Imaging The Bible

Author : John Williams
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271017686
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Imaging the Early Medieval Bible written by John Williams and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique exploration of the beginnings of biblical illustration and decoration.

Author : Martin O'Kane
Publisher : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Imaging the Bible written by Martin O'Kane and published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imaging the Bible examines how 'reading' the Bible visually can help us appreciate the intricacies of the biblical narrative and shows how the stories of the Bible have been interpreted visually within specific traditions. The Bible is seen as not merely a book of doctrine but as the main source of inspiration of the arts in Western Europe. The book introduces the reader to the broad and inclusive range of ways that the Bible has been interpreted in the arts - from the earliest Christian art through the medieval period and the Renaissance and up to the twentieth century. Written for non-specialists and assuming no previous knowledge of art history, this is an ideal introduction to Biblical art for students and for the general reader. The contributors are: Andreas Andreopoulos (Lampeter); Clyde Binfield (Sheffiled); Sarah Boss (Lampeter); Laura Carnavale (Bari, Italy); Nicholas Davey (Dundee); Peter French (Melbourne, Australia); John Harvey (Wales); Heidi Hornik (Baylor, Texas); and, John Morgan-Guy (Lampeter).

Author : Leland Ryken
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830867333
Total Pages : 1086 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Biblical Imagery written by Leland Ryken and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 1086 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 help to explorers of the Bible's galaxy of verbal pictures? They excel in describing the climate, borders and location of Galilee or Sinai. But they are often blind to the artistic expressions and deaf to the musical meanings that echo from within the world of the biblical text. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is the first contemporary reference work dedicated to exploring the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors and literary patterns found in the Bible. More than that, it examines the Bible's universal archetypes or master images--including the plot motifs and character types that recur throughout life, literature and the Bible. This unique dictionary explores the dazzling variety in which the Word of God comes dressed in clothes of everyday life. It traces the trail of images from Eden to the New Jerusalem. It captures the plotted patterns of biblical narrative. It surveys the imaged texture of each book of the Bible. In short, The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is an inviting, enlightening and indispensable companion to the reading, study, contemplation and enjoyment of the Bible.

Author : Brenda B. Colijn
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830838724
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Images of Salvation in the New Testament written by Brenda B. Colijn and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The New Testament does not develop a systematic doctrine of salvation," writes Brenda Colijn. "Instead, it presents us with a variety of pictures taken from different perspectives." Students of the New Testament and of theology will both find their vision broadened and their understanding deepened by this rich, informative study. As the author seeks to understand their implications for people of faith, she uncovers how New Testament images provide the building blocks of the master story of redemption.

Author : J. Richard Middleton
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 1441242783
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Liberating Image written by J. Richard Middleton and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For two thousand years, Christians have been intrigued by the somewhat enigmatic Imago Dei references in the book of Genesis. Much theological ink has been spilled mulling over the significance and meaning of these words: "Let us make humanity in our image, according to our likeness . . . " In The Liberating Image, J. Richard Middleton takes on anew the challenge of interpreting the Imago Dei. Reflecting on the potential of the Imago Dei texts for developing an ethics of power rooted in compassion, he relates its significance to the Christian community's distinct calling in an increasingly violent world. The Liberating Image introduces a relevant, scholarly take on an important Christian doctrine. It will appeal to all Christians seeking to better understand what it means to be made in God's image.

Author : Karen Case-Green
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498217346
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Imaging the Story written by Karen Case-Green and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tell all the Truth but tell it slant." (Emily Dickinson) This course follows the contours of the salvation story through the lens of the arts. Putting visual art and poetry in conversation with the Bible, it seeks to engage the imagination. Rather than analyzing the narrative, the reader is invited to behold it and respond to it through "making"--either verbally or visually. At times, the church has treated the imagination like an embarrassing relative. Yet the Bible is image-rich, drawing widely on the imagination, and we are each made in the image of the creator God. It is time to bring the imagination out of the corner! "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Eph 2:10 NIV) Whether following it as a group or reading it alone, this course book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the salvation story and the arts. It is particularly for those who feel permission is needed to pick up a paintbrush--or any other creative medium--just for the love of it.

Author : David Penchansky
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664256456
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Rough Beast? written by David Penchansky and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of texts in the Hebrew Bible consistently command attention and yet defy easy explanation: Why did God try to kill Moses? Why did God kill the man who touched the ark to keep it from falling? Why did God put a tree in the middle of the Garden? David Penchansky tackles these tough questions and in so doing opens up for readers a new understanding of how the Hebrew Bible portrays God. Penchansky examines six biblical narratives that depict God negatively, outlining their social, political, and theological ramifications. He believes the stories provide an important key to the Israelites' understanding of their God. He also believes the stories provide a structure for understanding experiences of evil and suffering within our own century, and for accepting the ambiguity that permeates all human existence. - Christian Book Center.

Author : Steven J. Lawson
Publisher : Multnomah
ISBN 13 : 1576736105
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Made in Our Image written by Steven J. Lawson and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2000-05-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital imaging can alter a picture so fast it leaves people asking, "What is reality?" Have we bought into a user-friendly, "designer" God of our own? In his eighth provocative primer on Christian living, Pastor Steven Lawson asks if we're seeing a true picture of God these days, or a distorted one designed to fit a popular image on the present cultural canvas? Lawson tackles the timely topic on the personal and greater church levels. Non-condemning, Made in Our Image alerts readers to the dangers of a socially constructed deity and inspires them to "accept no counterfeits" for the true, living, sometimes "socially incorrect" God.

Author : Stephen James Meredith Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Image and Truth written by Stephen James Meredith Brown and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yeshayahu Nir
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1512818267
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bible and the Image written by Yeshayahu Nir and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.