| Description |
lii, 1918 pages : maps (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
General articles. -- The power of the word of God -- How to interpret the Bible. -- Insights into the history of biblical interpretation. -- Introduction -- Biblical interpretation in Qumran -- Rabbinic exegesis -- How has the Bible exercised power to guide the faithful in the early history of the Church? -- The power of the Bible in the Middle Ages -- Interpretation of the Bible within the Bible itself -- Patristic exegesis of the books of the Bible -- Truth told in the Bible: Biblical poetics and the question of truth. -- Unleashing the power of the Bible. -- Introduction -- The Bible and liturgy -- The Bible and preaching -- The Bible in the Charismatic Movement -- The Bible in the Retreat Movement -- The Bible and prayer in Africa. -- How did we get our Bible?. -- Introduction -- How the Bible came to us -- The Deuterocanonical writings -- How reliable is the text of the Bible? -- Text criticism of the New Testament -- Archaeology and the Bible -- The canonical structure of the New Testament: The Gospel and the Apostle -- The Eucharist in the New Testament -- The Bible and servant-priest-disciple -- The historic Jesus: God's call to freedom through love -- Jesus Christ / Jon Sobrino -- Jesus Christ / Maria Clara Lucchetti Bingemer -- The life of Paul -- Peter and Paul. -- Selected pastoral concerns. -- Liberation --- To heal and transform: Women's biblical studies -- Family: An African perspective -- Justice, work, and poverty -- Violence and evil in the Bible -- Ecumenism -- Antisemitism in the Bible and after -- Inculturation of biblical message -- The Bible and ecology -- The Christian and the state according to the New Testament and in the early Church -- Nationalism and Christian faith. -- Commentaries. -- Old Testament. -- The Pentateuch -- The Pentateuch as Torah in Jewish tradition -- Genesis -- Exodus: An introduction -- Exodus -- Leviticus -- Numbers -- Deuteronomy -- Introduction to the Deuteronomistic history -- Joshua -- Judges -- Ruth -- 1-2 Samuel -- 1-2 Kings -- Introduction to 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah -- 1 Chronicles -- 2 Chronicles -- Ezra-Nehemiah -- Tobit -- Judith -- Esther -- 1 Maccabees -- 2 Maccabees -- Wisdom: A way of thinking about God -- Job -- Psalms 1-41 -- Psalms 42-89 -- Psalms 90-150 -- Proverbs -- Ecclesiastes -- Song of Songs -- Wisdom -- Sirach -- Prophetism and prophets -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Lamentations -- Baruch -- Letter to Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- Daniel -- The minor prophets -- Hosea -- Joel -- Amos -- Obadiah -- Jonah -- Micah -- Nahum -- Habakkuk -- Zephaniah -- Haggai -- Zechariah -- Malachi -- The intertestamental period and the rise of apocalyptic. -- New Testament. -- The meaning of the term "Gospel" -- The synoptic problem: How did we get our Gospel? -- The Nag Hammadi Corpus -- The Church's Gospel Canon: Why four and no more? -- Genre(s) of the Gospels -- Matthew -- Mark -- Luke -- John -- Luke: Portrait and project -- Acts of the Apostles -- Letters in the New Testament -- Romans -- 1 Corinthians -- 2 Corinthians -- Galatians -- Ephesians -- Philippians -- Colossians -- 1 Thessalonians -- 2 Thessalonians -- Introduction to the Pastoral Epistles -- 1 Timothy -- 2 Timothy -- Titus -- Philemon -- Hebrews -- James -- 1 Peter -- 2 Peter -- 1 John -- 2 John -- 3 John -- Jude -- Revelation. |
| Subject |
Bible -- Commentaries.
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Catholic Church -- Doctrines.
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| Added Author |
Farmer, William R. (William Reuben), 1921-2000.
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| ISBN |
0814624545 alkaline paper |
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9780814624548 alkaline paper |
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