A Prophet Like Moses? A Narrative - Theological Reading of the Elijah Stories (Paternoster Biblical Monographs) by HavilahDharamraj Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2011 by Wipf & Stock Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-84227-533-7, ISBN: 1-84227-533-X
"In evaluating Elijah as a prophet after the Mosaic paradigm, Dr Havilah Dharamraj proposes a radically different schema for interpreting what is one of the most dramatic and difficult texts in the Old Testament, namely, the earthquake-wind-and-fire theophany at Horeb (1 Kings 19). Since rabbinic times, the resonance between the Moses stories and the Elijah stories has been regularly noted. Taking into account that Deut. 18:18 promises I ..."
Altogether Lovely A Thematic and Intertextual Reading of the Song of Songs (South Asian Theology) by HavilahDharamraj Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2018 by Fortress Press ISBN-13: 978-1-5064-2320-3, ISBN: 1-5064-2320-5
"The frank eroticism of the Song of Songs has long seemed out of place in the Hebrew Bible. As a result, both Jewish and Christian interpreters have struggled to read it as an allegory of the relationship between God (as husband) and Israel or the church (as bride). Havilah Dharamraj approaches the Song with a clear vision of the gendering of power relationships in the ancient Near East and through an intertextual method centered not on ..."
Challenging Tradition Innovation in Advanced Theological Education (Icete) by Perry Shaw, HavilahDharamraj Paperback, 508 Pages, Published 2018 by Langham Global Library ISBN-13: 978-1-78368-413-7, ISBN: 1-78368-413-5
"The surge of theological education in the rapidly growing church of the Majority World has highlighted the inadequacy of traditional Western methods of thinking and learning to fully accomplish the task at hand. The limitations of current theological education are embodied in the formation and assessment of the master's or doctoral dissertation; processes that follow a linear-empiricist tradition developed in the West and exported to th ..."
"Jesus Christ, who profoundly affects their present life as well as the life to come (
John 11:2526). First, in this life, believers are saved from spiritual death and
experience victory over sin. The Spirit of the risen Christ works in their lives to
make them alive to God (Rom 6:811; 8:11). Secondly, in the life to come, the
resurrection of Jesus Christ makes it possible for believers to be saved from
physical death and experience ..."
South Asian Theology Altogether Lovely : A Thematic and Intertextual Reading of the Song of Songs by HavilahDharamraj 272 Pages, Published 2018 by Fortress Press ISBN-13: 978-1-5064-2172-8, ISBN: 1-5064-2172-5
"A Thematic and Intertextual Reading of the Song of Songs Havilah Dharamraj.
weapons of destruction (23:24).47 They do not “rouse” (רוּע) the man to the act of
love; ... Rashi, cited in Meir Zlotowitz, compiler, Shir haShirim/Song of Songs: An
Allegorical Translation based upon Rashi with a Commentary Anthologized from
Talmudic, Midrashic and Rabbinic Sources (New York: Mesorah, 1979), 193. 49.
Rashi, cited in Zlotowitz, Shir haShir ..."
Ruth A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary (Paperback) by HavilahDharamraj Paperback, 156 Pages, Published 2019 by Langham Publishing, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-78368-546-2, ISBN: 1-78368-546-8
Ruth A Pastoral and Contextual Commentary by HavilahDharamraj 172 Pages, Published 2019 by Langham Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-78368-707-7, ISBN: 1-78368-707-X
"This commentary presents the book of Ruth through a uniquely Asian lens that helps bring out the nuances of this Old Testament text that are often missed or misunderstood."
Challenging Tradition Innovation in Advanced Theological Education by Perry Shaw, HavilahDharamraj 336 Pages, Published 2018 by Langham Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-78368-426-7, ISBN: 1-78368-426-7
"Challenging Tradition: Innovation in Advanced Theological Studies highlights the need for these traditions to be reconsidered in every context throughout the world."
"What does the Bible say to us? This question prompted South Asian scholars to produce this unique book, the first one-volume Bible commentary produced in South Asia by South Asians for South Asians – and for the world."