Böcker av Jerry Gladson

An Introduction to the Five Scrolls: Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther is a comprehensive introduction to the Megilloth, an important but often neglected minor collection of books in the Hebrew Bible. Using contemporary critical methods, each chapter explores title, authorship, provenance, place and time of composition, literary development, intended audience, literary structure, form, and style, literary and traditional sources, the contents and theological contribution, canonicity, and liturgical reception of the scrolls in both Jewish and Christian traditions. An Introduction to the Five Scrolls is the first comprehensive, critical introduction to the Five Scrolls to appear in English in recent scholarship.

Filling a gap in Christian literature for sermons based on the Old Testament from a Christian perspective, For God s Sake, Do Something! intentionally connects the Old Testament with issues of current spiritual and theological interest in the contemporary church. The author combines good homiletical technique with sensitivity to the deeper theological and exegetical concerns of the biblical text. Each sermon passage, offering a fresh, new translation of the ancient Scripture, has been carefully translated from the Hebrew original by the author. Pastors and lay ministers engaged in the preaching task will find these sermons useful for their own thinking and preparation in dealing with the topics they address. All Christians will find them both encouraging and challenging for their own devotional and spiritual life.