Author: Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664237493
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Ecclesiastes
Author: Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664237493
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Seven Abominations with a Wrench
Author: Vernon G. ElginPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452025126
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
SEVEN ABOMINATIONS WITH A WRENCH interprets and comments on PROVERBS 6:16-19. The Biblical Book itself begins, “The proverbs of Solomon son of David, King of Israel.” Verse Sixteen reads, “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him.” The things begin with “haughty eyes,” and conclude with, “one who sows discord in a family.” The other five abominations are: “a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that hurry to run to evil, (and) a lying witness who testifies falsely.” Jesus introduced his own parallel list of seven defilements. They closely match Solomon’s abominations. However, Jesus dealt more with the wrench the abominations causes, than the abomination itself. SEVEN ABOMINATIONS WITH A WRENCH analyzes the abominations from a Biblical/ theological perspective. The Book attaches a list of “Discussion Questions.”
Proverbs and the African Tree of Life
Author: Dorothy BEA Akoto-AbutiatePublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004274472
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
In Proverbs and the African Tree of Life Dorothy BEA Akoto-Abutiate juxtaposes chosen sayings from Proverbs and selected Ewe Folk proverbs using the agricultural metaphor of “grafting,” which she calls a “hermeneutic of grafting.” Though these two sets of sayings come from completely different cultural contexts, Akoto argues that folk sayings/proverbs, which abound in Africa, should be considered as an already mature, established tree on to which a piece of the biblical tree is spliced or engrafted to produce hybridized fruits that have uniquely different tastes than the fruits of each tree individually. This metaphorical grafting process allows the message of the Bible (in Proverbs) to be understood, imbibed and appropriated in Africa.
The Wisdom of Sirach
Author: Walter T. WilsonPublisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467464228
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Study the wisdom of Ben Sira. A deuterocanonical collection of proverbs from the intertestamental period, the Book of Sirach has been treated by many Protestants as a bit of Catholic trivia. Yet careful study of Sirach reveals fascinating insights into Jewish thought two centuries before Jesus. Walter T. Wilson invites scholars and nonspecialists alike to discover the wisdom of this important yet under-studied text. A temple scribe writing in the second century BCE, Ben Sira aimed to instill fear of the Lord and discipline in his community. Interweaving practical advice and theoretical wisdom, his book instructs readers—then and now—in the principles of wisdom so that they may apply them to right action and lead the good life. Based on the New Revised Standard Version, Wilson’s commentary explicates the translated English text with careful attention to its historical and religious contexts, formal qualities, prevailing themes, and place in the canon (or lack thereof). The volume includes a helpful bibliography and notes.
GOD'S CALL FOR REPENTANCE (PART - II)
Author: Antony I RajPublisher: Antony I Raj
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This is the continuation of Part I which helps the reader to understand how Important he/she is, in the eyes of God. Also, this book enlightens people on how the Evil spirits are deceiving them to commit sin and makes them as slaves of sin and abuse their body 'which is the temple of the Holy Ghost' thereby, they indulge in sin endlessly. Further, this book enlightens on how the sinfulness of people makes them to lose the blessings which are promised to them by God in obedience. The author's endeavor is to enlighten people on; "how to overcome their weaknesses and sinful desires that makes them to fall in sin repeatedly". Thereby they can overcome their sinful nature & glorify God and become an instrument in God's hand to be used in the work of SALVATION and receive eternal life which was promised by Jesus Christ.
The Ethos of the Cosmos
Author: William P. BrownPublisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802845399
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This groundbreaking work investigates how the various pictures of creation found in Scripture helped shape the ancient faith community's moral character. Bringing together the fields of biblical studies and ethics, William Brown demonstrates how certain creation traditions of the Old and New Testaments were developed from the community's moral imagination for the purpose of forming and preserving both Israel's and the early church's identity in the world.
The Book of Common Prayer and Bible Combination Edition (NRSV with Apocrypha)
Author: Church PublishingPublisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 9780898695793
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 2604
Book Description
An excellent and logical combination for personal use, both in daily devotion and study, and on Sundays during the liturgy. Bonded leather, gold edges, ribbon markers, gift box.
Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
Author: Explorations in Turkestan, Expedition of 1904: Physiography of Central-Asian deserts and oases
Author: Raphael PumpellyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Explorations in Turkestan; Expedition of 1904
Author: Raphael Pumpelly (Geologe, USA, DEUTSCHLAND)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anau Site (Turkmenistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description