Contributors to this volume come together to honor the lifetime of work of Saul M. Olyan, Samuel Ungerleider Jr. Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of Religious Studies at Brown University. Essays by his students, colleagues, and friends focus on and engage with his work on relationships in the Hebrew Bible, from the marking of status in relationships of inequality, to human family, friend, and sexual relationships, to relationships between divine beings. Contributors include Susan Ackerman, Klaus-Peter Adam, Rainer Albertz, Andrea Allgood, Debra Scoggins Ballentine, Bob Becking, John J. Collins, Stephen L. Cook, Ronald Hendel, T. M. Lemos, Nathaniel B. Levtow, Carol Meyers, Susan Niditch, Brian Rainey, Thomas Römer, Jordan D. Rosenblum, Rüdiger Schmitt, Jennifer Elizabeth Singletary, Kerry M. Sonia, Karen B. Stern, Stanley Stowers, Andrew Tobolowsky, Karel van der Toorn, Emma Wasserman, and Steven Weitzman.
Though Ruth would have nothing, she went anyway! And as you'll see, the story turns out pretty amazing.
... loyalty. In the following verse, we see God walking the path of commitment. “With the loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless;” (2 Samuel 22:26 New Revised Standard Version). This verse contains an ...
If everyone who picks up this book takes it upon him or herself to encourage others to participate, we would create an unstoppable movement!
... With the loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless; 26 with the pure you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you show yourself perverse. 27 For you deliver a humble people, but the haughty eyes you ...
... loyal , you will have to prove yourself loyal . The degree to which you show yourself loyal to God - faithful , obedient , being true to your word , making good on your obligations and promises , and God - fearing - will determine to ...
... loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless; 26 with the pure you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you show yourself perverse. 27 For you deliver a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down ...
Essays on the major divisions of the biblical text and the formation of the biblical canon Explanations of the Bible s historical background provide guidance through the ancient Near Eastern context Clarifies the varieties of biblical ...
9: Had taken bail from Jason, had made him financially and legally responsible for future good behavior. 10: Beroea, a city of Macedonia, 58 km (36 mi) west-southwest of Thessalonica. 11–12: Jews and Gentiles believe (15.14n.).
GROUP LEADER GUIDELINES STEPS TO STARTING A 40 Day Soul Fast GROUP INTRODUCTION WHAT IS A SOUL FAST? THE POWER OF FORTY AWARENESS GODLINESS TRUTH COMMITMENT PATIENCE THE PURPOSE OF A SOUL FAST CAPACITY WHOLENESS BALANCE PEACE GOODNESS ...
The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism is a comprehensive treatment of a relatively new form of scholarship-one of the most compelling and contested theories to emerge in recent times, and a topic that actively seeks to ...