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Biblical Refigurations eBook Series

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  • Disability and Isaiah's Suffering Servant

    Series series Biblical Refigurations
    Although disability imagery is ubiquitous in the Hebrew Bible, characters with disabilities are not. The presence of the former does not guarantee the presence of the later. While interpreters explain away disabilities in specific characters, they celebrate the rhetorical contributions that disability imagery makes to the literary artistry of biblical prose and poetry, often as a trope to describe ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

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  • The Art of Biblical Narrative

    by Robert Alter ...
    In this radical approach to the Bible, an acclaimed Hebrew scholar and translator looks at the Old Testament with a fresh perspective.With a fundamental return to its narrative prose, Robert Alter translates this section of the Bible through the eyes of a literary critic. He considers the Bible as literary text, guiding readers to approach scripture in a profoundly thoughtful way, proving himself ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • God's Word in Human Words

    An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship

    by Kenton Sparks ...
    The conclusions of critical biblical scholarship often pose a disconcerting challenge to traditional Christian faith. Between the two poles of uncritical embrace and outright rejection of these conclusions, is there a third way? Can evangelical believers incorporate the insights of biblical criticism while at the same time maintaining a high view of Scripture and a vital faith? In this provocative ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • DIFFICULTIES IN THE BIBLE

    Alleged Errors and Contradictions

    by R. A. Torrey ...
    What About the Controversies? Drawing from the questions he has heard from believers and nonbelievers around the world, R. A. Torrey discusses many Bible controversies, including: (1) Is there an opportunity for salvation after we die? (2) Did Jonah really live in the belly of a whale? (3) Did God command Abraham to kill his son? (4) Did Jesus commend the unjust steward? (5) Does God send us ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Biblical Interpretation

    An Integrated Approach

    This comprehensive exploration of the interpretive process, now available in paperback, has served as a successful textbook. It focuses on the three "worlds" of biblical interpretation--the world of the author, the world of the text, and the world of the reader--to help students develop an integrated hermeneutical strategy. The book offers clear explanations of interpretive approaches, which are ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Jeroboam's Royal Drama

    by Keith Bodner ...
    Series series Biblical Refigurations
    Among the most challenging biblical figures to understand is Jeroboam son of Nebat, the first monarch of northern Israel whose story is told in 1 Kings 11-14. This book explores the characterization of Jeroboam in the Hebrew text, and traces his rags to riches career trajectory. What are the circumstances whereby this widow's son is elevated to the position of king, with a conditional promise for ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Christian Doctrine and the Old Testament

    Theology in the Service of Biblical Exegesis

    by Gary Anderson ...
    The Old Testament offers a rich palette of ideas, images, and narratives that help us unpack some of the more compact and opaque theological ideas of the New Testament. In conversation with both Christian and Jewish interpreters, prominent scholar Gary Anderson explores the exegetical background of key Christian doctrines. Through a deeper reading of our two-Testament Bible, he illustrates that ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • An Ark on the Nile

    Beginning of the Book of Exodus

    by Keith Bodner ...
    The opening sector of the book of Exodus is a powerful narrative and a striking example of the artistic qualities of the Pentateuch, a facet of the text that occasionally is neglected in high-level scholarship. Exodus 1-2 is finely choreographed work that compresses a vast amount of material onto a limited textual canvas, creating a story that appeals to readers of every age. Resuming where the ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

  • BIBLE TRANSLATION MAGAZINE: All Things Bible Translation (May 2013)

    It is a daunting task for the new Bible student to walk into a store for the purpose of purchasing a Bible. Immediately, he is met with shelves upon shelves of more than 100 different English translation choices: AMP, AT, ASV, BLE, CEB, CEV, ERV, ESV, HCSB, IB, ISV, JB, KJ21, LB, MLB, NAB, NASB, NCV, NEB, NET, NJB, NIV, NIVI, NIRV, NKJV, NLT, NLV, NRSV, REB, RSV, RVB, SEB, TEV, TNIV, WE and on ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Virtuous Reader

    Old Testament Narrative and Interpretive Virtue

    Series series Studies in Theological Interpretation
    Biblical interpretation expert Richard S. Briggs presents a rich and thought-provoking portrait, or series of portraits, of the kind of character most needed to be a good reader of the Old Testament. He highlights the moral character or virtues most appropriate to the varied tasks of reading the Old Testament, provides insight on theological interpretation, and examines five ways the Old Testament ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Children’s Bibles in America

    A Reception History of the Story of Noah’s Ark in US Children’s Bibles

    Series series Scriptural Traces
    Children's Bibles have been among the most popular and influential types of religious publications in the United States, providing many Americans with their first formative experiences of the Bible and its stories. In Children's Bibles in America, Russell W. Dalton explores the variety of ways in which children's Bibles have adapted, illustrated, and retold Bible stories for children throughout U ... Read more

    $39.69 USD