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David L. Barr

Autor(a) de New Testament Story: An Introduction

5+ Works 285 Membros 1 Review

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Associated Works

The Blackwell Companion to The New Testament (2010) — Contribuidor — 47 exemplares
Jesus: His Life (A&E Biography) [1995 TV episode] (1995) — Contribuidor — 19 exemplares
A feminist companion to the apocalypse of John (2010) — Contribuidor — 15 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1942
Sexo
male

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After completing a group Bible study of the book of Revelation, I have tried several books written by religious scholars that I thought might expand on the narrow interpretations given in the group study. I found no books that filled that niche until I found this volume of essays written by various scholars. This book had numerous perspectives, and all were interesting to me. Some took a strictly historical interpretation, one a feminist look at the Apocalypse, one a Liberation Theology perspective, one a look at current cultural phenomena that stem from Revelation, and a couple looked at differing ways to interpret the seeming violence in this last book of the Christian Bible. This volume is a great resource for anyone who is wanting to examine this complex book more closely, and to gain some new insights.… (mais)
 
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jhoaglin | Jul 14, 2016 |

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Obras
5
Also by
3
Membros
285
Popularidade
#81,815
Avaliação
½ 4.3
Críticas
1
ISBN
14

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