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The Blood of Abel

The Violent Plot in the Hebrew Bible

By: Mark Harold McEntire

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The Blood of Abel

The Violent Plot in the Hebrew Bible

By: Mark Harold McEntire

While much has been said about peace in the Bible, and about God and violence, war, and retribution in the Old Testament, this book looks at how violence is the undercurrent of the plot of the Hebrew Bible.

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Mercer University Press

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0865546290

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9780865546295

Dangerous Worlds

Living and Dying in Biblical Texts

By: Mark Harold McEntire

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Dangerous Worlds

Living and Dying in Biblical Texts

By: Mark Harold McEntire

The narrative books of the Bible are dominated by the themes of violence and death. In his newly released work, author and biblical scholar Mark McEntire examines the messy stories of life and death found in the Bible. From gentle death at a good, old age to starvation to brutal murder, death appears in its many forms in these biblical worlds. Through the stories, we are invited to move back and forth between our own stories and those of the Bible, as McEntire writes, "so that we might live and die faithfully in the dangerous world they form together." As we live and die in our own dangerous world, the stories of life and death we encounter in the Bible offer us resources for understanding the most difficult aspect of our existence.

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Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.

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1573124338

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9781573124331

A Chorus of Prophetic Voices

Introducing the Prophetic Literature of Ancient Israel

By: Mark McEntire

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A Chorus of Prophetic Voices

Introducing the Prophetic Literature of Ancient Israel

By: Mark McEntire

While there are many textbooks about the prophetic literature, most have taken either a historical or literary approach to studying the prophets. A Chorus of Prophetic Voices, by contrast, draws on both historical and literary approaches by paying careful attention to the prophets as narrative characters. It considers each unique prophetic voice in the canon, in its fully developed literary form, while also listening to what these voices say together about a particular experience in Israel's story. It presents these four scrolls--Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelve--as works produced in the aftermath of destruction, works that employ prophetic characters, and as the words uttered during the crises. The prophetic literature became for Israel, living in a context of dispersion and imperial domination, a portable and adaptable resource at once both challenging and comforting. This book provides the fullest picture available for introducing students to the prophetic literature by valuing the role of the original prophetic characters, the finished state of the books that bear their names, the separate historical crises in the life of Israel they address, and the "chorus of prophetic voices" one hears when reading them as part of a coherent literary corpus.

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275

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Presbyterian Publishing Corp

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0664239986

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9780664239985

Not Scattered or Confused

Rethinking the Urban World of the Hebrew Bible

By: Mark McEntire

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Not Scattered or Confused

Rethinking the Urban World of the Hebrew Bible

By: Mark McEntire

The Hebrew Bible displays a complicated attitude toward cities. Much of the story tells of a rural, agrarian society, yet those stories were written by people living in urban environments. Moreover, cities frequently appear in a negative light; the Hebrew slaves in the book of Exodus were forced to build cities, and the book of Samuel’s critique of monarchy assumes an urban setting that supports that monarchy. At the same, time Ezra-Nehemiah makes restoration of Jerusalem and its wall a holy priority, and Genesis 1–11 (and subsequent references to the primeval narrative) show a much more layered view of the dangers and opportunities of the urban context. As the world’s population continues to move into cities and we debate the impact on human life and the natural environment, it becomes increasingly important to know how the biblical writers understood the ways in which urban life enhances and disrupts human thriving. In this book, McEntire offers a comprehensive and hopeful understanding of the Bible and the city.

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300

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Westminster John Knox Press

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1611649633

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9781611649635

Struggling with God

An Introduction to the Pentateuch

By: Mark McEntire

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Struggling with God

An Introduction to the Pentateuch

By: Mark McEntire

This textbook focuses primarily on the content and structure of the Pentateuch. The process which produced the Pentateuch and the long record of its use within Judaism and Christianity are intricate and fascinating stories, but it is the final forms of these five books to which we have the most reliable access. Discussions of historical and theological issues are included when they serve to illustrate the content and structure of the text. After an opening chapter, which introduces the major issues in the study of the Pentateuch, including a summary of the history of scholarship, a full chapter engages each of the five books. Attention to literary shape, texture, and artistry are at the forefront of the discussion, while historical and theological discussions are included where they are most informative. The book also includes many lists of textual data in each chapter. Most of these provide a view of features, which serve to connect and draw together the diverse literature of the Pentateuch. They are intended to serve as starting points for active textual research in a classroom setting. The material in this book is classroom tested and was even developed during successive opportunities to teach courses in the Pentateuch. - Publisher.

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Mercer University Press

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0881461016

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9780881461015

Portraits of a Mature God

Choices in Old Testament Theology

By: Mark McEntire

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Portraits of a Mature God

Choices in Old Testament Theology

By: Mark McEntire

What difference would it make for Old Testament theology if we turned our attention from the more dramatic, forceful "mighty acts of God" to the more subdued, but more realistic themes of later writings in the Hebrew Bible? The result, Mark McEntire argues, would be a more mature theology that would enable us to respond more realistically and creatively to the unprecedented challenges of the present age.

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283

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Fortress Press

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1451426275

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The Genesis of Good and Evil

The Fall(out) and Original Sin in the Bible

By: Mark S. Smith

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The Genesis of Good and Evil

The Fall(out) and Original Sin in the Bible

By: Mark S. Smith

For centuries, the Garden of Eden story has been a cornerstone for the Christian doctrine of the Fall and original sin. In recent years, many scholars have disputed this understanding of Genesis 3 because it has no words for sin, transgression, disobedience, or punishment. Instead, it is about how the human condition came about. Yet the picture is not so simple. The Genesis of Good and Evil examines how the idea of the Fall developed in Jewish tradition on the eve of Christianity. In the end, the Garden of Eden is a rich study of humans in relation to God that leaves open many questions. One such question is, Does Genesis 3, 4, and 6, taken together, support the Christian doctrine of original sin? Smiths well-informed, close reading of these chapters concludes that it does. In this book, he addresses the many mysterious matters of the Garden story and invites readers to explore questions of their own.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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1611649005

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9781611649000

Collector's Guide to Celebrity Autographs

By: Mark Allen Baker

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Collector's Guide to Celebrity Autographs

By: Mark Allen Baker

The second edition of this popular guide will show autograph seekers how to obtain signatures of the stars without spending a fortune. With more than 7,000 listings and updated addresses, this new edition features a reader-friendly checklist and author's choice symbol to guide users to great responders. From stars of the screen, stage, and TV, to heads of state, sports stars and other people of cultural significance, this book has a great variety to choose from. The second edition of this best seller is sure to be a hit. Includes How to obtain the autographs of favourite celebrities; Easy-to-use format contains 7,000 address listings and more than 900 autographs.

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0873418387

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9780873418386

Dangerous Worlds

Living and Dying in Biblical Texts

By: Mark Harold McEntire

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Living and Dying in Biblical Texts

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The Blood of Abel

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A Chorus of Prophetic Voices

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Not Scattered or Confused

Not Scattered or Confused

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Portraits of a Mature God

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The Genesis of Good and Evil

The Genesis of Good and Evil

Collector's Guide to Celebrity Autographs

Collector's Guide to Celebrity Autographs

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