The Selection and Rejection of Early Religious Writings
By Lee Martin McDonald
We know that the early Christian church had a variety of scriptures and other source material that informed their faith and shaped their thinking. We also know that after a few centuries the church decided to keep the twenty-seven books of our presen...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 7/20/2009
ISBN: 9780664233570
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 328
Adam and Eve in Jewish and Christian Imagination
By Gary A. Anderson
In a book that will appeal to both Jews and Christians, Gary Anderson explores the story of Adam and Eve and its perspectives on the problem of evil, the nature of sexuality, and the question of sin and forgiveness.
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 9/1/2002
ISBN: 9780664226992
Format: 6x9
Pages: 280
Gospels and Related Writings
By Wilhelm Schneemelcher, R. McL. Wilson
This revised edition is a translation of the sixth German edition, just as the original English New Testament Apocrypha was a translation of the third German edition. The introductions to individual texts have been either completely rewritten or thor...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 12/1/1990
ISBN: 9780664227210
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 572
Non-Canonical Gospel Texts
By Ron Cameron
This anthology of gospel literature contains texts that are not a part of the New Testament but are of great importance for the study of Christian origins. Containing some of the writings from the Nag Hammadi library, these sixteen texts constitute w...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1/1/1982
ISBN: 9780664244286
Format: 6x9
Pages: 191
By Claus Westermann
Praise and lament are two major approaches to praying to God. In this book, Claus Westermann investigates these primary categories of the Psalms and shows their meaning for prayer and worship. He contrasts the Old Testament Psalms with those of Babyl...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 3/1/1987
ISBN: 9780804217927
Format: 6 x 8
Pages: 312
An Introduction to the Original Stories and Sayings of Jesus
By John S. Kloppenborg
Estimated to date back to the very early Jesus movement, the lost Gospel known as Q offers a distinct and remarkable picture of Jesus and his significance--and one that differs markedly from that offered by its contemporary, the apostle Paul.Q presen...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 10/3/2008
ISBN: 9780664232221
Format: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 184
Women Martyrs in Early Christianity
By Gail P.C. Streete
Why do religious people choose paths that lead to their deaths as martyrs? Why do some who are killed for their faith become known and revered while others do not? Gail Streete asks these important and disturbing questions in the context of early Chr...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 6/22/2009
ISBN: 9780664233297
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 192
A Reader
By Robert Detweiler, David Jasper
Religious experience and reflection have always engendered poetry and literature, prompting the imagination and moving beyond speculative thought. In this anthology, the editors address the common origins and various stages in the development of reli...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 3/1/2000
ISBN: 9780664258467
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 191
The Rhetoric of the Book of Revelation
By David A. deSilva
The emotionally evocative power of the book of Revelation has been often noted and experienced by interpreters, but until now it has never been systematically explored. The strange visions of the book of Revelation provide some of the most difficult ...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 6/29/2009
ISBN: 9780664224493
Format: 6 x 9
Pages: 408
By Michael D. Coogan
Contained on fifteen of the cuneiform tables uncovered at the ancient Canaanite city of Ugarit are the four major oral Ugartic myths of Aqhat, The Healers, Kirta and Baal. Stories from Ancient Canaan is the first to offer a one-volume translation of ...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1/1/1978
ISBN: 9780664241841
Format: 5 X 8
Pages: 124
By Nicholas Perrin
Since its discovery in the mid-1940s, the Gospel of Thomas has aroused the interest of scholars and general readers alike. Thomas, the Other Gospel provides a clear, comprehensive, nontechnical guide through the scholarly maze of issues surrounding t...
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 6/14/2007
ISBN: 9780664232115
Format: 5.5 x 8.5
Pages: 176
A Handbook of Historical and Religious Documents
By Klaas A.D. Smelik
In this book, Klaas Smelik presents a selection of writings from ancient Israel that ranges from tax records to battle accounts. Smelik interprets these writings in light of their historical, social, and biblical contexts.
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Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1/1/1992
ISBN: 9780664253080
Format: 5.5x8.5
Pages: 204