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Sinai and Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible 4 reviews Jon D. Levenson
HarperOne, 1987
Go tell it on a mountain...
+ Jewish approach to Scripture and Theophany + Sinai and Zion: An entry into the Jewish Bible + Readable reliable account of the Old Testament covenants
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The Yahwist's Landscape: Nature and Religion in Early Israel Theodore Hiebert
Oxford University Press, USA, 1996
The present ecological crisis has created new interest in and criticism of biblical attitudes toward nature. In this book Theodore Hiebert offers a comprehensive examination of the ideology of a single biblical author--the Yahwist (J), writer of the oldest narrative sections of Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers. Hiebert argues the importance of reading J in its ancient Near Eastern context. His ...
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Scripture Principle, The,: Reclaiming the Full Authority of the Bible 1 review Clark H. Pinnock, Barry L. Callen
Baker Academic, 2006
Inspiration alone is not sufficient
I read this book over the summer and finished it last week. I feel like Clark Pinnock is a kindred spirit, and that he sums up the whole of Messiah College's Bible major in one work. He is not afraid to contemplate parts of the Bible being written as legend, while still seeing that literary form ...
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Mystery of Romans the 13 reviews Mark D. Nanos
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1996
excellent approach to scripture
+ Romans Revealed + The most stimulating book on Romans I have read + One of 10 best Paul books of last 5 years + Excellent but difficult read
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God: A Biography 71 reviews Jack Miles
Vintage, 1996
An eyeopening novel view of God
+ Read This Book + God: A Biography
Jack Miles writes a novel work in God: A Biography. While I read this book for a class, I was originally worried that its common, humanlike portrayal of God would be offensive to my formatively conservative sensibility, yet to my surprise, Miles has written a readable, though meaty, portrayal of ...
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Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith 41 reviews Marvin R. Wilson
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1989
Must-have for any personal library
+ Service Excellent & Book Content a great read! + Jewish Roots + Excellent!
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Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith 41 reviews Marvin R. Wilson
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1989
Must-have for any personal library
+ Service Excellent & Book Content a great read! + Jewish Roots + Excellent!
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Scripture Principle, The,: Reclaiming the Full Authority of the Bible 1 review Clark H. Pinnock, Barry L. Callen
Baker Academic, 2006
Inspiration alone is not sufficient
I read this book over the summer and finished it last week. I feel like Clark Pinnock is a kindred spirit, and that he sums up the whole of Messiah College's Bible major in one work. He is not afraid to contemplate parts of the Bible being written as legend, while still seeing that literary form ...
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God: A Biography 71 reviews Jack Miles
Vintage, 1996
An eyeopening novel view of God
+ Read This Book + God: A Biography
Jack Miles writes a novel work in God: A Biography. While I read this book for a class, I was originally worried that its common, humanlike portrayal of God would be offensive to my formatively conservative sensibility, yet to my surprise, Miles has written a readable, though meaty, portrayal of ...
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The Yahwist's Landscape: Nature and Religion in Early Israel Theodore Hiebert
Oxford University Press, USA, 1996
The present ecological crisis has created new interest in and criticism of biblical attitudes toward nature. In this book Theodore Hiebert offers a comprehensive examination of the ideology of a single biblical author--the Yahwist (J), writer of the oldest narrative sections of Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers. Hiebert argues the importance of reading J in its ancient Near Eastern context. His ...
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Mystery of Romans the 13 reviews Mark D. Nanos
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1996
excellent approach to scripture
+ Romans Revealed + The most stimulating book on Romans I have read + One of 10 best Paul books of last 5 years + Excellent but difficult read
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Sinai and Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible 4 reviews Jon D. Levenson
HarperOne, 1987
Go tell it on a mountain...
+ Jewish approach to Scripture and Theophany + Sinai and Zion: An entry into the Jewish Bible + Readable reliable account of the Old Testament covenants
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