The foundation stone of Jewish and Christian scriptures, the power of the "Book of Genesis" lies in its stories - "Creation", "the Fall", "Cain and Abel", "Noah", "Abraham", "Jacob" and "Joseph". This title traces the themes and meanings of these stories, examining what they can tell us about the human quest for meaning.

This work is concerned with the way Black Christian formation, because of the acceptance of universal, absolute, and exclusive Christian doctrines, seems to justify and even encourage anti-African sentiment.

Ineffable Love is a six-session Bible Study course based around the award-winning television adaption of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens, starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant.

Aims to offer a comprehensive account of the inner workings of the women's branch of Opus Dei.

Gives an account of relations between faiths, especially Christianity and Islam. This work looks at dialogue in general, and then in more detail at Christian Muslim relations in Britain, Europe and the USA. Then, it looks at the monotheistic religions, modern religious fundamentalism, ecumenism and religious dialogue, and more.

A book that reviews the principles of modern Black Theology, its roots and contributions to the Christian world. It also discusses what challenges Black theologians face in their minister and their religious communities.

This classic introduction to Biblical Studies, now in its third edition, provides students with the perfect resource for approaching the Bible.

This classic work is an ideal introduction to how the Bible was written, transmitted, copied and declared to be authoritative by various churches. It presents a concise and accessible guide to all aspects of biblical study.

Integrates scholarship with application to ministry formation.

An introduction to the Old Testament that not only covers all the key components of most OT courses but also helps students to think for themselves about key issues of interpretation.

Providing an introduction to the Psalms, this book introduces readers to some of the key issues arising from different approaches to the biblical text. It examines how the methods of interpretation - historical/cultural, literary, liturgical and theological - differ and complement each other.

This book introduces the main people and themes in the history of Trinitarian theology and analyses recent, alternative readings of the tradition.

An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation provides a much-needed introduction to womanist approaches to biblical interpretation. It argues that womanist biblical interpretation is not simply a byproduct of feminist biblical interpretation but part of a distinctive tradition of...

Setting Jesus in a radical apocalyptic context, this volume draws attention to the eschatological significance of the journey to Jerusalem and Jesus' arrival there.

This book is an analysis of historical Jesus scholarship in its economic and cultural contexts.

N. T. Wright offers a penetrating assessment of the major scholarly contributions to the current 'quest' for the historical Jesus.