The Origin of the Bible: A Guide For the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed)

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Why were some books included and others excluded? Why were some included initially and subsequently rejected? Was there a church cover-up as some in the media have suggested? As a result of all of this and more, considerable attention is now focused on the use and function of the so-called non-canonical religious texts that are not now a part of the Bibles of various religious communities. Why did the Bible come together?

What criteria were used in making decisions about inclusion and exclusion? The proposed volume addresses these questions and others that are critical to a careful understanding of the Jewish and Christian Bibles. The methodology employed in the writing of this book is described below. It is important to take this discussion outside of the scholars' guild and into the hands of the laity, especially those educated college graduates and undergraduates whose interest in this subject has grown over the past twenty or more years.

Currently there are no useful volumes on this subject that is geared to them. Scholars continue to talk past them and all too often only to each other about these matters. This volume is designed to fill this void and make the topic more clear for those without the technical academic skills to explore these matters in the ancient languages. Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging - or indeed downright bewildering.

Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough understanding of demanding material. The Criteria for Inclusion IX. For those who want to Dig Deeper! In this book, in a lucid engaging fashion, McDonald guides those who are perplexed about such origins.

Jews and Christians find the revelation of God's Will in the Bible and thereby establish a deeper self-identity. These, and all interested in Bible and canon, will find out from a luminary how the texts and words in the biblical canon were defined and deemed inspired. How did we get our Bible? This book gives you answers. It is superb for classes. Examines the Christian theologies of sacrificial love, this book breaks new ground on the significance of Jesus' life, sacrifice and death, and what it means both for the contemporary reader and the modern world. An original analysis of 23 filmic representations of Judas Iscariot, tracing their changing portrayals, the reasons for these changes, and how they impact on theology.

Space, Time and Resurrection. This classic of modern theology demonstrates the life affirming and cataclysmic significance of the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ, by focusing on the redemptive, life from death, operation of the Historical and Eschatological Jesus. This upcoming reissue, to be published in November of this year in the Cornerstones Series, features a preface by Paul D.

Coming in June this year, this companion provides a comprehensive overview of the Bible and film, looking at context, theory and key 'texts' both biblical and cinematic. What did Jesus Look Like? Reblog 0 Digg This Save to del. This month we have a number of exciting new releases from the Theology list. We think you might want to know a little more about them:. The resurrection of Christ is believed to mean the salvation of mankind in Christian thought.

But how is atonement achieved in this one event? Johnson offers an introduction to the doctrine, giving the reader a unifying vision of the immensely rich and diverse doctrine of the atonement.

Additionally, we have Pneumatology: A Guide for the Perplexed by Daniel Castelo. Castelo presents a collection of working proposals on a number of relevant themes, including cosmology, mediation, the nature and role of Spirit-baptism, and discernment. I expect it will become a key introductory text for theology students.

The Great Grace , edited by Nigel Zimmermann. Nigel Zimmermann presents critical reflections from leading Catholic prelates and scholars on the significance of the Second Vatican Council fifty years after it began. This collection of essays combines an interdisciplinary approach to literature with an awareness of the challenges to theology following postmodern literary criticism. Bazzell takes the Filipino community which faces homelessness and makes a strong argument for the development of a street-based discipleship which can survive against the odds. He provides not only insight into a specific community's faith, but also raises important questions about what it means to belong to Christ for the larger church today.

MacDougall uses the theologies of such as John Zizioulas and John Milbank to suggest a movement away from a communion-based ecclesiology which is affected by the problematic nature of eschatology.

MacDougall is a sure-footed guide to the development and complexities of communion theology. Even more, he overcomes the eschatological deficits of dominant expressions of this ecclesiology, and rekindles the hope of Christian communities for perfect communion between the reconciled creation and its Creator.

All of these excellent additions to our Theology list are available for sale from this Thursday on. Get your copy here: The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness feels as if it's well upon us, and those heady days of summer when the year still seemed to be in its prime now register only as dim memories. But what a conference season it was for Biblical Studies this year. For me it kicked off with the wonderful Jesus and Brian conference at King's College London, which included the cracking line from John Cleese; 'if someone were to ask me what the most interesting thing to come out of Monty Python was I'd be tempted to say this conference'.

I'm thrilled that we'll be publishing the book of the conference in August next year if everything goes to plan. The Jesus and Brian papers were uniformly excellent. I particularly enjoyed George Brooke's, which included another great line; 'after all the Pythons had done more than most of my students do, they'd actually read the Dead Sea Scrolls'. ISBL in Vienna followed shortly after we'd looked on the bright side of life, and I had many profitable meetings in between slabs of sacher torte and Wiener melange.

I also shared a 'Viennese Sausage Experience' in what later turned out to be a favourite cafe of Freud's.

My dining partner and I decided we wouldn't analyse that one too much. It was particularly great to catch up with series editors, and publishing colleagues and friends from other houses. This was a great sadness as I was looking forward to John Day's presidential conference. I still remember his lectures on Genesis from my student days.

They were very good - as evidenced by the fact that I actually went to them. I've heard it was a great conference, and that a particular highlight was John J. This was great fun, and the Dominicans hosted the event wonderfully.

Great to see so many young friars. The seafood in Providence was truly excellent as well. This conference was superbly organised, which makes a huge difference for us publishers. I enjoyed Keith Elliot's paper on the historical critical method I also enjoyed eating Magalica pork whilst I was there. This comes from a curly-haired breed of pig, and it is delicious.

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It is the closest we can get to the now-extinct British breed, the Lincolnshire Curlycoat. The Curlycoat became extinct as a direct result of the Howitt report, which recommended a simplification of pig breeds. Curlycoats were used to help boost the Mangalica stock in Hungary and Austria in the late 50s so there is at least some genetic crossover. This pig story has absolutely nothing to do with Biblical Studies, but it was a valuable part of the conference experience for me.

It also reflects just how much attitudes towards food production have changed in the UK since the s. Note Rafael's recent book on the subject. All present enjoyed Jorunn Okland's 'method dressing' approach to the session. A hint as to what this involved can be found on the book's truly extraordinary cover!

So a fun summer of conferences. Lots of good conversations. Lots of interesting people. Lots of good food. The season kicked off with International SBL in St Andrews where, despite the gulls and surprising heat, it was great to catch up with people.

But a great ISBL Both these things are annoying, it's not cheap to attend these events. A Guide for the Perplexed. Needless to say, I enjoyed it tremendously. It was also good to catch up with Thomas Romer, to have our ICC board meeting, and to meet authors and potential authors from outside the UK. A particular criticism was that Watson dispenses with Q and then sees Thomas as a possible source for Luke and Matthew.

It would have been nice if Mark Goodacre had been there to join the discussion and to give his thoughts on both Thomas and Q, which formed a large part of the discussion. Proper website coming soon.