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"Biblical scholar Michael Rhodes argues that the Bible offers a vision of justice-oriented discipleship that is critical for the formation of God's people. Grounded in biblical theology, virtue ethics, and his own experiences, he shows that justice is central to the Bible, central to Jesus, and central to authentic Christian discipleship"--

This book explores the writings of thee Americans evangelicals and their views of the people of the "Bible Lands" in the nineteenth century. David D. Grafton argues that their descriptions of the people impacted the way in which American Bible readers "orientalized" these peoples, fitting them into biblical categories as heroes or villains.

Intro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Guide to Ancient Sources -- Chapter 1: Virtues for Living Well -- Chapter 2: Facing Trials and Opposition -- Chapter 3: Achieving Greatness -- Chapter 4: Things to Avoid -- Chapter 5: Things You Need -- Chapter 6: Live with an Eternal Perspective -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Cover -- Praise for Made to Lead -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Section 1: GET READY! -- 1 Made for the Call -- 2 Developing Leaders Like Jesus -- 3 The Challenge and Charge of Women in Church Leadership -- Section 2: GET SET! -- 4 Confidence -- 5 Your Love Life -- 6 Sacred Space -- 7 Mentorship -- Section 3: LEAD WITHPURPOSE! -- 8 Finding your Place -- 9 Owning Your Body -- 10 Passion in Your Back Pocket -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Back Cover

"in this magisterial overview of the Pentateuch John Van Seters reviews the various historical-critical attempts to read it that arise from notions about the social evolution of Israel's religion and culture. Is the Pentateuch an accumulation of folk traditions, a work of ancient historiography, a document legitimizing religious reform? In dialogue with competing views, Van Seters advocates a compositional model that recognizes the social and historical diversity of the literary strata. Van Seters argues that a proto-Pentateuchal author created a comprehensive history from Genesis to Numbers that was written as a prologue to the Deuteronomistic History (Deuteronomy to 2 Kings) in the exilic period and later expanded by a Priestly writer to make it the foundational document of the Jerusalem temple community. This social-science commentary on the Pentateuch is renowned as one of the most influential volumes on this group of texts. For the new edition Van Seters has revised several sections of the text, updating and integrating new bibliographical items, and refining the text where necessary. A reflective preface summarizes these changes and developments for the reader's convenience."--

Introduction : "Biblical traditions that call for liberation" -- "The only parallel" : the Puritan revolution as England's exodus -- "God's favourite people" : the revolutions of 1688 and 1776 -- "Pretended votaries of freedom" : the rise of Protestant antislavery to 1807 -- "Yours for the jubilee" : the abolitionists' scriptural imagination, 1808-1865 -- "When Israel was in Egyptland" : black exodus politics, 1808-1865 -- "I have seen the promised land" : the persistence of deliverance politics, 1865-2008 -- Conclusion : sacred texts, godly readers, and historical change