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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes & Song of Songs
"This study examines three unique, distinct next-door-neighbor books of the Bible. With its pithy, quotable aphorisms, Proverbs imparts shrewd advice about wise and prudent living. Ecclesiastes ponders the meaning of life, sounding at times pessimistic but ultimately landing on the side of hope. And finally, Song of Songs is a frank, unabashed poem of rapturous romantic and intimate love, rich in metaphor and imagery. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and your favorite Bible as, together, we dive into these always captivating books that are as relevant today as when they were written." --
Subjects: Bible.; Bible.; Bible.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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God : an anatomy / by Stavrakopoulou, Francesca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-542) and index.Dissecting the divine -- Grounded -- Footloose -- Sensational feet -- Cover up -- Phallic masculinities -- Perfecting the penis -- Divine sex -- Back and beyond -- Inside out -- From belly to bowel -- Handedness -- Arm's reach -- Divine touch -- Holy handbooks -- Face to face -- Headstrong beauty -- Profile -- Sense and sensitivity -- Gasp and gulp -- An autopsy."An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancient worshippers--with a distinctly male body, and with superhuman powers, earthly passions, and a penchant for the fantastic and monstrous. The scholarship of theology and religion teaches us that the God of the Bible was without a body, only revealing himself in the Old Testament in words mysteriously uttered through his prophets, and in the New Testament in the body of Christ. The portrayal of God as corporeal and masculine is seen as merely metaphorical, figurative, or poetic. But, in this revelatory study, Francesca Stavrakopoulou presents a vividly corporeal image of God: a human-shaped deity who walks and talks and weeps and laughs, who eats, sleeps, feels, and breathes, and who is undeniably male. Here is a portrait--arrived at through the author's close examination of and research into the Bible--of a god in ancient myths and rituals who was a product of a particular society, at a particular time, made in the image of the people who lived then, shaped by their own circumstances and experience of the world. From head to toe--and every part of the body in between--this is a god of stunning surprise and complexity, one we have never encountered before"--
Subjects: God; Image of God; Masculinity of God;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 12
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The book of Exodus : a biography / by Baden, Joel S.,1977-author.(CARDINAL)349631;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index.Introduction -- Before the Bible -- The Exodus story outside the book of Exodus -- Exodus as ritual -- Sinai and the law -- Social formation and communal identity -- Exodus and civil rights -- Liberation theology."Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible, but it may rank first in lasting cultural importance. It is here that the classic biblical themes of oppression and redemption, of human enslavement and divine salvation, are most dramatically expressed. Joel Baden tells the story of this influential and enduring book, tracing how its famous account of the Israelites' journey to the promised land has been adopted and adapted for millennia, often in unexpected ways. Baden draws a distinction between the Exodus story and the book itself, which is one of the most multifaceted in the Bible, containing poems, law codes, rituals, and architectural plans. He shows how Exodus brings together an array of oral and written traditions from the ancient Middle East, and how it came to be ritualized in the Passover Seder and the Eucharist. Highlighting the remarkable resilience and flexibility of Exodus, Baden sheds light on how the bestowing of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai divided Jewish and Christian thinkers, on the importance of Exodus during the Reformation and the American Revolution, and on its uses in debates for and against slavery... Though three thousand years old, the Exodus - as history, as narrative, as metaphor, as model - continues to be vitally important for us today."--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Bible.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The hungry eye : eating, drinking, and European culture from Rome to the Renaissance / by Barkan, Leonard,author.(CARDINAL)747360; Princeton University Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)817932;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In discussions of arts and culture, food and drink are often relegated to the realms of mere decoration or mere necessity. However, like the term taste, which begins as one of the five senses but comes to be understood as the most sweeping term for human sensibility, eating and drinking can also be fundamental aesthetic experiences. In this book, author Leonard Barkan covers millennia of Western aesthetic and cultural activity, tracing the history of eating and drinking across literature, art, philosophy, statecraft, religion, and historiography. Drawing on a myriad of historical and analytic perspectives, Barkan demonstrates how the materials of the dining table, the flavor and pleasure of food, and hunger and satiety are central to life and culture. He explores what it means to "read for the food" in works of art, literature, and philosophy, and demonstrates the central role that food played in Roman civilization. He examines the deeply culinary qualities of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, the relationship between food and drink and the culture of the Renaissance, and the literal acts of consumption that are endowed with sacred significance. By uncovering the gastronomic underplot in cultural and artistic works, Barkan proposes an interdisciplinary approach to the relation between sense experience and aesthetic experience, and considers what it means to move from the margins to the center in a study of culture"--
Subjects: Aesthetics, European.; Arts, European; Dinners and dining;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The power of parable : how fiction by Jesus became fiction about Jesus / by Crossan, John Dominic.(CARDINAL)722202;
Parables told by Jesus. Riddle parables : so that they may not understand -- Example parables : go and do, or don't do, likewise -- Challenge parables, part I : down from Jerusalem to Jericho -- Challenge parables, part II : the word against the word -- Challenge parables, part III : let anyone with ears to hear listen! -- The kingdom of God : the challenge of collaboration -- The lure of parabolic history : Caesar at the Rubicon -- Parables told about Jesus. A hymn for the nameless : the Parable Gospel according to Mark -- Rhetorical violence : the Parable Gospel according to Matthew -- Rome as the new Jerusalem : the Parable Gospel according to Luke-Acts -- The visionary dream of God : the Parable Gospel according to John."One of the main ways Jesus taught people was through the use of parables. Through an exploration of the literary genre popular in the ancient world, distinguished Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan dissects the versions we read in the Gospels to get back to what Jesus really intended to teach. Next, Crossan reveals how Jesus's use of parables inspired the Gospel writers themselves to come up with meaningful, metaphorical stories of Jesus to help them explain their own views of who they thought this Messiah really was. By unlocking the meaning and purposes of the Gospel's parables, we can arrive at a better portrait of this enigmatic and charismatic Jewish figure who transformed his world and the next two thousand years of history"--
Subjects: Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ; Bible.; Storytelling;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Apocrifa : poems / by Flame, Amber,1981-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Apocrifa imagines a love that sits comfortably at the crossroads of commitment and freedom. The developing intimacy between a lover and their beloved is propelled by a compendium of words for love, romance, sex, relationships, and affection that do not lend to direct translation in English. Serving as both titles and markers of the progression of time, these poetically defined words highlight the growing tension of one who claims "i cannot love you enough/to unlove the wide world" and yet is inextricably drawn to the offer of "a place of sustenance, rest, and my delight in your very bones." Heavily inspired by the metaphors and structures of Song of Songs (or Song of Solomon), from the Apocryphal books of the Bible, the characters speak to each other with contrapuntal call-and-response while letting us into their private thoughts through epistles, sestinas, odes, and other poetic forms"--
Subjects: Poetry.; Emotions;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Cultures of the Jews : a new history / by Biale, David,1949-(CARDINAL)719962;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Jews; Jews; Judaism;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Daydreams of angels : stories / by O'Neill, Heather,author.(CARDINAL)341640;
The gypsy and the bear -- The gospel according to Mary M. -- Swan Lake for beginners -- The Holy Dove Parade -- Dolls -- Where babies come from -- The man without a heart -- Daydreams of angels -- The isles of Dr. Moreau -- The story of Little O -- The saddest chorus girl in the world -- Heaven -- The dreamlife of toasters -- Messages in bottles -- Sting like a bee -- The story of a rosebush -- Bartók for children -- A Christmas carol -- The wolf-boy of northern Quebec -- The conference of the birds."Inventive, outlandish, and tender fairy tales from a bestselling author The fantastic has always been at the edges of Heather O'Neill's work. In her bestselling novels Lullabies for Little Criminals and The Girl Who Was Saturday Night, she transformed the shabbiest streets of Montreal with her beautiful, freewheeling metaphors. She described the smallest of things--a stray cat or a second-hand coat--with an intensity that made them otherworldly. In Daydreams of Angels, O'Neill's first collection of short stories, she gives free reign to her imaginative gifts. In "The Ugly Ducklings," generations of Nureyev clones live out their lives in a grand Soviet experiment. In "Dear Piglet," a teenaged cult follower writes a letter to explain the motivation behind her crime. And in another tale, a grandmother reveals where babies come from: the beach, where young mothers-to-be hunt for infants in the surf. Each of these beguiling stories twists the beloved narratives of childhood--fairy tales, storybooks, Bible stories--to uncover the deepest truths of family life"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Short stories.; Short stories, Canadian.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Interpreting the New Testament text : introduction to the art and science of exegesis / by Bock, Darrell L.(CARDINAL)778197; Fanning, Buist M.(CARDINAL)780635;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Opening questions : definition and philosophy of exegesis -- Laying a foundation : NT textual criticism -- Grammatical analysis : making connections -- Diagramming, clausal layout, and outlining : tracing the argument -- Lexical analysis : studies in words -- Validation : exegetical problem solving -- Background studies : grounding the text in reality -- Narrative genre : studying the story -- Epistolary genre : reading ancient letters -- Apocalyptic genre : visions and symbols -- Scripture citing scripture : use of the Old Testament in the new -- Theological analysis : building biblical theology -- Showing the relevance : application, ethics, and preaching -- Mark 1:1-13: introducing the Gospel of Mark / Howard Marshall -- Mark 1:1-15 : the paradox of authority and servanthood / Marry F. Santos -- Mark 7:27 : Jesus puzzling statement / Joel F. Williams -- Acts 8:26-40 : why the Ethiopian Eunuch was not from Ethiopia / Edwin M. Yamauchi -- Romans 15:9b-12 : Gentiles as the culminative focus of salvation history / Don N. Howell -- Galatians 3:10-13 : crucifixion curse and resurrection freedom / David Catchpole -- Ephesians 2:19-22 : the temple motiff / Scott S. Cunningham -- Ephesians 5:26 : the baptismal metaphor and Jewish ritual baths / Helge Stadelmann -- Philippians 2:6-7 : the image of God and the cross of Christ / Timothy B. Savage -- Colossians 1:12-20 : Christus creator, Christus salvator / E. Earle Ellis -- James 1:19-27 : anger in the congregation / Donald J. Verseput -- I Peter 2:2a : nourishment for growth in faith and love / W. Edward Glenny -- 3 John : tracing the flow of thought / Herbert W. Bateman III.
Subjects: Bible.; Bible.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Christianity and the cults? whats the difference? / by Barstow, Lyle.(CARDINAL)690904;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-111).
Subjects: Apologetics.; Cults.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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