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The Hebrew Bible formulates two sets of law: one for Israelites and one for gentiles living in the Holy Land. Law Beyond Israel argues that the laws for non-Israelites form the historical basis of qur'anic law, pointing to legal continuity from the Hebrew Bible to the New Testament and from late antique Christianity to nascent Islam.

"Every teacher, every classroom in the state will have a Bible in the classroom and will be teaching from the Bible in the classroom," state Superintendent Ryan Walters announced last week.

Recent years have witnessed a rapidly increasing number of books and articles on the Hebrew Bible written by Jewish women. This article considers a number of recent works written for academic and non-academic audiences which illustrate the range and variety of Jewish women's writing on the Bible. To provide some focus within this diverse group, the survey will concentrate on works which reflect on the biblical portrayal of the matriarch Sarah. In each case, the purpose, method, and content will be surveyed briefly in order to uncover the ways in which the writer situates herself with respect to the Bible, the Jewish and academic interpretive traditions, and the relevance of the biblical material to contemporary Jewish women.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 On opening doors: introducing the discussion -- 2 'That my house may be filled': Jesus and the new community -- 3 The surprise of God? Dialogue with and beyond the word -- 4 The Bible in an age of anxiety: worry, reality and trust -- 5 Reading the Bible with Jesus: Midrash, jazz and the continued conversation -- 6 'Lie the lyings of a woman': seeking the meaning of Leviticus 18.22 -- 7 Romans and the wrath of God: who was Paul writing about? -- 8 On giving it a name: the origin of the word 'homosexual' -- 9 The sin of Sodom: when names become labels -- 10 'Male and female he created them': gender, partnership and becoming -- 11 One flesh: Genesis, kinship and marriage -- 12 Call nothing unclean: the vision beyond the text -- 13 Good fruit: patience, trust and the test of time -- 14 To whom it is given: sexual abstinence and celibacy -- 15 Sexuality and the sacred: joy, delight and sacrament -- Notes -- 1 On opening doors -- 2 'That my house may be filled' -- 3 The surprise of God? -- 4 The Bible in an age of anxiety -- 5 Reading the Bible with Jesus -- 6 'Lie the lyings of a woman' -- 7 Romans and the wrath of God -- 8 On giving it a name -- 9 The sin of Sodom -- 10 'Male and female he created them' -- 11 One flesh -- 12 Call nothing unclean -- 13 Good fruit -- 14 To whom it is given -- 15 Sexuality and the sacred -- Bibliography and further reading.

Holy Writ as Oral Lit: The Bible as Folklore. Alan Dundes. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1999. 131 pp.

"Harnessing Chaos" is an explanation of changes in dominant politicalized assumptions about what the Bible really means in English culture since the 1960s. James G. Crossley looks at how the social upheavals of the 1960s, and the economic shift from the post-war dominance of Keynesianism to the post-1970s dominance of neoliberalism, brought about certain emphases and nuances in the ways in which the Bible is popularly understood, particularly in relation to dominant political ideas. This book examines the decline of politically radical biblical interpretation in parliamentary politics and the victory of (a modified form of) Margaret Thatcher's re-reading of the liberal Bible tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of) Thatcherism more generally.

"Politicians and pundits regularly invoke the Bible in social and political debates on a host of controversial social and political issues, including: abortion, stem-cell research, gay marriage, the death penalty, separation of church and state, family values, climate change, income distribution, teaching evolution in schools, taxation, school prayer, aid for the poor, and immigration. But is the Bible often used out of context in these major debates? This book includes essays by fourteen biblical scholars who examine the use of the Bible in political debates, uncovering the original historical contexts and meanings of the biblical verses that are commonly cited. The contributors take a non-confessional approach, rooted in non-partisan scholarship, to show how specific texts have at times been distorted in order to support particular views. At the same time, they show how the Bible can sometimes make for unsettling reading in the modern day. The key questions remain: What does the Bible really say? Should the Bible be used to form public policy?"--Bloomsbury Publishing

No issue is more divisive or more pressing for the church today than homosexuality. Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church brings a fresh perspective to a well-worn debate. While Christian debates about homosexuality are most often dominated by biblical exegesis, this book seeks to give much-needed attention to the rich history of received Christian tradition, bringing the Bible into conversation with historical and systematic theology. To that end, both theologians and biblical scholars—well accomplished in their fields and conversant in issues of sexuality and gender—articulate and defend each of the two views:Affirming viewWilliam LoaderMegan K. DeFranza Traditional viewWesley HillStephen R. HolmesUnique among most debates on homosexuality, this book presents a constructive dialogue between people who disagree on significant ethical and theological matters, and yet maintain a respectful and humanizing posture toward one another. Even as these scholars articulate pointed arguments for their position with academic rigor and depth, they do so cordially, clearly, and compassionately, without demeaning the other.The main essays are followed by exceptionally insightful responses and rejoinders that interact with their fellow essayists with convicted civility. Holding to a high view of Scripture, a commitment to the gospel and the church, and a love for people—especially those most affected by this topic—the contributors wrestle deeply with the Bible and theology, especially the prohibition texts, the role of procreation, gender complementarity, and pastoral accommodation.The book concludes with general editor Preston Sprinkle's reflections on the future of discussions on faith and sexuality.

Introduction : is it that bad or is it politics as usual? -- The witness of the Mosaic covenant -- The witness of the prophets -- Acts : the earliest church and economic systems -- Matthew's Jesus on the church's mission -- Expectations for nations in parables of Jesus -- Luke and care for those who are poor and disadvantaged -- Paul, the ruler of this world, and sin (with a capital S) -- The example of Jesus and the good of others -- Revelation on world governments -- Being a faithful church in today's world.

Der spätere nigerianische Staatspräsident Obasanjo schildert und interpretiert die Geschichte von 20 in der Bibel vorkommenden "tugendhaften Frauen". Die Geschichten der Frauen und die aus ihnen zu ziehenden Folgerungen könnten, so der Autor, Frauen auch heute dazu anhalten, ein tugendhaftes Leben zu führen. (DÜI-Sbd)

Eugene Ulrich presents in The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Developmental Composition of the Bible the comprehensive and synthesized picture he has gained as editor of many biblical scrolls. His earlier volume, The Biblical Qumran Scrolls, presented the evidence - the transcriptions and textual variants of all the biblical scrolls - and this volume explores the implications and significance of that evidence. The Bible has not changed, but modern knowledge of it certainly has changed. The ancient Scrolls have opened a window and shed light on a period in the history of the text's formation that had languished in darkness for two thousand years. They offer a parade of surprises that greatly enhance knowledge of how the scriptural texts developed through history--

Rupture and re-membering -- Reading the Bible through agrarian eyes -- Seeing with God : Israel's poem of creation -- Leaving Egypt behind : embracing the wilderness economy -- A wholesome materiality : reading Leviticus -- Covenantal economics : the biblical case for a local economy -- Running on poetry : the agrarian prophets -- Wisdom or sloth? : the character of work -- The faithful city

The present volume sets Swahili religious tracts available in Kenya and Tanzania in their context. The book starts with an overview of tracts in Swahili from the 19th century to the present day, an examination of Swahili as a religious language, and an introduction to Swahili versions of the Bible and Qurʾān. Chesworth then introduces the range of tracts currently available, examining eight in detail. In particular he considers how they present scripture in order to promote their own faith, Islam or Christianity, whilst denigrating the 'other'. Finally, the volume discusses the impact from modern media on these tracts