"Reading Hebrew Bible Narratives introduces readers to narrative traditions of the Old Testament and to methods of interpreting them. Part of the Essentials of Biblical Studies series, this volume presents readers with an overview of exegesis by mainly focusing on a self-contained narrative to be read alongside the text. Through sustained interaction with the book of Ruth, readers have opportunities to engage a biblical book from multipl ..."
The Book of Hosea(Updated) (New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT)) by J. AndrewDearman, J. A. Thompson Hardcover, 424 Pages, Published 2010 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-2539-1, ISBN: 0-8028-2539-7
"J. Andrew Dearman. with a certain son of Tabeel (Isa. 7:6). Perhaps the
mysterious figure is a Tyrian prince and son of the Itobaal who paid tribute along
with Menahem and Rezin to Tiglath-pileser III a few years earlier.57 The narrative
in 2 Kgs. 16 has Ahaz appealing to Tiglath-pileser III with tribute, whereupon
Tiglath- pileser III moves on Damascus and kills Rezin. The Assyrian texts do not
provide any clarity in the timing of ..."
Jeremiah, Lamentations(2nd Edition) (The NIV Application Commentary) by J. AndrewDearman Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2002 by Zondervan Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-310-20616-3, ISBN: 0-310-20616-2
"The books of Jeremiah and Lamentations cannot be separated from the political conditions of ancient Judah. Beginning with the righteous king Josiah, who ushered in a time of glorious but brief religious reform, Jeremiah reflects the close tie between spiritual and political prosperity or disaster, between the actions and heart of Judah and her kings and their fortunes as a nation. While few of us today have any firsthand understanding ..."
"The newest and best Old Testament intro for university and seminary studentsIn this up-to-date, student-friendly text, Robert Hubbard and J. Andrew Dearman bring decades of scholarly study and classroom experience to bear as they introduce readers to the context, composition, and message of the Old Testament.Each chapter orients readers to the Old Testament book or books under consideration, outlining historical and cultural background ..."
"A collection of seventeen articles by colleagues and former students of Professor J. Maxwell Miller who taught at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University. The papers deal with the history, chronology, geography, archaeology and epigraphy of ancient Israel and its setting in the Levant, and range from broad methodological discussions of historiography to focused analyses of individual texts or historical issues. A review of Mill ..."
"The NIV Application Commentary, Old Testament Set Two: Psalms-Malachi, 12-Volume Collection is a value for readers. This series helps readers with the vital task of bringing the ancient message of the Bible into a contemporary context."
"Reading Hebrew Bible Narratives introduces readers to narrative traditions of the Old Testament and to methods of interpreting them. Part of the Essentials of Biblical Studies series, this volume presents readers with an overview of exegesis by mainly focusing on a self-contained narrative to be read alongside the text. Through sustained interaction with the book of Ruth, readers have opportunities to engage a biblical book from multipl ..."
"9:1 closely parallels “[Though] they call in my hearing with a loud voice” (lit.) ...
For a description of “Sheilaism,” see Robert N. Bellah et al., Habits of the Heart:
Individualism and Commitment in American Life (New ... However, though the
ceremony itself may be unwarranted, the intent of those who defended the
ceremony was in line with the biblical concept of baptism, as the words of the
Book of Common Prayer make clear: “We ..."
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"Part of the Essentials of Biblical Studies series, this volume presents readers with an overview of exegesis by mainly focusing on a self-contained narrative to be read alongside the text."
Studies in the Mesha Inscription and Moab (ASOR/SBL ARCHAEOLOGY AND BIBLICAL STUDIES) by J. AndrewDearman Paperback, 324 Pages, Published 1989 by American Schools Of Oriental Research ISBN-13: 978-1-55540-357-7, ISBN: 1-55540-357-3
"Mesha was ruler of the small kingdom of Moab, east of the Dead Sea, in the mid 9th century BC. Everything we know about Mesha from the Bible is recorded in 2 Kings 3. But we know a lot more about him from a record he left us, referred to as the Mesha inscription, or Moabite Stone. It was discovered in Dhiban, Jordan, in 1868 be a French Anglican medical missionary be the name of F.A. Klein. The essays in this book discuss the inscriptio ..."
"Part of the Essentials of Biblical Studies series, this volume presents readers with an overview of exegesis by mainly focusing on a self-contained narrative to be read alongside the text."
"Equipped with all the requisite scholarly tools, in Part One, J. Andrew Dearman skillfully scrutinizes layer after layer of archaeological and literary evidence and examines Israelite religion in light of both the biblical storyline and extrabiblical sources. For example, whether one studies Israel's religion during premonarchic times or during the post-exilic period, issues like the origins of Yahwism or the political leadership of the ..."
"Religion in ancient Israel didn't develop in a vacuum; it was influenced by the Near Eastern culture around it as much as it in turn influenced that culture. Dearman explores that dynamic interplay in this thought-provoking study. Using archaeological and literary evidence (both biblical and extrabiblical) he shows how distinctive Old Testament traditions (such as the paradoxical role of the prophets) flourished in the interaction of Is ..."
"Mesha was ruler of the small kingdom of Moab, east of the Dead Sea, in the mid 9th century BC. Everything we know about Mesha from the Bible is recorded in 2 Kings 3. But we know a lot more about him from a record he left us, referred to as the Mesha inscription, or Moabite Stone. It was discovered in Dhiban, Jordan, in 1868 be a French Anglican medical missionary be the name of F.A. Klein. The essays in this book discuss the inscriptio ..."