God's Word for Our World, Vol. 2 - In Honor of Simon John Devires

"These two volumes are a monumental work published on the occasion of De Vries' eighty-second birthday. These books will serve as reference for scholars and for the serious student. They should be in seminary or university libraries." - The Bible Today, Nov/Dec 2005 Informationen zum Autor Deborah L. Ellens is an independent scholar of Hebrew Bible Languages and Literature. J. Harold Ellens , PhD, is a psychotherapist in private practice, a retired university professor of philosophy and psychology, retired Presbyterian theologian and pastor, retired U.S. Army Chaplain (Colonel), and executive director emeritus of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies. Professor Isaac Kalimi is currently Rosenthal Distinguished Visiting Professor in Biblical and Judaic Studies at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) and Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israelite/Jewish History at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies (Chicago). Zusammenfassung This two-volume work in biblical studies is a commemorative presentation to Simon John DeVries, noted Old Testament Scholar. Volume two encompasses the worldviews of the Bible for Jews and Christians, the Holiness of God, Psalms in LXX, similarities in ancient Near Eastern narrative and Hebrew Bible, the Bible in the cultural settings of ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Oriental theologies, and contemporary cultural imperatives, and the function of biblical metaphors.

About the author

Deborah L. Ellens is an independent scholar of Hebrew Bible Languages and Literature.

Product details

• Authors: Deborah L Ellens, Deborah L. Ellens, Deborah L. Ellens Ellens, J Harold Ellens, J. Harold Ellens, Isaa Kalimi, Isaac Kalimi, Deborah L Knierim, Deborah L. Knierim, Rolf Knierim
• Assisted by: Deborah L. Ellens (Editor), J. Harold Ellens (Editor), Isaac Kalimi (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2004
• EAN: 9780826469755
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-6975-5
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Journal for the Study of the O; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Te; Journal for the Study of the O; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works