Bible (The) Books

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21. The Biblical World

    Edited by John Barton

    Series: Routledge Worlds

    The Biblical World is a comprehensive guide to the contents, historical settings and social context of the Bible. It presents the fruits of years of specialist study in an accessible form, and is essential reading for anyone who reads the Bible and would like to know more about how and why it came...

    Published July 28th 2004 by Routledge
22. Archaeology, Ritual, Religion

    By Timothy Insoll

    Series: Themes in Archaeology Series

    The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory statement on the archaeology of religion, examining what archaeology can tell us about religion, the problems of...

    Published March 31st 2004 by Routledge
23. Religious Conversion and Identity

    The Semiotic Analysis of Texts

    By Massimo Leone

    Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

    The way in which people change and represent their spiritual evolution is often determined by recurrent language structures. Through the analysis of ancient and modern stories and their words and images, this book describes the nature of conversion through explorations of the encounter with the...

    Published September 17th 2003 by Routledge
24. The Face of the Deep

    A Theology of Becoming

    By Catherine Keller

    This is a groundbreaking, highly original work of postmodern feminist theology from one of the most important authors in the field. The Face of the Deep deconstructs the Christian doctrine of creation which claims that a transcendent Lord unilaterally created the universe out of nothing. Catherine...

    Published November 13th 2002 by Routledge
25. Jerome

    By Stefan Rebenich

    Series: The Early Church Fathers

    As a scholar, writer and ascetic, Jerome was a major intellectual force in the early Church and influenced the ideals of Christian chastity and poverty for many generations after his death. This book assembles a representative selection of his voluminous output. It will help readers to a balanced...

    Published September 4th 2002 by Routledge
26. God, Gender and the Bible

    By Deborah Sawyer

    Edited by David Gunn, Gary. A Philips

    Series: Biblical Limits

    Deborah Sawyer discusses this crucial yet unresolved question in the context of contemporary and postmodern ideas about gender and power, based on fresh examination of a number of texts from Hebrew and Christian scripture. Such texts offer striking parallels to contemporary gender theories (...

    Published July 17th 2002 by Routledge
27. Racializing Jesus

    Race, Ideology and the Formation of Modern Biblical Scholarship

    By Shawn Kelley

    Series: Biblical Limits

    Shawn Kelley's groundbreaking study shows how the major intellectual movements of the modern world, such as Orientalism and romantic nationalism, become infused with the category of race. He then traces the processes through which racially-grounded thinking has influenced modern biblical...

    Published May 1st 2002 by Routledge
28. A Christian Faith for Today

    By Prof W Montgomery Watt, W. Montgomery Watt

    Written by one of the world's foremost religious authorities, A Christian Faith for Today provides both Christians and sceptics with a much-needed response to modernity's challenge to God.Most people accept that our world is regulated by the laws of natural science, but how should Christian...

    Published April 3rd 2002 by Routledge
29. Who's Who in the Old Testament

    2nd Edition

    By Joan Comay

    Who's Who in the Old Testament brings vividly to life the thousands of characters in the Old Testament, and provides:* nearly 3000 extensive entries covering every character* detailed biographical information on each character, including exactly where to find them in the Bible* the complete...

    Published October 3rd 2001 by Routledge
30. Who's Who in the New Testament

    2nd Edition

    By Canon Ronald Brownrigg, Ronald Brownrigg

    Who's Who in The New Testament is the most complete and detailed reference book of its kind. Paying close attention to the places linked with the major events of Jesus's life, it provides:* over 300 extensive entries covering every major character* detailed biographical information on each...

    Published September 26th 2001 by Routledge