1 Samuel as Christian Scripture

1 Samuel as Christian Scripture

Author: Stephen B Chapman

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 080283745X

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In this theological commentary on 1 Samuel, Stephen Chapman probes the tension between religious conviction and political power through the characters of Saul and David. Saul, Chapman argues, embodies civil religion, a form of belief that is ultimately captive to the needs of the state. David, on the other hand, stands for a vital religious faith that can support the state while still maintaining a theocentric freedom. Chapman offers a robustly theological and explicitly Christian reading of 1 Samuel, carefully studying the received Hebrew text to reveal its internal logic. He shows how the book's artful narrative explores the theological challenge presented by the emergence of the monarchy in ancient Israel. Chapman also illuminates the reception of the David tradition, both in the Bible and in later history: even while David as king becomes a potent symbol for state power, his biblical portrait continues to destabilize civil religion.


Torah from Heaven

Torah from Heaven

Author: Norman Solomon

Publisher: Liverpool University Press

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1800857292

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An intriguing consideration of the validity of traditional notions of divine revelation and authoritative interpretation in today's world.


The Hillel Narratives

The Hillel Narratives

Author: Louis Rieser

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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The story of Hillel, frozen near-to-death on the snowy roof of the Study Hall, is well-known. In its details, however, the story is impossible. No one could lay under three cubits of snow overnight and live. And Jerusalem never receives three cubits of snow-certainly not on the night of the winter solstice, as recounted in the Babylonian Talmud five centuries after Hillel's birth. Louis Rieser set out to find the real meaning of the legends of Hillel. What is the Talmud trying to teach us about rabbis, about leadership, about important values? This provocative book argues that while the famous legends of Hillel may have nothing to teach about Hillel's actual biography, they have a great deal to teach us about Judaism. "A fresh and engaging reading of the Rabbinic biography. Louis Rieser has reopened the Rabbinic stories and made them interesting again." -Jacob Neusner


Tanakh, an Owner's Manual

Tanakh, an Owner's Manual

Author: Moshe Sokolow

Publisher: Urim Publications

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789655241761

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"Tanakh, An Owner's Manual offers a modern Orthodox approach to the historical and literary frameworks within which the Hebrew Bible should be learned and appreciated. It reflects the author's insights developed over forty years of studying and teaching, and will be of interest to teachers, students, and anyone who wants a deeper understanding of Tanakh"--Provided by publisher.


Ve-'Ed Ya'aleh (Gen 2

Ve-'Ed Ya'aleh (Gen 2

Author: Peter Machinist

Publisher: SBL Press

Published: 2020-12-04

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 9780884144830

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Sixty-six colleagues, friends, and former students of Edward L. Greenstein present essays honoring him upon his retirement. Throughout Greenstein's half-century career he demonstrated expertise in a host of areas astonishing in its breadth and depth, and each of the essays in these two volumes focuses on an area of particular interest to him. Volume 1 includes essays on ancient Near Eastern studies, Biblical Hebrew and Northwest Semitic languages, and biblical law and narrative. Volume 2 includes essays on biblical wisdom and poetry, biblical reception and exegesis, and postmodern readings of the Bible.