Deconstructing the New Testament

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Paul N. Anderson

"Paul Anderson, a leading scholar of the Fourth Gospel, provides an introductory textbook, crafted for a semester course, which leads students through literary, historical, and theological aspects of the Fourth Gospel's most vexing puzzles. Traditional, historical-critical, and literary-critical approaches are deftly introduced and their limitations evaluated; questions of the Gospel's authorship, composition, relationship to the Synoptics, and origins in particular historical experiences are succinctly addressed; and distinctive Johannine perspectives on Jesus, the church, and the world are discussed" -- Publisher description.

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Matthias Köckert

"Gottes Hand weist Abraham auf die unzählbare Menge der Sterne. So zahlreich sollen seine Nachkommen werden. Damals kaum zu glauben, aber heute unübersehbar: Drei Weltreligionen nehmen Abraham in Anspruch. Als Ahnvater Israels steht er an der Wiege des Judentums. Von Paulus bis heute haben die Christen an seinem Vorbild gelernt, was glauben heißt. Im Islam gilt er als vollkommener Muslim, der sich rückhaltlos in Gottes Willen ergeben hat. Im Gedenken an ihn und sein Opfer begeht man die jährliche Pilgerfahrt mit ihren Riten. Auf ihn als Kultstifter führt man den Bau des Heiligtums in Mekka zurück. Diese verschiedenen Deutungen beruhen auf dem, was die Bibel in 1. Mose 12-25 über Abraham und Sara erzählt. Diese Texte sind Perlen. Matthias Köckerts höchst lesenswertes und flüssig geschriebenes Buch leitet dazu an, ihre literarische Schönheit zu entdecken und ihre gewaltige Wirkung zu würdigen."--Publisher's website.

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W.H. Bellinger, Jr

"A leading authority on the Psalms and a seasoned teacher presents a new edition of an already successful book. W.H. Bellinger takes account of the latest developments in Psalms studies in this accessible and concise primer. Not only will students of the Psalms appreciate these studies but church leaders teaching from the Psalms will also gain new insight from this classic text"--Publisher description.

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Tremper Longman, III

"Relationships are a wonderful, mysterious, often elusive, sometimes painful part of the human experience. The most intimate of all human relationships, according to the Bible, is that between a husband and a wife. It is not a surprise, therefore, that there is a book of the Bible, the Song of Songs, that focuses on this relationship. What is surprising is how little attention is given to the Song of Songs by scholars, by the church, and by readers of the Bible. With this volume, however, Tremper Longman III has written the finest commentary to date on the Song of Songs, unpacking for modern people what this ancient love poem says about the male-female relationship - and, by analogy, about God's love for his people."--BOOK JACKET.