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  • The Historical David

    The Real Life of an Invented Hero

    by Joel Baden ...
    An Old Testament scholar offers a controversial look at the history of King David, the founder of the nation of Israel whose bloodline leads to Jesus.Challenging prevailing popular beliefs about the king's legend in The Historical David: The Real Life of an Invented Hero, Joel Baden makes clear that the biblical account of David is an attempt to shape the events of his life politically and ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lost in Translation

    Recovering the Origins of Familiar Biblical Words

    by Joel S. Baden ...
    The Bible is words--it is, at the end of the day, nothing more than that. How those words have been read and understood has formed the basis of everything from private faith to public policy for two thousand years. Yet for the most part, casual readers--and even many professional interpreters, clerical and scholarly--are unaware of how culture has impacted the commonly accepted meanings of so many ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Book of Exodus

    A Biography

    by Joel S. Baden ...
    Series series Lives of Great Religious Books
    An essential biography of one of the Bible’s most powerful and inspiring booksExodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible, but it may rank first in lasting cultural importance. It is here that the classic biblical themes of oppression and redemption, of human enslavement and divine salvation, are most dramatically expressed. Joel Baden tells the story of this influential and enduring book, ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD

  • The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis

    by Joel S. Baden ...
    For well over two centuries the question of the composition of the Pentateuch has been among the most central and hotly debated issues in the field of biblical studies. In this book, Joel Baden presents a fresh and comprehensive argument for the Documentary Hypothesis. Critically engaging both older and more recent scholarship, he fundamentally revises and reorients the classical model of the ... Read more

    $60.49 CAD

  • Bible Nation

    The United States of Hobby Lobby

    by Candida R. Moss, Joel S. Baden ...
    How the billionaire owners of Hobby Lobby are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make America a “Bible nation”The Greens of Oklahoma City—the billionaire owners of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores—are spending hundreds of millions of dollars in an ambitious effort to increase the Bible’s influence on American society. In Bible Nation, Candida Moss and Joel Baden provide the first in ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Source Criticism

    by Joel S. Baden ...
    Series series Cascade Companions
    Source criticism has been at the center of biblical studies for the last two centuries. In that time, it has produced a wide range of theories and approaches, often conflicting. This book provides a concise overview of the major approaches and positions in the field, helping the reader understand where scholarship has been and where it currently stands, and situating each major development within ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch

    Edited by Joel S. Baden, Jeffrey Stackert ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Featuring contributions from internationally-recognized scholars in the study of the Pentateuch, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of key topics and issues in contemporary pentateuchal scholarship. The Oxford Handbook of the Pentateuch considers recent debates about the formation of the Pentateuch and their implications for biblical scholarship. At the same time, it addresses a number of ... Read more

    $104.19 CAD

  • Reconceiving Infertility

    Biblical Perspectives on Procreation and Childlessness

    by Candida R. Moss, Joel S. Baden ...
    A more complete picture of how procreation and childlessness are depicted in the BibleIn the Book of Genesis, the first words God speaks to humanity are "Be fruitful and multiply." From ancient times to today, these words have been understood as a divine command to procreate. Fertility is viewed as a sign of blessedness and moral uprightness, while infertility is associated with sin and moral ... Read more

    $48.39 CAD

  • The Museum of the Bible

    A Critical Introduction

    by Jill Hicks-Keeton, Cavan Concannon, Mark A. Chancey, Terrence L. Johnson, Ludvik A. Kjeldsberg, Jennifer Wright Knust, Mark Leuchter0, James R. Linville1, Roberta Mazza2, Margaret M. Mitchell3, Sarah F. Porter4, Stephen L. Young5, John Fea6, Marc Zvi Brettler7 ...
    Bringing together nationally and internationally-known scholars, The Museum of the Bible: A Critical Introduction analyzes the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., from a variety of perspectives and disciplinary positions, including biblical studies, history, archaeology, Judaic studies, and religion and public life. The Museum of the Bible is poised to wield unparalleled influence on the ... Read more

    $61.19 CAD

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  • The Myth of Persecution

    How Early Christians Invented a Story of Martyrdom

    by Candida Moss ...
    An expert on early Christianity reveals how the early church invented stories of Christian martyrs—and how this persecution myth persists today.According to church tradition and popular belief, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire intent on their destruction. As the story goes, vast numbers of believers were thrown to the lions, tortured, or burned alive because ... Read more

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  • Pagans

    The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity

    by James J. O'Donnell ...
    "Trenchantly interprets how an oddball religious cult became the official faith of Rome. . . . It makes for a thoughtful tour of Rome." — New York Times Book ReviewPagans explores the rise of Christianity from a surprising and unique viewpoint: that of the people who witnessed their ways of life destroyed by what seemed then a powerful religious cult. These "pagans" were actually pious Greeks, ... Read more

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  • The Pirate Queen

    Queen Elizabeth I, Her Pirate Adventurers, and the Dawn of Empire

    by Susan Ronald ...
    “A highly colorful, swashbuckling read, one that will give you new respect for Britain’s first Elizabeth.” —Seattle TimesAn illuminating revisionist biography about Queen Elizabeth I and her merchant-adventurers who terrorized the seas, extended the Empire, and amassed great wealth for the throne.Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired ... Read more

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