Bible (The) Books

New and Published Books

1. Ethics and the Golden Rule

   By Harry J. Gensler

   It is commonly accepted that the golden rule—most often formulated as "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"—is a unifying element between many diverse religious traditions, both Eastern and Western. Its influence also extends beyond such traditions, since many non-religious...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
2. Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films

   Edited by Adele Reinhartz

   Series: Routledge Key Guides

   Movies which have drawn inspiration from the Bible, either directly or indirectly, have been extremely popular since the earliest days of cinema. Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films introduces a wide range of those movies, which are among the most important, critically-acclaimed and highest-grossing...

   Published October 30th 2012 by Routledge
3. Cynics, Paul and the Pauline Churches

   By F. Gerald Downing

   F. Gerald Downing explores the teachings of Paul, arguing that the development of Paul's preaching and of the Pauline Church owed a great deal to the views of the vagabond Cynic philosophers, critics of the gods and of the ethos of civic society.F. Gerald Downing examines the New Testament writings...

   Published September 29th 2012 by Routledge
4. Christology and Whiteness

   What Would Jesus Do?

   Edited by George Yancy

   This book explores Christology through the lens of whiteness, addressing whiteness as a site of privilege and power within the specific context of Christology. It asks whether or not Jesus’ life and work offers theological, religious and ethical resources that can address the question of...

   Published July 23rd 2012 by Routledge
5. Animal Ethics and Theology

   The Lens of the Good Samaritan

   By Daniel Miller

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   In this book, Daniel K. Miller articulates a new vision of human and animal relationships based on the foundational love ethic within Christianity. Framed around Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan, Animal Ethics and Theology thoughtfully examines the shortcomings of utilitarian and rights-based...

   Published November 14th 2011 by Routledge
6. Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy

   750-500 BCE

   By David Aberbach

   Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy is a radically new interpretation of prophetic poetry. Using more than thirty new translations from the Hebrew Bible, it shows that this poetry is inseparable from imperialism, that each of the three major waves of biblical prophecy which have survived in the Old...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
7. Biblical Paradigms in Medieval English Literature

   From Cædmon to Malory

   By Lawrence Besserman

   Series: Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

   This book examines the intricate and unusual relationship between the sacred and secular spheres of English medieval culture, positing that the assimilation of sacred and secular motifs could be in either direction, or even in both directions. That is, medieval English writers could appropriate...

   Published October 16th 2011 by Routledge
8. Shakespeare, the Bible, and the Form of the Book

   Contested Scriptures

   Edited by Travis DeCook, Alan Galey

   Series: Routledge Studies in Shakespeare

   Why do Shakespeare and the English Bible seem to have an inherent relationship with each other? How have these two monumental traditions in the history of the book functioned as mutually reinforcing sources of cultural authority? How do material books and related reading practices serve as specific...

   Published July 26th 2011 by Routledge
9. The Bible and American Culture

   A Sourcebook

   Edited by Claudia Setzer, David Shefferman

   From political speeches to pop songs, the biblical presence in American culture is hard to ignore. This sourcebook gathers and contextualizes a remarkable series of primary texts to illuminate the varied uses of the Bible in American life. Topics covered include the publication and distribution of...

   Published May 8th 2011 by Routledge
10. The Routledge Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus

    Edited by Craig Evans

    This Encyclopedia brings together the vast array of historical research into the reality of the man, the teachings, the acts, and the events ascribed to him that have served as the foundational story of one of the world's central religions. This kind of historiography is not biography. The...

    Published June 2nd 2010 by Routledge