Books written by Terry Giles
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The Naomi Story--the Book of Ruth: From Gender to Politics
The book of Ruth is probably best known as a romantic love story that, through the expression of loving devotion, overcomes tragedy and ends with the founding of the most famous family in all of biblical Israel.
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The Samaritan Pentateuch: an introduction to its origin, history, and significance for Biblical studies
The leader of at least one Dosithean sect is known to us from both Samaritan and Christian sources: Simon Magus. ... That Simon was a Samaritan is implied by the Samaritan Chronicler, Abu'l Path,7 and by the early church fathers8 who, ...
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The Samaritan Pentateuch: an introduction to its origin, history, and significance for Biblical studies
This volume presents a general introduction to and overview of the SP, suitable for a course text and as a reference tool for the professional scholar.
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Prophets, Performance, and Power: Performance Criticism of the Hebrew Bible
... M. Fowler , Chairperson and Professor , Department of Religion , Baldwin - Wallace College , Berea , Ohio E sebela pe licentia way of thinking that can be aralyzed through performance analysis , mbedded in portions of the biblical ...
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The Story of Naomi--The Book of Ruth: From Gender to Politics
... perhaps unwittingly, articulated (although in a somewhat sexist manner) by Theophile Meeks when he described the threshing-floor scene as an example of the “wily ways of a woman to get her man.” Meeks, “Translating the Hebrew ...
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Keepers, The: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans
The threads of the story disappear at times into Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but ultimately succeed in affirming the unique Samaritan identity.
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The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans
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Tradition Kept: The Literature of the Samaritans
"In their previous book, The Keepers, Robert T. Anderson and Terry Giles provide a history of the Samaritans that sheds light on a people virtually unknown apart from the parable...
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A Doubter's Guide to the Bible
Includes the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Leviticus: Composed of two great law codes: the Priestly Code (chaps. 1–16) and the Holiness Code (chaps. 17–26). Numbers: A compilation of stories during the Israelites' ...
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The Story of Naomi—The Book of Ruth: From Gender to Politics
Wolfe, Ruth, Esther, Song of Songs, and Judith, 5. 343. This is illustrated well by noting the various positions within the canon that the Book of Ruth has occupied. See Dearman and Pussman, “Putting Ruth in Her Place,” 84. 344.
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The Fifteen Percent: Overcoming Hardships and Achieving Lasting Success
This is a riveting story of what it takes to win and keep winning—in business and in life—from one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs, with a foreword by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson.