learn why this event in human history remains one of the single most important events in the interaction of humanity and the divine.


Out of Exile, not out of Babylon

Out of Exile, not out of Babylon

Author: Volker Glissmann

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2019-03-21

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 9996060616

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Exile and the disruptioon of the exilic period are prominent features in scholarly reconstructions of what influenced the shaping of biblical books and the development of theological thinking. The Babylonian golah community, as an exilic community, is credited by a growing number of scholars with influencing large parts of the Hebrew Bible. This study addresses the question whether the redactions show signs of an exilic mindset (first generation exiles) or are better understood as a reflection of a diaspora mindset (second/third and subsequent generations). This study also reviews all known archaeological diaspora findings from Mesopotamia in the pre-Hellenistic period (aided by insights from Elephantine) in order to build an as comprehensive as possible picture of Jewish diaspora life in Mesopotamia.


Shifting Trajectories in Globalization, Labor, and the Transformation of Work

Shifting Trajectories in Globalization, Labor, and the Transformation of Work

Author: Jonathan Westover

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2018-10-01

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1527517993

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In today’s shifting global economy and the emergence of technology and service–oriented knowledge organization, requiring enhanced levels of organizational flexibility and innovation, how do we maximize the human capital potential of workers to enhance their ability to perform and add value in a hyper–intensive competitive global marketplace? What are the methods and strategies for effectively motivating employees and increasing the job satisfaction of workers? What are the important drivers of worker satisfaction? What are the important individual, organizational, and social outcomes of various job satisfaction levels? What are the individual, organizational, and societal differences in job satisfaction levels and its determinants? These are just some of the pressing questions facing the organizations of today which this volume discusses.


Evolution's Witness

Evolution's Witness

Author: Ivan R. Schwab

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-01-05

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 0195369742

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"The evolution of the eye spans 3.75 billion years from single cell organisms with eyespots to Metazoa with superb camera style eyes. At least ten different ocular models have evolved independently into myriad optical and physiological masterpieces. The story of the eye reveals evolution's greatest triumph and sweetest gift. This book describes its journey"--Provided by publisher.


Psalms, Part 2, and Lamentations

Psalms, Part 2, and Lamentations

Author: Erhard S. Gerstenberger

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2001-08-15

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 1467419656

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Psalms, Part 2, and Lamentations is Volume XV of The Forms of the Old Testament Literature, a series that aims to present a form- critical analysis of every book and each unit in the Hebrew Bible. Fundamentally exegetical, the FOTL volumes examine the structure, genre, setting, and intention of the biblical literature in question. They also study the history behind the form-critical discussion of the material, attempt to bring consistency to the terminology for the genres and formulas of the biblical literature, and expose the exegetical procedures so as to enable students and pastors to engage in their own analysis and interpretation of the Old Testament texts. This volume completes Erhard Gerstenberger's widely praised discussion of the psalms literature begun in Volume XIV, and includes as well an admirable study of the book of Lamentations. Gerstenberger interprets the different kinds of songs and prayers that comprise the book of Psalms in light of their socio-historical settings and provides a concise formal and structural analysis of each biblical text based on an illuminating comparison with other ancient Near Eastern prayers and hymns. Seeing the biblical writings in relation to the social, cultic, religious, and theological conceptions of Israel's neighoring peoples allows contemporary readers to better grasp the purpose and spiritual meaning of the psalms and Lamentations to the Jewish community that composed them.


Cracking Old Testament Codes

Cracking Old Testament Codes

Author: D. Brent Sandy

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 1995-06-06

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1433670690

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A guide to the various kinds of literature in the Old Testament-narrative, history, law, oracles, and more-and how to interpret them. Contributors include Eugene Merrill, Walt Kaiser, and Tremper Longman, III.