Mordecai Would Not Bow Down

Mordecai Would Not Bow Down
Author: Timothy P. Jackson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 0197538053

Prayerful Unscientific Preface -- Judaic Holiness and a Holistic Approach to Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust -- Legitimating a Topic as Old as Esther -- The Perennial Either/Or -- Nazism and the Western Conscience -- The Evils of Supersessionism -- Jesus and the Jews: Two Suffering Servants Incarnate -- Naming Good and Evil: Hitler's Insidious Genius -- A Closer Look at Schadenfreude and the Prophetic -- Conclusion: Guilt, Innocence, and Anne Frank.

Esther and Her Elusive God

Esther and Her Elusive God
Author: John Anthony Dunne
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2014-02-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1620327848

What if the way the book of Esther has been taught to us in church and retold to us in films, cartoons, and romance novels has missed the original point of the story? Far from being models of piety and devotion, Esther and Mordecai seem indifferent to the faith of their ancestors. How then did this story become part of the Bible and gain the broad acceptance that it has? If the church should not neglect the story, how should it be read? Esther and Her Elusive God calls Christians to avoid the common attempts to make Esther more palatable and theological, and to reclaim this secular story as Scripture. Readers will be encouraged to see in Esther a profound message of God's grace and faithfulness to his wayward people.

Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought

Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought
Author: Aaron Koller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2014-01-09
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 1107048354

This book situates the book of Esther in the intellectual history of Ancient Judaism and provides a new understanding of its purpose.

Reclaiming Our Forgotten Heritage

Reclaiming Our Forgotten Heritage
Author: Curt Landry
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2019-01-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1400209463

"A timely and groundbreaking take on the roots of the Christian church and its place in the entirety of God's kingdom. . . . There is no better time than now to learn about and become firmly grounded within your spiritual heritage." —from the foreword by Perry Stone The early church was made up of Jewish and Gentile followers of Jesus, and the church's culture was rooted in Judaism and a Jewish understanding of God's relationship to His people. Over time, however, Christianity became increasingly more Roman than Jewish, and the church lost its identity. Rabbi Curt Landry's personal story is remarkably similar. Born to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father, Landry was put up for adoption, and for more than thirty years he had no understanding of his heritage, his roots, or who his parents were. But when he discovered the truth of his story, his life changed completely. The key to a life of power and purpose is understanding who you are. In this revelatory book, Curt Landry helps Christians discover their roots in Judaism, empowering them to walk in the revelation of who they really are and who they are born to be. Reclaiming Our Forgotten Heritage reveals the mysteries of the church, letting Christians grasp the power that comes from connecting with their true identity.

The One Year Bible for Children

The One Year Bible for Children
Author: Gilbert Beers
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780842373555

This new devotion in The One Year line combines beautiful full-color illustrations with skilled writing for children and families. One or two days a week the book of Psalms is studied with a reading and question. A discussion section helps kids recall factual information, learn how the lesson applies to their lives, and learn how it relates to today.

Esther in Medieval Garb

Esther in Medieval Garb
Author: Barry Walfish
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780791410394

This comprehensive history, the first to appear in English, gives a vivid portrayal of the Book of Esther's role in the intellectual and cultural life of Jews in the Middle Ages. Much of the study is based on material that exists only in manuscripts, and it introduces many exegetes hitherto unknown or unstudied.

Judaism

Judaism
Author: Daniel Boyarin
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2018-10-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0813571634

Judaism makes the bold argument that the very concept of a religion of ‘Judaism’ is an invention of the Christian church. The intellectual journey of world-renowned Talmud scholar Daniel Boyarin, this book will change the study of “Judaism”—an essential key word in Jewish Studies—as we understand it today. Boyarin argues that although the world treats the word “Judaism” as appropriate for naming an alleged religion of the Jews, it is in fact a Christian theological concept only adopted by Jews with the coming of modernity and the adoption of Christian languages.

Esther

Esther
Author: Jennifer Westbrook Spivey
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2008-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1932307907

A remnant of Jews living in a heathen country. A young orphan being raised by her God-fearing cousin. A self absorbed king in search of a new queen. a Jewish woman rising to the throne of Persia. A book of the Bible which makes no mention of the name of God ...

The Book of Esther between Judaism and Christianity

The Book of Esther between Judaism and Christianity
Author: Isaac Kalimi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2023-06-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1009266128

Explores different traditions and usage of Esther in Judaism and Christianity, without neglecting the fundamental questions in scholarship.

Ezra-Nehemiah & Esther

Ezra-Nehemiah & Esther
Author: Gary V. Smith
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2010
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414322070

The Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series provides up-to-date, evangelical scholarship on the Old and New Testaments. Each volume is designed to equip pastors and Christian leaders with exegetical and theological knowledge to better understand and apply God's Word by presenting the message of each passage as well as an overview of other issues surrounding the text. The commentary series has been structured to help readers get at the meaning of Scripture, passage by passage, through the entire Bible. Each Bible book is prefaced by a substantial book introduction that gives general historical background important for understanding. This is volume 5b in the series. Gary V. Smith (Ph.D., Dropsie College) was a member of the translation teams for both the NLT and HCSB Bible translation projects and has written numerous articles, reviews, and books on the Old Testament. These include Hosea, Amos, and Micah for the NIV Application Commentary series and Isaiah in the New American Commentary series. He has taught Old Testament at Bethel Theological Seminary in Minnesota and was professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Missouri. In 2004 he began teaching at Union University, where he is currently professor of Christian Studies.