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Abraham (Biblical Figure)

Books on: old testament abraham

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The Old Testament and Christian Faith: A Theological Discussion

Book by Bernhard W. Anderson; Harper & Row, 1963

Subjects:

Bible--N.T--Relation To The Old Testament, Bible--O.T--Use

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...the individual also has his destiny , that is, in the Old Testament God's revelation is bound to the history of a particular...to his generation. Jesus cannot be remembered like Abraham or Moses, nor can his Cross be remembered like the...
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The Apocryphal Old Testament

Book by H. F. D. Sparks; Clarendon Press, 1984

Subjects:

Apocryphal Books (Old Testament)--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...1. Apocryphal books Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation...THE APOCALYPSE OF ABRAHAM 363...The Apocryphal Old Testament was originally planned...Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament 1913 , were running...
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Who's Who in the Old Testament: Together with the Apocrypha

Book by Joan Comay; Routledge, 1995

Subjects:

Bible--O.T--Apocrypha--Biography, Bible--O.T--Biography

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

The Routledge Who's Who: The Old Testament brings vividly to life the thousands of characters in the Old Testament, and provides:bull; nearly 3000 extensive entries covering every characterbull; detailed biographical information on each character, including exactly where to find them in the ...
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The Routledge Who's Who: The Old Testament brings vividly to life the thousands of characters in the Old Testament, and provides:bull; nearly 3000 extensive entries covering every characterbull; detailed biographical information on each character, including exactly where to find them in the Biblebull; the complete historical, geographical and archaeological context of each entrybull; a comprehensive chronology of the timesbull; a section on the Apocrypha - the collection of works that bridges the gap between the Old and New Testaments.
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The Old Testament in Its World: Papers Read at the Winter Meeting, January 2003, the Society for Old Testament Study and at the Joint Meeting, July 2003, the Society for Old Testament Study and Het Oudtestamentisch Werkgezelschap in Nederland En Belgihe

Book by Robert P. Gordon, Johannes C. De Moor; Brill, 2005

Subjects:

Bible--O.T--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc--Congresses

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...berger's Theologies in the Old Testament 158 M.E.J. RICHARDSON...J.E. TOLLINGTON, Abraham and his Wives: Culture...retains a specifically Old Testament- Israelite focus in...relationships between Abraham and his wives. The accounts...
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Introducing the Old Testament

Book by R. J. Coggins; Oxford University Press, 1990

Subjects:

Bible--O.T--Introductions

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Traditional study of the Old Testament has involved careful analysis of individual books in order to discover their component sources. Outlining some alternatives to this method--yet retaining the values of the conventional technique--this study considers the importance of sociology and ...
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Traditional study of the Old Testament has involved careful analysis of individual books in order to discover their component sources. Outlining some alternatives to this method--yet retaining the values of the conventional technique--this study considers the importance of sociology and anthropology, of liberation and feminist perspectives, and of literary criticism to provide a unique guide for those approaching the Old Testament for the first time, and for those who are disenchanted with staid forms of biblical analysis.
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Journal Articles on: old testament abraham

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On the Reliability of the Old Testament

Journal article by Niels Peter Lemche; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 124, 2004

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, On the Reliability of the Old Testament (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Sinai was truly a historical fact, and the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were really historical persons. After...and predominantly to the prophetic literature in the Old Testament. After having established the historical reliability...
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'Beowulf,' the Old Testament, and the 'Regula Fidei.'

Journal article by Christopher M. Cain; Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature, Vol. 49, 1997

Subjects:

Beowulf (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Bible. O.T. (Sacred text)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...exponentially. If, however, one views Beowulf as an Old Testament-like noble pagan who carries out the divine prouidentia...moments in the poem: Scylds dynastic history (a "Germanic Abraham"), the Creation song, Grendel and Cain, and Hrodgars...
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An Ideal Marriage: Abraham and Sarah in Old English Literature

Journal article by Daniel Anlezark; Medium Aevum, Vol. 69, 2000

Subjects:

Abraham (Biblical figure)--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Anglo-Saxon poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Bible stories--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Bible. O.T. (Sacred text)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Genesis: An Epic Poem (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women in the Bible--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...couples of the Old Testament. Sarah is always Abrahams devoted wife...concern to present Abraham and Sarah as virtuously living Old Testament saints, and share...children to the Old Testament figures, including Abraham and Sarah. The...
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Pangle, Thomas L. Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham

Journal article by James V. Schall; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 60, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...through the Fall, to the family of Adam, to Noah, to Abraham, and the founding of the Chosen People. Pangle rightly...the aid of Augustine and Aquinas, each issue in the Old Testament that might contradict what are the obvious positions...
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The Eighteenth Brumaire of Abraham Lincoln: Revolutionary Rhetoric and the Emergence of the Bourgeois State

Journal article by Eric Lott; CLIO, Vol. 22, 1993

Subjects:

Lincoln, Abraham--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Revolutions and socialism--History, Rhetoric--Political aspects, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865

Collections: Philosophy, History, Literature, Entire Library

...War with Mexico, The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, ed. Roy P. Basler, 8 vols. (New...Lincolns language, see Roy P. Basler, "Abraham Lincolns Rhetoric," American Literature...Addresses, and Occasional Pieces About Abraham Lincoln (Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1973...

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Magazine Articles on: old testament abraham

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Typology and the Public Church

Magazine article by Peter J. Leithart; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, November 1997

Subjects:

Bible (Sacred text)--Hermeneutics, Old Testament scholars--Philosophy, Typology (Theology)--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the ancient heretic Marcion that the Old Testament was part of the chaff. Though few followed...in unexpected places. "As long as the old covenant was in force the temporal and...blessings were a part of the promise given to Abraham," but with the advent of Christ and the...
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The Discovery of God: Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism

Magazine article; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, August 2003

Subjects:

The Discovery of God: Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Himself. Klinghoffer discovers Abraham and God by a careful sifting through...Bible that Christians call the Old Testament. This is fascinating stuff that...despite all, "a grand if fractured Abrahamic civilization resting on its three...
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But I Am Not Abraham

Magazine article by Miroslav Volf; The Christian Century, Vol. 117, February 2, 2000

Subjects:

Abraham (Biblical figure)--Appreciation, Bible. O.T. Genesis (Sacred text)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Obedience--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...about a great man, a father we should admire but not imitate." "Thats right, we should not imitate Abraham in this respect. The Old Testament specifically forbids child sacrifice. Still, the story has something to do with you and me." "Suppose...
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Anatomy of a Stereotype: F. Murray Abraham Is Devoting a Season to Exploring the 'Stage Jew'

Magazine article by Lori Ann Laster; American Theatre, Vol. 24, February 2007

Subjects:

Abraham, F. Murray--Interviews, Artistic directors--Works

Collections: Entire Library

...many driving forces that motivated both Abraham and Horowitz to commit to a season examining...stereotypes. Marlowe elaborates on a centuries-old anti-Semitic stereotype in Jew of Malta...Linked to Judas, the betrayer of the New Testament, Jews were held accountable for the perceived...
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Abraham through a Crystal Ball

Magazine article by Marcia B. Siegel; American Theatre, Vol. 11, February 1994

Subjects:

Composers--Works, Korot, Beryl--Works, Music--Performance, Operas--Production and direction, Reich, Steve--Works

Collections: Entire Library

...confronted with the scripture today. "Abraham, for me is my ancestor"--Ephraim...a Muslim"--Suad Karaman, Act 2 "Old testament never read it"--Richard Serra, Act...in opera. Reich wants to overturn old operatic staging conventions and...

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Newspaper Articles on: old testament abraham

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Troupe's New Twists to Old Testament

Newspaper article by Nelson Pressley; The Washington Times, March 22, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Kennedy Center. The performers are tackling the entire Old Testament, though of course they condense it. They also rearrange...Asnat Zibil simulates labor during the description of Abraham and Sarahs childbearing ordeals. The second act...
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Jesus and Abraham; John 8:31-42

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...His name Abram ("the father is exalted") to Abraham, which means "father of many nations" (Gn 17:4-5). In the Old Testament, Abraham functions in three primary ways. First, he is the father of the Jewish people (Gn 25:10). Second, he is the original...
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Jesus and Abraham; John 8:51-59

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...10). When Jesus declares to the Jews that "before Abraham came to be, I AM," He claims that He belongs to the...John is not equating Jesus with the supreme God of the Old Testament. Jesus does not cling to His equality with God. He does...
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Abraham the Hebrew; (Part I)

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 4, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you...Book of Genesis of the Old Testament provides the answer to...between Sarah, wife of Abraham and her Egyptian maidservant...Hagar as narrated in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible...
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Interpreting How Abraham Belongs to Many of the Book

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 3, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...without believing Abrahams sacrifice of his...interventions in both Old and New Testaments disproved the claim...Discovery of God: Abraham and the Birth of...Romans and other New Testament texts. Inevitably...passage to mean that Abraham is the one who...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: old testament abraham

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Abraham

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...his father and of his clan; hence, Islam is the restoration of the religion of Abraham. Other Abraham traditions are to be found in the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha , especially in the Book of Jubilees. See also Josephus Jewish Antiquities...
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Hebrew Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...literature are the Old Testament and the Apocrypha...Judah ha-Levi , Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra...transition from the old isolated life to...literature. The poetry of Abraham Shlonsky, Lea Goldberg...novelists Amos Oz , Abraham B. Yehoshua, and...
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Covenant

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the religion of the Old Testament. God promised man...The covenants with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob...Christian theology the Old Covenant, because...of the Bible; for testament in the expressions "Old Testament" and "New Testament...
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Prophet

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...well as from Assyria during the Old Testament period. In Assyria, prophets appear...others of varying importance, e.g., Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Elisha, Nathan...Christianity and Islam In the New Testament, the term prophecy is used of...
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Genesis

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...historical experience (e.g., the Jacob/Esau cycle) and its venture in faith (e.g., the Abraham cycle). For views regarding its composition see Old Testament and higher criticism . See studies by W. Brueggemann (1984), C. Westermann (1984...

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