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  • The Old Testament

    Text and Context

    by Victor Matthews, James Moyer ...
    This substantially updated fourth edition of a classroom standard provides students with an accessible introduction to the literature, history, and social context of the Old Testament.Written by two seasoned Old Testament professors with distinguished careers, this book pays attention to methodology, archaeology, history, and literary genre. The fourth edition brings archaeology up to date with ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Old Testament: Text and Context, The

    by Victor H. Matthews, James C. Moyer ...
    This substantially updated edition of a classroom standard provides students with an accessible introduction to the literature, history, and social context of the Old Testament. Written by two seasoned Old Testament professors, the book pays attention to methodology, archaeology, history, and literary genre and includes illustrations, sidebars, maps, and study questions. ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Old Testament Parallels

    Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East (Fully Revised and Expanded Fourth Edition)

    by Victor H. Matthews, Don C. Benjamin ...
    A readable, portable anthology of ancient Near Eastern laws and stories that share parallel themes and issues with biblical stories, now in a fourth edition, revised and expanded. ... Read more

    $27.96 USD

  • The Hebrew Prophets and Their Social World

    An Introduction

    by Victor Matthews ...
    Victor Matthews, a veteran teacher and expert on the world of ancient Israel, introduces students to the Hebrew prophets and their social world. Drawing on archaeology and ancient Near Eastern texts, Matthews examines the prophets chronologically, placing them and their message into historical context. He explores pertinent aspects of historical geography, economic conditions, and social forces ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Quiet Voices

    Silence in the Hebrew Bible

    by Victor H. Matthews ...
    Quiet Voices explores the language, context, and purpose of silence in the Hebrew Bible. It traces silence across the Bible's many genres (narrative, law, prophecy, psalmody, and wisdom) by using theoretical frames drawn from various academic disciplines (communication studies, political science, literary criticism, and sociological studies). The book examines how silence as a literary technique, ... Read more

    $33.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament

    by John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews, Mark W. Chavalas ...
    Preaching's Preacher's Guide to the Best Bible ReferenceAn Expansive Old Testament Resource You Can TrustHow can we account for the "Book of the Law" suddenly being discovered during Josiah's renovation of the temple (2 Chron 34:14)? We know from Egypt and Mesopotamia that it was common to seal important documents–including theological documents–in the masonry or foundations of a palace or temple ... Read more

    $54.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cultural World of the Bible

    An Illustrated Guide to Manners and Customs

    by Victor Matthews ...
    In this new edition of a successful book (over 120,000 copies sold), now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned, and viewed family and legal customs, this illustrated introduction helps readers gain valuable ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Spiritual Warfare Handbook

    by Victor Matthews PhD ...
    The non-fiction, real-world subject of the spiritual battle between good and evil is for the most part taboo. The majority of society has chosen to hide in one way or another. But there are many people who simply cannot avoid the truth of this struggle. Here we have such a story, written by the hand of the person who personally experienced it all. This text should be approached scientifically and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Old Testament Turning Points

    The Narratives That Shaped a Nation

    by Victor Matthews ...
    Adam and Eve, God's covenant with Abraham, the deportation of Judah and their eventual return to Jerusalem--these are the Old Testament stories most people remember, and for good reason. According to veteran Old Testament professor Victor Matthews, these stories are essential to the identity of Israel as God's people.Matthews identifies eight landmark stories that not only shaped Israelite ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Studying the Ancient Israelites

    A Guide to Sources and Methods

    by Victor Matthews ...
    Archaeology won't prove or disprove the Bible's truth claims. But archaeology, combined with other bodies of evidence like historical geography, extrabiblical texts, anthropological insights, and careful study of the writings of ancient Israel, allow us to reconstruct a reasonable picture of the ancient Israelites: how they lived, what they thought, and what their Scriptures mean.In Studying the ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Experiencing Scripture

    The Five Senses in Biblical Interpretation

    by Victor H. Matthews ...
    Experiencing Scripture explores living environments of ancient Israel and the role the five senses play in understanding the Biblical text.The environments encompass both village and city, delve into life altering events like warfare, explore the sensual aspects of law, and showcase the role that religious practice and performance play in ancient Israel. In every chapter there is a systematic ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Minor Prophets

    by J. Glen Taylor, Mark W. Chavalas, Philip S. Johnston, Alan R. Millard, John H. Walton, John H. Walton, Daniel M. Master, Victor H. Matthews, Kenneth Hoglund, Andrew E. Hill ...
    Series series Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary
    Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you to enter the Old Testament with a company of guides, experts that will give new insights into these ... Read more

    $10.99 USD