Esther and RuthWestminster John Knox Press, 1 בינו׳ 2003 - 94 עמודים In classic Interpretation Bible Studies style, Patricia Tull leads the reader through a ten-session study of the entire Old Testament books of Esther, with its stories of faithfulness, courage, and survival, and the ethical questions posed by its ending, and Ruth, with its themes of community, loyalty, and friendship. Interpretation Bible Studies (IBS) offers solid biblical content in a creative study format. Forged in the tradition of the celebrated Interpretation commentary series, IBS makes the same depth of biblical insight available in a dynamic, flexible, and user-friendly resource. Designed for adults and older youth, Interpretation Bible Studies can be used in small groups, in church school classes, in large group presentations, or in personal study. |
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... appear in them ( such as Joshua or Job ) , men whose speeches are contained in them ( such as Isaiah and other prophets ) , men to whom tradition attributes their author- ship ( such as the four Gospels ) , or men to whom they are ...
... appears only once in the Revised Common Lec- tionary . Many introductions to the Old Testament omit or seriously abbreviate reference to Esther . Even some feminist scholars have expressed ambivalence toward Esther's less than outspoken ...
... appears . This omission has raised religious eyebrows for millennia , and continues to do so today . Who Are the Good ... appear in the opening scenes . Readers are placed in a land foreign both to Israel and to ourselves , in the royal ...
... appear before the men wearing nothing but her royal crown . Readers are not the only spectators drawn into the evaluative fray . The furious king turns what could have been a private embarrassment into an imperial conflagration by ...
... Appearing before the king will become an issue for the new queen as well , a queen whose feelings and responses are , like Vashti's , kept private , veiled in modesty befitting a Persian princess . By contrast , the deeds , motives ...