This book has a simple aim: to help people to enjoy reading the prophetic books of the Old Testament, one by one and as a whole. At the same time it offers some tools which will help in making the texts more understandable.

Two decades after its original publication in 1986 ' decades rife with controversy and spirited debate about virtually every aspect of the history of ancient Israel ' A History of Ancient Israel and Judah continues to serve classrooms....

Women rabbis give new meaning to old liturgical forms by using prayer and biblical verse in new contexts creating rituals for those many circumstances in life where women need and long for prayer.

Phyllis Trible examines four Old Testament narratives of suffering in ancient Israel: Hagar, Tamar, an unnamed concubine and the daughter of Jephthah. The stories prompt much reflection on contemporary misuse of the Bible, and therefore have...

Barr views Old Testament theology and New Testament theology as sub-sections of 'biblical theology' as opposed to 'doctrinal' or 'philosophical' theology. Many scholars believe the study to be in decline while others would...

Beautifully-written and accessible reflection on what the Church does when it reads the Bible.

Bestselling illustrated guide to the books of the Old Testament which aims to familiarize the reader with the subject without overwhelming him/her with a mass of detail.

After teaching the Psalms for over twenty years, Magonet has found very little on rabbinical interpretation, ancient, mediaeval or modern. This is an introduction to the Hebrew text that gives access to the richness and complexity of the language of...

Aimed at undergraduates on level two or three courses relating to Old Testament Wisdom literature. This book begins with a consideration of what the term 'wisdom literature' means in Hebrew usage, and also examines which biblical materials might...

Establishing the relevance of Old Testament ethics to contemporary life is, as John Barton concedes, an uphill task. For many Christians today – let alone those with no religious commitment – to find some way of accommodating them into a...