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The Forgotten Books of the Bible

2018-08-01 Religion
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Book Synopsis The Forgotten Books of the Bible by : Robert Williamson Jr.

Download or read book The Forgotten Books of the Bible written by Robert Williamson Jr.. This book was released on 2018-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're probably missing some of the most interesting books of the Bible. In the Jewish tradition, the five books known as "The Five Scrolls" perform a central liturgical function as the texts associated with each of the major holidays. The Song of Songs is read during Passover, Ruth during Shavuot, Lamentations on Tisha B'av, Ecclesiastes during Sukkot, and Esther during the celebration of Purim. Together with the five books of the Torah, these texts orient Jewish life and provide the language of the faith. In the Christian tradition, by contrast, these books have largely been forgotten. Many churchgoers can't even find them in their pew Bibles. They are rarely preached, come up only occasionally in the lectionary, and are not the subject of Bible studies. Thus, their influence on the lives and theology of many Christians is entirely negligible. But they deserve much more attention. With scholarly wisdom and a quick wit, Williamson insists that these books speak urgently to the pressing issues of the contemporary world. Addressing themes of human sexuality, grief, immigration, suffering and protest, ethnic nationalism, and existential dread, he skillfully guides readers as they rediscover the relevance of the Five Scrolls for today.

The Five Scrolls

2000 Bible
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Release : 2000
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Download or read book The Five Scrolls written by . This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five books of the Hebrew Bible known--collectively as the Five Scrolls--are among the most universally revered books of the Old Testament and are considered "wells of living water" from which flow the intense spirituality of deep Jewish piety. Here, published together for the first time in a trade edition and ordered according to their use in services during the year, are Canticle of Canticles, The Book of Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and The Book of Esther. Each book presents a message of hope and trust in God in spite of the cruelties of chance and the barbarity of enemies. With a preface by National Book Award-nominated poet Alicia Suskin Ostiker, The Five Scrolls shows us how love has power over death, how the light of Providence shines even in the dark, that to see clearly is to fear God, and that Existence is both miracle and sacrifice.

The Five Scrolls

1950 Bible
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Release : 1950
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Book Synopsis The Five Scrolls by : Israel Bettan

Download or read book The Five Scrolls written by Israel Bettan. This book was released on 1950. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Five Scrolls

2018-02-22 Religion
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Book Synopsis The Five Scrolls by : Athalya Brenner-Idan

Download or read book The Five Scrolls written by Athalya Brenner-Idan. This book was released on 2018-02-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection, scholars from diverse geographical locations revisit a cluster of five biblical texts: Ruth, Song of Songs, Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes), Lamentations and Esther. The volume presents various viewpoints and contexts-geographical, communal, religious, social, economical and ethical. Matching scholarship with social awareness, the contributors keep asking themselves and their readers a dual-faced question: how does our life context influence our scholarly and non-scholarly readings of the Bible, and how does reading the Bible critically influence our life? To answer this question and to show it at work the contributors employ a range of contextual lenses. Geography is a major factor of the contributors' contexts – with contributors from South Africa, Argentina, Israel, the Pacific Islands – but not the only one to influence their readings. Issues of society, culture and community are at the foreground for all contributors and their reading agendas with specific focus on the AIDs crisis in Africa, issues of migration and asylum, and feminist approaches to biblical texts.

The Five Exotic Scrolls of the Hebrew Bible (the Scroll of the Song of Songs, the Scroll of Ruth, the Scroll of Lamentations, the Scroll of Ecclesiastes, the Scroll of Esther)

2009 Bible
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Book Synopsis The Five Exotic Scrolls of the Hebrew Bible (the Scroll of the Song of Songs, the Scroll of Ruth, the Scroll of Lamentations, the Scroll of Ecclesiastes, the Scroll of Esther) by : Jerry A. Gladson

Download or read book The Five Exotic Scrolls of the Hebrew Bible (the Scroll of the Song of Songs, the Scroll of Ruth, the Scroll of Lamentations, the Scroll of Ecclesiastes, the Scroll of Esther) written by Jerry A. Gladson. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a comprehensive, advanced introduction to the five books or scrolls in the Hebrew Bible that constitute the Megilloth, a distinctive minor collection within the canon of the Hebrew Bible.

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