In this volume, now available in a new casebound edition, James Limburg examines Jonah with several questions in mind: How did the story originate? What is its place in the Bible? How did the New Testament understand the story? How has the story been understood in Judaism and in Islam? What might t mean for people today? And what does it have to say about God, about the human condition, and even about God and nature? In reviewing the book, Limburg gives special attention to the many contributions of artists, musicians, painters, and sculptors who, he says, may have been the best interpreters of Jonah. He also keeps in mind literary dimension of the text and takes great care to follow the divisions of the book as they were defined by Jewish scribal tradition.The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The Contributors are scholars of international standing.

Jonah (1993) (Old Testament Library)

Religion & Spirituality

Limburg, James

Christian Books & Bibles

Westminster/John Knox Press

In this volume, James Limburg examines Jonah with several questions in mind: How did the story originate? What is its place in the Bible? How did the New Testament understand the story? How has the story been understood in Judaism and in Islam? What might it mean for people today? And what does it have to say about God, about the human condition, and even about God and nature? In reviewing the book, Limburg gives special attention to the many contributions of artists, musicians, painters, and sculptors who, he says, may have been the best interpreters of Jonah. He also keeps in mind the literary dimension of the text and takes great care to follow the divisions of the book as they were defined by Jewish scribal tradition.The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Jonah (1993): A Commentary (The Old Testament Library)

Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.

Hosea--Micah: Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching

In this insightful, informative, and easy-to-read volume, James Limburg takes us into the world of the Psalms and brings their world to us. Limburg studies each Psalm and shows how the Psalms confront the issues of our contemporary culture, transcending time, and transforming our faith and experience.
Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups.

Psalms (Westminster Bible Companion)

Sensational books on ?biblical prophecy? that warn of the end of the world continue to make the bestseller lists. James Limburg demonstrates that the actual prophets ? Nathan, Elijah, Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah ? were less concerned with such questions than with the urgent call for justice in society. Original and interesting. Limburg writes in a way that should catch the attention of the undergraduate student and the person in the pew, and he brings home a central feature in the prophetic message in a way that is telling and related to questions most people are raising. ?John Bright

The Prophets and the Powerless

Academic Renewal Press

"The Psalms address the days of our lives, in times of hurting as well as happiness, helping us to learn how to pray and also how to praise," says James Limburg. Newly updated, his little classic invites Christians into the spiritual depths of the Bible's prayerbook. With examples of each type of Psalm-psalms of lament, trust, pilgrimage, praise, and creation-and with engaging stories from his own experience, Limburg acquaints the reader with "the strength, the passion, and the fire" of this ancient hymnbook and its relevance to our daily lives. Joining Christians of twenty centuries, Limburg invites and incites fellow sojourners to a deeper encounter with the Psalms and with God.

Psalms for Sojourners

Fortress Press

Easter: Interpreting the Lessons of the Church Year (Proclamation 5 Series B)

Explicates and comments on each verse in an historical and theological context and provides extensive notes on the translation from the Greek text.

Acts of the Apostles (Hermeneia)

Epp, Eldon Jay

Conzelmann, Hans

Kraabel, A. Thomas

Filled with compact, almost aphoristic observations about the text, its background, and its theology. Its insight should sustain its value for a full generation.

The book of Ecclesiastes speaks eloquently to the uncertainties and anxieties that people have experienced through the centuries. James Limburg brings this ancient book to life for readers in our probing, questioning twenty-first-century times. He illuminates the contemporary existential themes in Ecclesiastes -- the quest for meaning in life, the incompleteness of our knowledge, the place of work in human lives, and the need to discover God amid life's uncertainties. A fresh, relevant discussion, arising from Limburg's extensive teaching experience, Encountering Ecclesiastes is ideal for any reader seeking to understand the timeless wisdom of Ecclesiastes.

Encountering Ecclesiastes: A Book for Our Time

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

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Jonah (1993) (Old Testament Library)

Jonah (1993): A Commentary (The Old Testament Library)

Hosea--Micah: Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching

Psalms (Westminster Bible Companion)

The Prophets and the Powerless

Psalms for Sojourners

Easter: Interpreting the Lessons of the Church Year (Proclamation 5 Series B)

Acts of the Apostles (Hermeneia)

Acts of the Apostles (Hermeneia)

Encountering Ecclesiastes: A Book for Our Time