Sacred Texts And Sacred Figures

Author : Cambry G. Pardee,Jeffrey M. Tripp
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Bible
ISBN : 2503599184

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Sacred Texts and Sacred Figures by Cambry G. Pardee,Jeffrey M. Tripp Pdf

In tribute to the scholarly legacy of Edmondo F. Lupieri, in Sacred Texts, Sacred Figures an international group of esteemed biblical scholars offer essays on the ways religious traditions, texts, and even the legacies of notable figures were received, re-interpreted, and used by the authors of gospels, epistles, and apocalypses to address the ever-evolving circumstances of emerging Christianity. In the first and second century CE, oral and written traditions about the life of Jesus proliferated and formed the basis for written narratives. The authors of the gospels received and redacted those traditions to make distinctive theological claims about Jesus and to address their specific milieu and the wider movement of Jesus followers. Among some groups of Jesus-followers the sacred texts of Judaism remained paramount. Authors like that of the Epistle to the Hebrews re-examined their inheritance of Jewish scriptures in order to demonstrate the continuity of their novel claims about Jesus with the sacred texts and traditions of Judaism. Similarly, the authors of first- and second-century apocalypses drew on the heritage of Jewish apocalypticism to write and record new revelations of and about Jesus. In addition to traditions and texts, authors in the first and second centuries re-examined the legacy of significant Jewish figures and followers of Jesus and wrote about them in the context of their own contemporary circumstances. Using innovative strategies and written in an engaging style, the essays assembled here explore the reception and reinterpretation of sacred traditions, texts, and figures in the writings of early Christianity.

Author : Vanessa Zoltan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780593088012

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Praying with Jane Eyre by Vanessa Zoltan Pdf

“In these soaring, open-hearted essays, Vanessa Zoltan writes with fierce brilliance about suffering, survival, and the kind of meaning in life that can withstand real scrutiny.”—John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars and The Anthropocene Reviewed A deeply felt celebration of a classic novel--and a reflection on the ways our favorite books can shape and heal us. Our favorite books keep us company, give us hope, and help us find meaning in a chaotic world. In this fresh and relatable work, atheist chaplain Vanessa Zoltan blends memoir and personal growth as she grapples with the notions of family legacy and identity through the lens of her favorite novel, Jane Eyre. Informed by the reading practices of medieval monks and rabbinic scholars from her training at the Harvard Divinity School and filtered through the pages of Jane Eyre as well as Little Women, Harry Potter, and The Great Gatsby, Zoltan explores topics ranging from the trauma she has inherited as the granddaughter of four Holocaust survivors to finding hope, meaning, and even magic in our deeply fractured times. Brimming with a lifelong love of classic literature and the tenderness of self-reflection, the book also reveals simple techniques for reading any work as a sacred text--from Virginia Woolf to Anne of Green Gables to baseball scorecards. Whether you're an avowed "Eyrehead" or simply a curious reader looking for a richer connection with the written word, this deeply felt and inspiring book will light the way to a more intimate appreciation for whatever books you love to read.

Author : Carl Olson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1013 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798216141280

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Sacred Texts Interpreted [2 volumes] by Carl Olson Pdf

Covering the major monotheistic religions—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam—as well as selected Eastern religions and Bahá'í, Zoroastrianism, and Mormonism, this cross-cultural book offers excerpts of sacred texts and interprets passages to enable a deeper understanding of these religious writings. Sacred Texts Interpreted: Religious Documents Explained gives readers the opportunity to examine—directly—the primary sources of different religions and to better understand these texts through expert commentary on selected passages. The interpretative material investigates the nature of sacred texts along with the relationship between sacred scripture and canon, and it explains why these sacred texts have enduring significance and influence. The author provides suggestions on how to read a sacred text before turning to the textual selections from 13 religious traditions arranged alphabetically, beginning with the Bahá'í religion and ending with Zoroastrianism. Each chapter is devoted to the primary textual sources of a particular religious tradition and is prefaced by an introduction to the literature that places it within its historical and cultural heritage. The emphasis for each religion is on its foundational scriptures that are often considered sacred by its adherents. Readers will gain a much greater appreciation of how powerful religious texts have always been across human culture and throughout millennia—and of how religious thought and ideology have shaped daily life, built civilizations, inspired art and literature, and incited wars and violence.

Author : James Washington Watts
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1781795762

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Sensing Sacred Texts by James Washington Watts Pdf

All the human senses become engaged in ritualizing sacred texts. These essays focus especially on ritualizing the iconic dimension of texts through the senses of sight, touch, kiss, and taste, both directly and in the imagination. Ritualized display of books engages the sense of sight very differently than does reading. Touching gets associated with reading scriptures, but touching also enables using the scripture as an amulet. Eating and consuming texts is a ubiquitous analogy for internalizing the contents of texts by reading and memorization. The idea of textual consumption reflects a widespread tendency to equate humans and written texts by their interiority and exteriority: books and people both have material bodies, yet both seem to contain immaterial ideas. Books thus physically incarnate cultural and religious values, doctrines, beliefs, and ideas. These essays bring theories of comparative scriptures and affect theory to bear on the topic as well as rich ethnographic descriptions of scriptural practices with Jewish, Sikh, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist and modern art and historical accounts of changing practices with sacred texts in ancient and medieval China and Korea, and in ancient Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultures.

Author : Gwilym Beckerlegge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351805612

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From Sacred Text to Internet by Gwilym Beckerlegge Pdf

This title was first published in 2001: From Sacred Text to Internet addresses two key issues affecting the global spread of religion: first, the impact of new media on the ways in which religious traditions present their messages, and second, the global relocation of religions in novel geographical and social settings. The book offers extended studies of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and a wide-ranging survey chapter that refers to the presence on the Internet of many of the world's most influential religions. The chapters explore the relationship between scholarly reconstructions of the life of Jesus and representations of Jesus in contemporary popular cultures; the production and use of sacred images for the Hindu mass market; how Buddhism is represented and spread in the West; the Islamization of Egypt, its causes and influences; and the uses to which the Internet is put by religions as well as how information technology has influenced the future shape of religion. The five textbooks and Reader that make up the Religion Today Open University/Ashgate series are: o From Sacred Text to Internet o Religion and Social Transformations o Perspectives on Civil Religion o Global Religious Movements in Regional Context o Belief Beyond Boundaries o Religion Today: A Reader

Author : David Rose
Publisher : Folens Limited
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003-02-21
Category : Prayer books
ISBN : 9781843034438

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Photopack - Sacred Texts by David Rose Pdf

Stunning images for pupils on sacred texts of the major religions of the world, to illustrate RE lessons. Pack includes teacher book containing lesson plans, copiable pupil activities and background information.

Author : Colleen M. Conway,David M. Carr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781119637059

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A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible by Colleen M. Conway,David M. Carr Pdf

Explore a timely introduction to the formation of the Bible in its historical and modern contexts In the newly revised Second Edition of A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts, accomplished scholars and authors Colleen M. Conway and David M. Carr deliver a rigorous, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the Bible. The textbook places the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and New Testament in the broader context of world history, with a special focus on the empires that influenced the Bible’s formation. Readers are introduced to the academic study of the Bible through a range of scholarly approaches. Readers benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to the Bible in its ancient contexts, from the emergence of Israel’s earliest traditions to the writing and reshaping of the Bible amidst Assyrian Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic and Roman empires. The most up-to-date work in the field, seamlessly integrated into every chapter A wealth of pedagogical features including study questions, bibliographies, timelines, and illustrations An unparalleled coverage of both fundamental topics and cutting-edge issues, resulting in a truly outstanding textbook. Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying religion, history, sociology, and philosophy, A Contemporary Introduction to the Bible: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts, Second Edition will also earn a place in the libraries of religious scholars and researchers seeking a one-stop reference to the Bible in its ancient and modern context.

Author : Louis Ginzberg,Heinrich Graetz,Judah Halevi,Moses Maimonides,Samuel Rapaport,Simeon Singer,Nurho de Manhar,Abraham Cohen
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 9774 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:8596547786474

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Judaism: Sacred Texts, History, Theology & Philosophy by Louis Ginzberg,Heinrich Graetz,Judah Halevi,Moses Maimonides,Samuel Rapaport,Simeon Singer,Nurho de Manhar,Abraham Cohen Pdf

Good Press present this meticulously edited collection of the most sacred texts of Judaism, as well as most important historical and theological books about the Jewish faith. Content: Religious Texts: "Tanakh" – The Hebrew Bible "Talmud" – The Central Text of Rabbinic Judaism "Torah – Bilingual (English/Hebrew)" – Five Books of Moses "Tales and Maxims from the Midrash" – Biblical Exegesis by Ancient Judaic Authorities "The Kabbalah Unveiled" – Translations and commentaries of the Books of Zohar "The Sepher Ha-Zohar" – Zohar, or Splendor is the most important text of Kabbalah. "Siddur – The Standard Prayer Book" – The Authorized Daily Prayer Book of the United Hebrew Congregations "The Union Haggadah" – Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder. History: The Jewish Wars (Flavius Josephus) Antiquities of the Jews (Flavius Josephus) History of the Jews (Heinrich Graetz) The Legends of the Jews (Louis Ginzberg) Philosophical Works: Kitab al Khazari (Kuzari) (Judah Halevi) The Guide for the Perplexed (Moses Maimonides) Ancient Jewish Proverbs (Abraham Cohen)

Author : Roberta Sterman Sabbath
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110651003

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Troubling Topics, Sacred Texts by Roberta Sterman Sabbath Pdf

Abrahamic scriptures serve as cultural pharmakon, prescribing what can act as both poison and remedy. This collection shows that their sometimes veiled but eternally powerful polemics can both destroy and build, exclude and include, and serve as the ultimate justification for cruelty or compassion. Here, scholars not only excavate these works for their formative and continuing cultural impact on communities, identities, and belief systems, they select some of the most troubling topics that global communities continue to navigate. Their analysis of both texts and their reception help explain how these texts promote norms and build collective identities. Rejecting the notion of the sacred realm as separate from the mundane realm and beyond critical challenge, this collection argues—both implicitly and sometimes transparently—for the presence of the sacred within everyday life and open to challenge. The very rituals, prayers, and traditions that are deemed sacred interweave into our cultural systems in infinite ways. Together, these authors explore the dynamic nature of everyday life and the often-brutal power of these texts over everyday meaning.

Author : John Mackinnon Robertson,Rationalist Press Association
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 101591487X

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Pagan Christs: Studies in Comparative Hierology by John Mackinnon Robertson,Rationalist Press Association Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John Vinycomb
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465552556

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Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art With Special Reference to Their Use in British Heraldry by John Vinycomb Pdf

Author : David Ganz,Barbara Schellewald
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110558609

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Clothing Sacred Scriptures by David Ganz,Barbara Schellewald Pdf

According to a longstanding interpretation, book religions are agents of textuality and logocentrism. This volume inverts the traditional perspective: its focus is on the strong dependency between scripture and aesthetics, holy books and material artworks, sacred texts and ritual performances. The contributions, written by a group of international specialists in Western, Byzantine, Islamic and Jewish Art, are committed to a comparative and transcultural approach. The authors reflect upon the different strategies of »clothing« sacred texts with precious materials and elaborate forms. They show how the pretypographic cultures of the Middle Ages used book ornaments as media for building a close relation between the divine words and their human audience. By exploring how art shapes the religious practice of books, and how the religious use of books shapes the evolution of artistic practices this book contributes to a new understanding of the deep nexus between sacred scripture and art.

Author : John Barton
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 066425778X

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Holy Writings, Sacred Text by John Barton Pdf

An internationally respected biblical scholar investigates the origins of the Christian canon. John Barton explores the reasons behind the development of the New Testament and pursues the historical factors involved in combining these books with the Hebrew Scriptures.

Author : David M. Carr,Colleen M. Conway
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781405167383

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An Introduction to the Bible by David M. Carr,Colleen M. Conway Pdf

This groundbreaking introductory textbook explores the emergence and development of the Bible, placing it in the broader context of world history. It particularly focuses on the role of a number of empires in the formation of the Biblical canon. Explores the historical role the Bible has played in subsequent empires, and its enduring influence in the contemporary world, resulting in a balanced overview of the historical forces that shaped the canon Explores topics including: the formation of the Pentateuch, the development of the earliest Old Testament stories, the historical study of the Gospel traditions surrounding Jesus; the influence of Roman rule in the provinces where Paul spent much of his ministry; and the interpretation of the Biblical texts and their use by different faith communities Incorporates numerous student-friendly features throughout, including study questions, review sections, bibliographies, timelines, and illustrations and photos

Author : John F. A. Sawyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Bible
ISBN : OCLC:300386096

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Sacred Languages and Sacred Texts by John F. A. Sawyer Pdf