Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights
On the 24th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev (December 20), Jews around the world will inaugurate the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah, a festival rooted in the heroic stories of Judah Maccabee...Read more
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Michael D. Coogan
This year is the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. Produced over seven years by a committee of scholars and clergy, the book has had a profound impact not only on theology, but on language, literature, and culture as well....
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Hanukkah, The Festival of Lights
Learn more about the subject of this month’s Focus On article, with entries on festivals, meals, and Jewish resistance under Judah Maccabee.
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This list of the books of the Bible includes their respective commentaries from the following sources: Oxford Bible Commentary, New Oxford Annotated Bible [NRSV], Oxford Study Bible [REB], Jewish Study Bible [TANAKH], Catholic Study Bible [NAB], and the Access Bible [NRSV].
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Edited by J. W. Rogerson and Judith M. Lieu, this authoritative and state-of-the-art survey of original research is designed for both scholars and students. Forty-five original contributions by leading figures in the discipline analyze current thinking and give critical examinations of the progress and direction of the major debates.
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To comprehend the Bible we must grasp the intentions of the biblical authors themselves—what sort of texts they thought they were writing and how they would have been understood by their intended audience. In short, we must recognize the genres to which these texts belong. This book by Steven L. McKenzie examines several genres that are typically misunderstood, offering careful readings of specific texts to show how the confusion arises, and how knowing the genre produces a correct reading.
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