Berit Olam The Twelve Prophets

Author : Marvin A. Sweeney
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 081468243X
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berit Olam: The Twelve Prophets written by Marvin A. Sweeney and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2016-03-16 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is generally no common material that binds together the works of the individual prophets that comprise the Twelve, but through Sweeney's commentary they stand together as a single, clearly defined book among the other prophetic books of the Bible. The Book of the Twelve Prophets is a multifaceted literary composition that functions simultaneously in all Jewish and Christian versions of the Bible as a single prophetic book and as a collection of twelve individual prophetic books. Each of the twelve individual books - Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi - begins with its own narrative introduction that identifies the prophet and provides details concerning the historical setting and literary characteristics. In this manner each book is clearly distinguished from the others within the overall framework of the Twelve. By employing a combination of literary methodologies, such as reader response criticism, canonical criticism, and structural form criticism, Sweeney establishes the literary structure of the Book of the Twelve as a whole, and of each book with their respective ideological or theological perspectives. An introductory chapter orients readers to questions posed by reading the Book of the Twelve as a coherent piece of literature and to a literary overview of the Twelve. Sweeney then treats each of the twelve individual prophetic books in the order of the Masoretic canon, providing a discussion of each one's structure, theme, and outlook. This is followed by a detailed literary discussion of the textual units that comprise the book.

Author : Marvin A. Sweeney
Publisher : Berit Olam
ISBN 13 : 9780814690420
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berit Olam: The Twelve Prophets, Volume 1: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah written by Marvin A. Sweeney and published by Berit Olam. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: here is generally no common material that binds together the works of the individual prophets that comprise the Twelve, but through Sweeney's commentary they stand together as a single, clearly defined book among the other prophetic books of the Bible. The Book of the Twelve Prophets is a multifaceted literary composition that functions simultaneously in all Jewish and Christian versions of the Bible as a single prophetic book and as a collection of twelve individual prophetic books. Each of the twelve individual books-Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi-begins with its own narrative introduction that identifies the prophet and provides details concerning the historical setting and literary characteristics. In this manner each book is clearly distinguished from the others within the overall framework of the Twelve. By employing a combination of literary methodologies, such as reader response criticism, canonical criticism, and structural form criticism, Sweeney establishes the literary structure of the Book of the Twelve as a whole, and of each book with their respective ideological or theological perspectives. An introductory chapter orients readers to questions posed by reading the Book of the Twelve as a coherent piece of literature and to a literary overview of the Twelve. Sweeney then treats each of the twelve individual prophetic books in the order of the Masoretic canon, providing a discussion of each one's structure, theme, and outlook. This is followed by a detailed literary discussion of the textual units that comprise the book.

Author : Marvin Alan Sweeney
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814650912
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Twelve Prophets written by Marvin Alan Sweeney and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set is a literary commentary of the book of the Twelve Prophets. Building upon the author's previous work on the structure and literary coherence of the book of Isaiah, it attempts to read the book of the Twelve as a distinctive literary work with its own structure, themes and theological or ideological perspective. In addition, it treats each of the twelve minor prophets as a literary entity unto itself as well as a component unity of the larger book of the Twelve.

Author : Stephen K. Sherwood
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814688217
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berit Olam: Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy written by Stephen K. Sherwood and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many good intentions to read the entire Bible have foundered on the rocks of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Do these books have literary qualities? How does the storyteller tell the story? In Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Stephen Sherwood, C.M.F., applies the tools of narrative criticism to look for the literary qualities of these three biblical books. Sherwood identifies the narrative art of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy not only in such colorful stories as the Sabbath breaker, the threat from Sihon and Og, the deaths of Nadab and Abihu, the story of Balaam, the bronze serpent, Aaron's rod, Miriam's leprosy, and the water from the rock, but also through the extended discourses made by characters in the story. Sherwood studies the voices of several of these characters: the narrator, the Lord, Moses, Aaron, the Israelites, Balaam and Barak, and others, to see how each is characterized" by their words and actions. In Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Sherwood also shows how each of the three books has its own characteristics as part of a larger story. Leviticus deals mainly with divine speech. Numbers also contains divine speech but the voices of Moses and the narrator are more recurrent. Deuteronomy is presented in the form of a farewell speech of Moses before his death. The story is then retold from Moses' point of view, with different emphases and even some changes. Chapters are *General Introduction, - *Leviticus, - *Numbers, - and *Deuteronomy. - Each chapter contains a general introduction to a biblical book which is followed by notes which make observations on the literary qualities of smaller units of each book.

Author : Jerome T. Walsh
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814688489
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berit Olam: 1 Kings written by Jerome T. Walsh and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2021-11-20 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The narratives of Solomon and Jeroboam, of Elijah and Ahab, have fascinated readers for millennia. Even apart from questions of historical authenticity, they are gripping stories of richly drawn characters caught up in the complex tale of God's dealings with Israel. This study explores the narrative world created by 1 Kings' ancient Israelite author: the people who inhabit it, the lives they live, the deeds they do, and the face of God who is revealed in their stories. An introduction explains the significance of 1 Kings as a historical narrative. Originally intended as a literal history, after centuries of writing and rewriting it is now as much a literary work as a historical one: The views of those who formed it can be discerned and studied. Walsh also explains how the rich traditions of Hebrew prose narrative and the Hebrew language itself affect our reading of 1 Kings.

Author : Jerome T. Walsh
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814683762
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Style And Structure In Biblical Hebrew Narrative written by Jerome T. Walsh and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pages of the Hebrew Bible are filled with stories - short and long, funny and sad, histories, fables, and morality tales. The ancient narrators used a variety of stylistic devices to structure, to connect, and to separate their tales - and thus to establish contexts within which meaning comes to light. What are these devices, and how do they guide our reading and our understanding of the text? Style and Structure in Biblical Hebrew Narrative explores some of the answers and shows scriptural interpretation can be a matter of style." Part one of Style and Structure in Biblical Hebrew Narrative examines a wide variety of symmetrical patterns biblical Hebrew narrative uses to organize its units and subunits, and the interpretive dynamics those patterns can imply. Part two addresses the question of boundaries between literary units. Part three examines devices that biblical Hebrew narrative uses to connect consecutive literary units and subunits. Chapters in Part One: Structures of Organization are "Reverse Symmetry," "Forward Symmetry," "Alternating Repetition," "Partial Symmetry," "Multiple Symmetry," "Asymmetry." Chapters in Part Two: Structures of Disjunction are "Narrative Components," "Repetition," and "Narrative Sequence." Chapters in Part Three: Structures of Conjunction are "Threads," "Links: Examples," "Linked Threads: Examples," "Hinges: Examples," and "Double-Duty Hinges: Examples." Jerome T. Walsh, PhD, is a professor of theology and religious studies at the University of Botswana. He is the author of 1 Kings in the Berit Olam (The Everlasting Covenant) Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry series for which he is also an associate editor. "

Author : Paul R. House
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1850752508
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unity of the Twelve written by Paul R. House and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Irving Taylor
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1546297545
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Moses to Moses written by Irving Taylor and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-03-23 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a fictional account of the life and times of Moses ben Maimon (the Rambam, Moses Maimonides), one of the greatest Jewish theologians and philosophers who was also a distinguished physician to the Court of Saladin. Born in Cordoba, Spain, in 1135 he will be remembered for his three brilliant books, the Commentary on the Mishna, the Mishneh Torah and the Guide of the Perplexed. He also wrote ten medical treatises. Due to persecution he was forced, with his family, to travel throughout Spain before moving to Fez in Morocco, then Palestine and finally to Egypt where he was appointed as nagid to the Jewish community. He died in 1204 and is buried in Tiberias, Israel. His tombstone reads; “From Moses to Moses, there never arose a man like Moses”.

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195351088
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Twelve Prophets written by and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-25 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a glittering new translation of the portion of the Hebrew Bible known as the Book of the Twelve Prophets, or the Twelve "Minor" Prophets. In the Bible, the books of the prophets are arranged in rough order of length. The present group of writings thus appears after the so-called "major" prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel), and includes the much shorter texts of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. At the time when all biblical books were written on scrolls, these twelve brief prophetic texts were traditionally written on a single scroll, and so came to be considered a single book. "Minor" with respect to length only, they are from the literary point of view some of the most interesting texts in the Bible--passionate, visionary, and written with genuine literary sophistication. David Slavitt's brilliant modern translation breathes fresh life into these powerful ancient texts.

Author : Yahnwe Okeke
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1684707692
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judah Awakening written by Yahnwe Okeke and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the prophet was commanded in Ezekiel 40:4, so too was author Yahnwe Okeke instructed to document everything that was disclosed to her through dreams and visions concerning the Judaic roots of the Igbo people of Southeast Nigeria. In Judah Awakening, she chronicles the day-to-day experiences-cum-revelations. A written record of her spiritual encounters and confirmation from internet research, she shares details of her visions and dreams as they happened on different days beginning July 1, 2018, and continuing until the last day, January 24, 2019. Okeke summarizes her journey and highlights the key words which symbolize the core message of her experience. Judah Awakening presents an insightful journal of Okeke's supernatural revelations of the Israel ancestry of the Igbos of South-East Nigeria, providing the words the Holy Spirit spoke regarding any connections between Israelites and Igbos. It offers a work that touches on religion, science, culture, and so much more.