"The Editors Leland Ryken Wheaton College (Illinois) Tremper Longman III Westminster Theological Seminary The Authors Fredrick Buechner Novelist John Sailhamer Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Wilson G. Baroody (deceased) Arizona State University William F. Gentrup Arizona State University Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis Indiana University Willard Van Antwerpen Indiana University Nancy Tischler The Pennsylvania Stat ..."
"A Christianity Today 1999 Book of the Year! Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little ..."
"Leland Ryken, Tremper Longman III ... Further, careful literary analysis enables
us to see unity in texts where previous scholars saw only the results of ancient
editors' vain attempts to bring together disparate tribal traditions. ... Rather than
viewing this passage as an instance of two traditions, tribes and elders, ineptly
spliced together by an editor, Alter offers it as a paradigm of the biblical literary
stratagem now known ..."
"Several times the Lord is called upon to look on the distress of *Zion and come to
her aid (Lam 1:9-10, 11, 20; 2:18-20; 3:55-59; 5:1, 20-21). Besides invocations
and ... Judah too complains about her treatment at the hands of the nations (Lam
1:2-3, 5, 10; 3:52-54, 60-63;4:18-20) but recognizes that all of this is from the Lord
(Lam 1:5, 12-15, 17; 2:1-8, 17, 22; 3:1-18, 43-45; 4:11). ... deliverance (Lam 5:1,
19-21) that the auth ..."
"This collection of essays has various authors, both biblical and literary scholars, addressing either a general topic dealing with the Bible as literature or a specific book or genre of the Bible."
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery An Encyclopaedic Exploration of the Images, Symbols, Motifs, Metaphors, Figures of Speech, Literary Patterns and Universal Images of the Bible by LelandRyken, Professor TremperLongmanIii, James C. Wilhoit Hardcover, 996 Pages, Published 1998 by Inter-Varsity Press ISBN-13: 978-0-85111-753-9, ISBN: 0-85111-753-8
"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."
How to Read Ser. How to Read Daniel by TremperLongmanIii 200 Pages, Published 2020 by Intervarsity Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-5321-2, ISBN: 0-8308-5321-9
"Orienting readers to a proper engagement with Daniel, Old Testament scholar and teacher Tremper Longman III examines the book's genre, structure, historical background, and major theological message before diving deeper into each of the ..."
The Bible and the Ballot Using Scripture in Political Decisions by TremperLongmanIii Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2020 by Eerdmans ISBN-13: 978-0-8028-7734-5, ISBN: 0-8028-7734-6
"How to read the Bible on matters of public policyChristians affirm the Bible as our standard of faith and practice. We turn to it to hear God’s voice. But what relevance does the Bible have for the contentious public policy issues we face today? Although the Bible does not always speak explicitly to modern issues, it does give us guiding principles as we think about how we might vote or act as political figures ourselves. The Bible and ..."
"Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988); E. M. Forster, Aspects of the Novel
(New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1955); ... idem, “Lyric Sequence: I.
Renaissance to Romanticism,” in The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and
Poetics, ed. ... NJ: Princeton University Press, 1993) 727-28; D. Grossberg,
Centripetal and Centrifugal Structures in Biblical Poetry ... Hypertext 3.0: Critical
Theory and New Media in an Era of Global ..."
How to Read Daniel (How To Read Series) by TremperLongmanIii Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2020 by Ivp Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-5320-5, ISBN: 0-8308-5320-0
"Orienting readers to a proper engagement with Daniel, Old Testament scholar and teacher Tremper Longman III examines the book's genre, structure, historical background, and major theological message before diving deeper into each of the ..."
"In popular culture, the focus of the biblical book of Revelation has been on the identity of the antichrist and the end of the world. Though Revelation speaks to these issues, the book is primarily about Christ and how he addresses humanity's enemies, including our greatest enemy, death. Revelation Revealed is an expository commentary that pushes through popular misconceptions and explains Revelation in a clear and engaging manner. Ofte ..."
"UNA COMPLETA REFERENCIA RÁPIDA PARA TEMAS BÍBLICOS La importancia de la Biblia para la formación espiritual no puede sobreestimarse. Es en las páginas de las Escrituras que llegamos a conocer a Dios a través de Jesucristo. A veces, el mundo bíblico puede parecer extraño y distante y el número de temas mencionados es virtualmente innumerable. El Diccionario Ilustrado Bíblico Baker le ayuda a leer la Biblia con mayor comprensión y confian ..."
"... ancient Near East (ANE) Yi Samuel Chen even presents evidence that the
Sumerian flood account (natural cataclysm) borrows its language from the “
Lament over the De‐struction of Sumer and Ur” (sociopolitical cataclysm)1 In
keeping with ..."
The Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom A Theological Introduction to Wisdom in Israel by TremperLongmanIii 336 Pages, Published 2017 by Baker Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-4934-1020-0, ISBN: 1-4934-1020-2
"Many, including Crenshaw, would use Joseph's statement here to distance him
from the wisdom literature since they believe that wisdom exclusively
emphasizes human reason rather than revelation, but we will later (see chap. 7)
argue that this is a misunderstanding of wisdom, where “the beginning of wisdom
is the fear of the Lord,” and it is not uncommon to appeal to revelation as a source
of true wisdom. However, Joseph's wisdom is ..."
Genesis, A Video Study 47 Lessons on History, Meaning, and Application by TremperLongmanIii Dvd, Published 2017 by Zondervan Ntsc ISBN-13: 978-0-310-53563-8, ISBN: 0-310-53563-8
"Genesis, A Video Study features top Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III teaching through the book of Genesis in 47 engaging and challenging lessons. Based on Longman's Genesis commentary in The Story of God Bible Commentary series, these lessons offer a clear and compelling introduction to the entire book of Genesis, guiding viewers in creatively and faithfully living out its message in their own contexts. Longman’s story-centric ..."
"Tremper Longman III. of the New Testament knows that the task of reading the
Old Testament from a Christian perspective is not an easy one. ... However, even
after we do that work, we need to consider the relationship between the
testaments before we apply the text to our lives. ... To cite just one obvious
example, Jesus fulfilled the law of sacrifice because on the cross he offered
himself as the once ... 2 See T. Longman III and ..."
"The Baal Epic Excavations at the ancient city of Ugarit on the northern coast of
Lebanon uncovered tablets (ca. 1300 B.C.) that preserve epic stories about
Canaanite deities, including Baal.A32 Baal was thought to be the god of the
thunderstorm, responsible for bringing rain (and so, fertility) to the land of Canaan
.A33 Indeed, Moses warned Israel regarding the worship of false gods because
of this very point. Since their crops in ..."