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Campbell, Anthony F., and O’Brien, Mark A.
Collins, John J.
Couchman, Judith
Countryman, L. William
Croy, N. Clayton
Cumming, John, andBurns, Paul
Davies, John
Davidson, Robert
Day, Millard F.
deSilva, David A.
Donahoe, Carol Cheney
Donahue, Bill, series ed.
Donahue, Bill, and Dice, Kathy
Donahue, Bill, and Poling, Judson
Donahue, Bill, and Redding, Michael
Doyle, Seamus P.
Drane, John
Evans, Craig A.
Faley, Roland J.
Felder, Cain Hope
Finney, John
Fletcher, Basil
Flint, Peter W.
Fortna, Robert T.
Fripp, Robert
Fryling, Alice
Fullam, Everett L.
Fullam, Terry
Gench, Frances Taylor
George, Denis
Gibson, John L.
Godawa, Brian
Graham, Walter
Grant, Janet Kobobel
Green, Michael
Grenz, Linda L.
Grindal, Gracia
Gumbel, Nicky
Hamm, Dennis
Harrington, Wilfrid J.
Harris, Stephen L.
Harwood-Jones, Tony
Heidt, Wiliam G.
Hill, Craig
Hinson, David F.
Hollis, Marcia
Honeycutt, Frank G.
Houlden, J. L.
Howard, Anne Sutherland
Hunt, Desmond
Hunter, A. M.
Hybels, Bill
Indermark, John
Jacobs, Jill Suzanne
Jacobson, Diane L.
Jewett, Robert
John of Taizé
Johnson, Jan
Johnson, Jeffrey
Johnston, Michael
Johnston, Philip S.
Cam BS299
Rethinking the Pentateuch: Prolegomena to the Theology of Ancient Israel
Westminster John Knox Press 2005 183 p. SC
Campbell, Anthony F. and O’Brien, Mark A.
Scholars have long attempted to explain how the Pentateuch was put together. According to the predominant theory – the Documentary Hypothesis – the material in these books came from four hypothetical sources designated as J, E, D, and P. Answering the increasing scholarly call to rethink this theory, Anthony Campbell and Mark O’Brien here offer a revolutionary explanation for the plurality and multiplicity within the text. In their model, a “user-base” approach, ancient users, particularly storytellers, were afforded options within the text and considered it acceptable, perhaps common, to expand the stories from the brief text originally included. Much, then, that has been divided among the J, E, D, and P sources can be seen as preserving options for ancient users, and the narrative texts can be seen as signals to expand upon the text as needed, while the Israelite people attempted to make theological sense of their present.
Col BS301
The Bible after Babel: Historical Criticism in a Postmodern Age
William B. Eerdmans 2005 201 p. SC
Collins, John J.
Biblical scholars today often sound as if they are caught in the aftermath of Babel – a clamour of voices unable to reach common agreement. Yet many postmodern critics see the recent profusion of critical approaches as a welcome opportunity for the emergence of diverse new techniques. Here noted biblical scholar John C. Collins considers the effect of the postmodern situation on biblical, primarily Old Testament, criticism over the last three decades. Engaging and even-handed, Collins examines the quest of historical criticism to objectively establish a text’s basic meaning. Accepting that the Bible may no longer provide secure “foundations” for faith, Collins still highlights its ethical challenge to be concerned for “the other” – a challenge central both to Old Testament ethics and to the teaching of Jesus.
Cou BS122
Deborah
— 1999 76 p.
Couchman, Judith
Through intriguing stories of biblical women, the Women of the Bible study series helps the student see how God wants to work in her life. Questions and activities are designed to encourage personal application, understanding, and prayer, and to foster interaction within a study group. Deborah was a leader of Israel when God’s people were in a period of great decline. Her faith and daring helped to restore the people’s spirits and drive out their enemies. This study will instill vision in the student for the impact her life can have when it is lived with faith, courage and devotion toward God. Each chapter contains eight sections: Opening Narrative; Setting the Stage; Discussing the Story; Behind the Scenes; Sharing Your Story; Prayer Matters; After Hours; Words to Remember. The leader’s guide that is included makes it easy to facilitate weekly Bible studies that will nurture a knowledge of Scripture and a sense of God’s presence in the participant’s life.
Cou BS171
The Mystical Way in the Fourth Gospel: Crossing Over Into God, Revised Edition
Trinity Press International 1994 164 p. SC
Countryman, L. William
Here is a sustained literary-critical reading of John’s Gospel in terms of mystical theology. It argues that the apostle is guiding the reader of his gospel along a path that leads from conversion, through Christian initiation to mystical enlightenment and union. A manual for mystical enlightenment, the book is both an “act of scholarship” and an “act of prayer.”
Cro BS302
The Mutilation of Mark’s Gospel
Abingdon Press 2003 230 p. SC
Croy, N. Clayton
In this engaging and readable study, the author provides a fresh appraisal of the notorious textual and literary problems that belong to the beginning and end of the Gospel of Mark. He offers a thorough and penetrating review of the history and scholarship on these problems to show that neither literary nor textual criticism has been able to furnish a truly satisfactory explanation of them. He then revives and restates an old but undervalued hypothesis, namely that at an early point after its composition, Mark suffered the loss of the outer sheet of the single-quire codex in which it stood, and was thus deprived of the first and last pages of the text.
Cum BS381
The Bible Now: Its Meaning and Use for Christians Today
The Seabury Press 1981 208 p. SC
Cumming, John; and Burns, Paul; eds.
A distinguished group of scholars has produced a useful, readable guide to current Biblical studies for the ordinary reader, with thought-provoking essays on complex topics in Biblical scholarship such as inspiration, literary analysis, the place of the Old Testament, and ethics and morality. There are also essays on aspects of the Bible which affect ordinary churchgoers more directly: for instance, teaching the Bible to children, or using it in worship. Authors such as Timothy Radcliffe, Brian Davies, Hans Küng, Doris K. Hayes, and Harold Winstone write accurately—with a knowledge of the contributions of experts—and clearly—to make their conclusions accessible to those not specially trained. This is an excellent resource for teachers, pastors, and laypeople seeking to open up the riches of the Bible for themselves and for their fellow Christians.
Dav BS154
God At Work: Creation Then and Now – A Practical Exploration
Canterbury Press 2001 146 p. SC
Davies, John
Mention the beginning of Genesis, and it is easy to get side-tracked into what did and didn’t happen at the creation of the universe. Fascinating though the scientific questions are, they aren’t the only consideration; what the first chapters of the Bible give us is a picture of God at work in his world and a key to sharing in that work today. This biblical exposition on the first three chapters of Genesis leads into a fresh, stimulating and deeply challenging understanding of our origins, identity and purpose. John Davies, former Bishop of Shrewsbury, is the author of numerous books and bible study guides, and is an Associate of the Iona Community.