This region was called the Shephelah, because an Israelite in the high hills of Judah would look down to see it nearly as far as the sea. Now, the Philistines, probing eastward in the Shephelah, had suddenly seized Azekah, ...
The Book of God: Follows the biblical story in chronological order Filled with carefully researched cultural and historical background Includes biblical events viewed through the eyes of minor characters Master storyteller Walter Wangerin ...
Based on the text Spinoza's Short treatise on God, man and his well-being, translated by Dr. A. Wolf from the Dutch [version of the author's Tractatus de Deo et homine]
‘My purpose and effort in writing this ‘holy history’ was always to persuade the reader to feel - to experience, in fact and in spirit - this, the greatest of stories.’ This innovative, dramatic and highly readable retelling of the ...
His beautifully written book not only lifts literary-biblical criticism to a new level but also makes the Bible accessible to our secular age. "This is a book to be grateful for: thoughtful, deeply felt, and beautifully written.
The Book of God takes readers on an incredible journey through the historical process of how God delivered us a written revelation both of Himself and of His message to mankind.
While Europe was in an uproar over the right church, Spinoza was seeking the right God. This book is the first known report of his findings. Appearing like a draft for his later Ethics, it is a Guide for the Bewildered.
... matter of hermeneutics as if it were one of apologetics . Most of us , I ... evil as a matter of justification rather than of understanding . But in fact ... perspective , of how one learns to view the world . They differ on what that ...