Joel by James L Crenshaw
Scripture scholar James L. Crenshaw captures the ominous, yet hopeful spirit of Joel's prophecy in his New Translation and commentary.
Joel's Prophecy has an unexpectedly familiar ring to it. The biblical book of Joel is relevant to our late-twentieth-century world because it confronts an age when people tolerated almost anything, did not want someone telling them how to live their lives, and had difficulty distinguishing right from wrong. It was at once a time of self-indulgence and a time of spiritual decay. The economic and political disparity of the day, combined with widespread social injustice and deviant religious practices, brought about God's judgment on his chosen people, the judahites. Pleading the litany of sins in Joel is like reading the newspaper, things have not changed much in 2,500 years. Leading Scripture scholar James L. Crenshaw's fresh translation of the biblical prophecy of Joel combines the latest research into Hebrew language and literature with down-to-earth insights into how Joel's words relate to the modern world. Drawing upon a thorough analysis of the book's grammar and philology, literary forms and context, religious and social situation, and historical setting, Crenshaw offers the most informed and up-to-date commentary available. For those who want to read and understand Joel, this book is indispensable.-
A Marginal Jew
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John
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The Birth of the Messiah
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Wisdom of Solomon
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Genesis
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Archaeology of the Land of the Bible
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Romans
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Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, 10, 000-586 B.C.E
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Scepter and the Star
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Psalms
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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes
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Leviticus 1-16
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The Pentateuch
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Judith
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History and Prophecy
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Ecclesiastes
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II Chronicles
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Esther
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Zechariah 9-14
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Numbers 1-20
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1 Samuel
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Book of Daniel
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Malachi
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I Chronicles
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Chronicles
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Obadiah
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Letter to Titus
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Joshua
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Ezra, Nehemiah
James L. Crenshaw is Robert L. Flowers Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Duke University Divinity School. He is the author of numerous books in biblical studies, including Story and Faith, Urgent Advice and Probing Questions, Education in Ancient Isael, and Old Testament Wisdom.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385412056 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385412053 |
| Title | Joel |
| Author | James L Crenshaw |
| Series | Anchor Bible S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 1995-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |