Paperback. Study of the Bible can be enlivened by understanding the historical and cultural context of the text, and delving more deeply into the original language.In this book, Elsbeth Weymann, an expert in Greek and Hebrew, has selected biblical passages which take the reader through the festivals of the year -- from Advent and Easter to Pentecost and Michaelmas. Each passage has a fresh translation and in-depth commentary. For instance, in the story of Pentecost, she highlights the use of the unusual feminine form of the word 'spirit', which points to a feminine aspect of the Holy Spirit.Weymann's study of specific words and grammar also shows how the living presence of the Old Testament is evident in the New Testament. This book is for anyone looking for deeper meaning in the Bible. An in-depth linguistic and cultural study of a selection of biblical passages, chosen to represent the main Christian festivals through the year. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Paths into the Book of Books (Paperback)
Publisher: Floris Books, Edinburgh
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1782501622
ISBN 13: 9781782501626
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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An in-depth linguistic and cultural study of a selection of biblical passages, chosen to represent the main Christian festivals through the year.

Study of the Bible can be enlivened by understanding the historical and cultural context of the text, and delving more deeply into the original language.

In this book, Elsbeth Weymann, an expert in Greek and Hebrew, has selected biblical passages which take the reader through the festivals of the year -- from Advent and Easter to Pentecost and Michaelmas. Each passage has a fresh translation and in-depth commentary. For instance, in the story of Pentecost, she highlights the use of the unusual feminine form of the word 'spirit', which points to a feminine aspect of the Holy Spirit.

Weymann's study of specific words and grammar also shows how the living presence of the Old Testament is evident in the New Testament. This book is for anyone looking for deeper meaning in the Bible.

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Elsbeth Weymann was born in Kiel, Germany in 1942. She studied Ancient Greek and Hebrew in Freiburg, Athens and Munich. For twenty-five years she taught at Waldorf schools in Munich and Stuttgart, as well as lecturing in New Testament Greek at The Christian Community priest seminaries in Hamburg and Stuttgart. She lives in Berlin.

Luke Barr is a priest of The Christian Community in Aberdeen.

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