Samson, Judge of Israel
Title | Samson, Judge of Israel PDF eBook |
Author | Mario Ruiz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
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This exciting graphic novel, created by a dynamic team of Christian artists, tells the dramatic story of one of Israel's mightiest judges. Samson is a powerful and entertaining way to spread God's word among teens and young adults, seekers and new believers.
Samson
Title | Samson PDF eBook |
Author | Pnina Galpaz-Feller |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Bibles |
ISBN | 9783039108527 |
The story of Samson in the Bible is told in just four chapters of the Book of Judges, but the story of his life is composed of a mosaic of events. This book examines many aspects of the unique figure of Samson: Samson as the chosen of God, who is destined to save the Israelites from Philistine oppression, and who ultimately dies with the Philistines; Samson, who appears on the stage of history as a promising leader but whose leadership fails; Samson the dissolute Nazirite; a powerful man who rips apart a lion as though it were a lamb, who uproots the gates of the city of Gaza and pulls down a pagan temple - but at the same time he succumbs to his women and is ruled by them. This book invites the reader to contemplate Samson's highly contradictory personality, to take up moral issues, and to reflect upon love and betrayal, life and death, family and society - subjects that have concerned people from antiquity to the present.
Samson
Title | Samson PDF eBook |
Author | James L. Crenshaw |
Publisher | Mercer University Press |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780804201704 |
The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel
Title | The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Alter |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2009-10-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0393070255 |
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.
Judges, Ruth
Title | Judges, Ruth PDF eBook |
Author | K. Lawson Younger |
Publisher | Zondervan Academic |
Pages | 641 |
Release | 2021-01-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0310114772 |
The NIV Application Commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in today's context The books of Judges and Ruth have relevance for our lives today. Judges, because it reveals a God who employs very human deliverers but refuses to gloss over their sins and their consequences. And Ruth, because it demonstrates the far-reaching impact of a righteous character. K. Lawson Younger Jr. shares literary perspectives on the books of Judges and Ruth that reveal ageless truths for our contemporary lives. To bring the ancient messages of the Bible into today's context, each passage is treated in three sections: Original Meaning. Concise exegesis to help readers understand the original meaning of the biblical text in its historical, literary, and cultural context. Bridging Contexts. A bridge between the world of the Bible and the world of today, built by discerning what is timeless in the timely pages of the Bible. Contemporary Significance. This section identifies comparable situations to those faced in the Bible and explores relevant application of the biblical messages. The author alerts the readers of problems they may encounter when seeking to apply the passage and helps them think through the issues involved. This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today's preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights, they need to communicate God's Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.
A Commentary on Judges and Ruth
Title | A Commentary on Judges and Ruth PDF eBook |
Author | Robert B. Chisholm Jr. |
Publisher | Kregel Academic |
Pages | 704 |
Release | 2013-11-14 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0825425565 |
A thorough exegetical and homiletical analysis of each passage of Judges and Ruth This masterly commentary sheds exegetical and theological light on the books of Judges and Ruth for contemporary preachers and students of Scripture. Listening closely to the text while interacting with the best of scholarship, Chisholm shows what the text meant for ancient Israel and what it means for us today. In addition to its perceptive comments on the biblical text, it examines a host of themes such as covenants and the sovereignty of God in Judges, and providence, redemption, lovingkindness, and Christological typology in Ruth. In his introduction to Judges, Chisholm asks and answers some difficult questions: What is the point of Judges? What role did individual judges play? What part did female characters play? Did Judges have a political agenda? Chisholm offers astute guidance to preachers and teachers wanting to do a series on Judges or Ruth by providing insightful exegetical and theological commentary. He offers homiletical trajectories for each passage to show how historical narrative can be presented in the pulpit and classroom.
The Giant Judge
Title | The Giant Judge PDF eBook |
Author | William Anderson Scott |
Publisher | |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1858 |
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