Criticism Interpretation category: 2013 books

Each book in this series provides an in-depth look at a major recurring theme in the Bible and its lasting theological influence. The series is designed to enhance the reader’s understanding of our biblical heritage and its relevance to faithful life today. This book examines the biblical sabbath,...

In this world today, we do not see the correct meaning of Islam televised on prime time media of any kind in American society. Our current service providers: Cablevision, Comcast, Xfinity, DISH, Frontier, and Direct TV carry virtually no Islamic, Muslim-run channels. These service provider networks...

This poem book is available in English and Hungarian.The poems in this book touch just about every human issue imaginable.Moshe Akiva categorized the poems into seven groups, but there are poems that overlap into two or more categories, thus this classification is not perfect.The...

This book about Heaven uses plain language (not a lot of religious jargon) to take a serious, yet ultimately comforting look at Heaven. It acknowledges that even Christians can have doubts and concerns about what being a citizen of Heaven will be like. Referring to Scripture whenever possible, it...

Jesus Christ is coming back to planet earth very soon and God has commanded His people to come out of Babylon. How will the Church be ready for Christ's Second Coming and how will the people of God come out of Babylon? By decoding the Mystery Babylon first, because you can not come out of...

Following in the same hilarious, intellectual vein as YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING! A Radical Satire of the Bible, Wenke confronts the epic hypocrisy of the Catholic Church in a no-holds-barred examination of its history, practices and beliefs. Equal parts revelation, inquisition and humor, PAPAL BULL will make you rethink what you thought you knew about the Catholic Church.

Has science demolished belief in the God of the Bible? This book presents an important message for every senior high school or university student, whether they are studying science or not. Written in an easy-to-read style, it clearly explains what the Bible says about things related...

MODERN EVENTS CHALLENGE RELIGIOUS WORLD UNDERSTANDINGS Mr. Bond, as a scientist outside the religious establishment, and not subject to its conforming pressures, dares to address today’s several internet collections of supernatural experiences. His startling conclusion is that a transcendent God has...

This book offers an innovative examination of the question: why did early Christians begin calling their ministerial leaders «priests» (using the terms hiereus/sacerdos)? Scholarly consensus has typically suggested that a Christian «priesthood» emerged either from an imitation of pagan priesthood...

What makes you, you? Is it your mother tongue? Is it your country of birth? Is it your ethnicity? Is it your bank balance? Or could it be who or what you call God? Mokokoma takes the reader through a mental tour. An exploration of social constructs that have divided the human race, i.e., language,...

Who is Allah? What does He ask of those who submit to His teachings? Pulitzer Prize-winner Jacke Miles gives us a deeply probing, revelatory portrait of the world’s second largest, fastest-growing and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion. In doing so, Miles illuminates what is unique about...

Refractions of the Scriptural is a transdisciplinary collection of essays that seeks to construct a new field of scholarly inquiry with scriptures as a fraught category, analytical wedge, and site for excavation and problematization. The book focuses on the ways in which individual and social bodies...

The Garden of Eden story, one of the most famous narratives in Western history, is typically read as an ancient account of original sin and humanityÆs fall from divine grace. In this highly innovative study, Ziony Zevit argues that this is not how ancient Israelites understood the early biblical...

This valuable resource introduces readers to the Old Testament books of wisdom and poetry--Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs--and helps them better understand each book's overall flow. Estes summarizes some of each book's key issues, offers an exposition of the book that interacts...