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Follows the transformation of Jeremiah's scribe into a divine sage and hero

Baruch ben Neriah traces the evolution of a biblical figure whose legacy grew from that of a scribe who edite…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017707/Bathsheba-Survives
A portrait of a biblical woman seen through the centuries as everything from adviser to temptress to victim

Bathsheba is a mysterious and enigmatic figure who appears in only seventy-si…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017468/Have-You-Considered-My-Servant-Job
An in-depth examination and analysis of the chapters focused on the patient biblical character

The question that launches Job's story is posed by God at the outset of the story: "Have y…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017418/Ezra-and-the-Law-in-History-and-Tradition
An in-depth examination that separates the historical Ezra from the biblical legend

The historical Ezra was sent to Jerusalem as an emissary of the Persian monarch. What was his task? A…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017391/Jeremiah-and-Gods-Plans-of-Well-being
In Jeremiah and God's Plans of Well-being, Barbara Green explores the prophet Jeremiah as a literary persona of the biblical book through seven periods of his prophetic ministry, focusing on t…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017384/Qoheleth
Rarely does a biblical book evoke admiration from a Nobel laureate in literature, a newspaper columnist, a prize-winning poet, and a popular songwriter. Ecclesiastes has done that, and for goo…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017274/Gleaning-Ruth
The biblical story of Ruth celebrates the power to begin life anew, to gather what has been scattered, to glean what one needs. In this original approach to understanding an ancient love story…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017254/Samuel-and-His-God
An insightful untangling of divergent voices and viewpoints found in the story of the last Hebrew judge and first major prophet.

Samuel and His God explores the relationship among a pro…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017122/Abraham
A critical reassessment of the story of Abraham's chosen family and its impact on three faiths

In an inviting style that showcases his literary discernment, theological sophistication,…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017064/Solomon
The paradox of celebrating the wealth, wisdom, and power of Solomon

In this study of Solomon and his place in the larger consciousness of Israel, Walter Brueggemann considers what Old T…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700