Beyond
Naïve Belief:
The Bible and Adult Catholic Faith
Passionate and scholarly, this book is a major exploration of the meaning of the Christian faith in our postcritical context. The author plays superb intellectual skill in interpreting the classic resources of scripture and tradition, and great spiritual care for actual persons trying to live their faith in the midst of critical, secular culture and precritical ecclesiastical dictates. As a result, the ancient conversation between faith and reason comes alive again in an insightful, nourishing way. Anyone seeking a place to stand peacefully and grow toward a mature faith should welcome this book.
The Birth of the New Testament
The Origin and Development of the First Christian Generation
This book deals on how the New Testament took its life from the life of the church(es). It was at that moment that the New Testament, as we have come to know it, was born, & now became good news in written form.
Dinah's
Rebellion:
A Biblical
Parable for Our Time
By Ita Sheres
Dr. Sheres gives us a modern 'midrash' that will inform, exhort, and stir up the reader. Here at long last the story of Dinah is retold from the woman's point of view and from that of that of the stranger whom every culture and people has to live with, including the modern Israeli faced with the Inifadah.
Jesus
Qumran and the Vatican Clarifications
"A telling refutation of the fantastic and extraordinary claims recently made about the Dead Sea Scrolls and their relation to Jesus of Nazareth, early Christianity, and the Vatican." - Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ, Professor of Biblical Studies, Catholic University of Americ
The
relation between John and Qumran.
The Dead Seas Scrolls have added an important new
dimension to New Testament studies. The republication of this volume fills
the serious need for a full critical evaluation of the importance of the
Scrolls for the Johannine writings. Here is the full-length treatment
of the relationship between John and the Scrolls by an international team
of scholars.
This book stands within a tradition but at the same time represents a break with it. It has a precursor in Johannes Meinhold's Einfuhrung in das Alte Testament (1919,1932), but Meinhold's book was structured in accordance with historical considerations, whereas the presentation given here largely follows the order of the Old Testament books them.
Searching
the Scriptures Vol.1
A Feminist Introduction
Recognized as a landmark in biblical literature, this paperback volume is the work of women scholars from around the world under the leadership of Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza. They look at the scriptures with "different eyes", and offer knowledge and insight that are timely as well as timeless.
Skipping
Stones
The Old Testament in a New Light
New insight into Old Testament stories by one of America's favorite authors of religious books.
Biblical and Related Studies in Honor of Joseph A. Fitzmayer, S.J.
The Whole and
Divided Self
The Bible and Theological Anthropology
What is the nature of human nature? This volume probes the historical record to discover how different periods and different thinkers connect discussions of human nature, divine action, and scriptural message.