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James Barr
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Embark on a journey with a humble packman and his loyal donkey as they pass through the mountaintop town known as the Thorpe. In this captivating tale of adventure and…
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James Barr was a central figure in twentieth-century biblical scholarship, theology, and the study of biblical languages. These three volumes, which he planned before his death in 2006, gather together…
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Brighton, 2008: Damian Barr celebrates getting a deal to write a memoir about his chaotic childhood in 1980s Lanarkshire. But as soon as he opens the door to his troubled…
James Britton's work addresses central educational questions that are as relevant today as they were half a century ago. This carefully curated collection of Britton's key writings renders his work…
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Dr. Paul Wells takes the reader deep into the thought of James Barr, the prominent and controversial Oxford professor known for his works on biblical semantics, interpretation, and authority. Barr’s…
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In this book, Professor Barr presents a reading of the story of the Garden of Eden, not as a tale of the origins of sin and death, but as a…
The Old Identities: Being Sketches And Reminiscences During The First Decade Of The Province Of Otago, New Zealand (1879) is a historical book written by James Barr. The book is…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
A comprehensive study of word studies around time and eternity in Hebrew and Greek.
Laughing Through A Wilderness is a book written by James Barr and published in 1906. The book is a collection of humorous stories and anecdotes that take place in the…
In this expanded version of James Barr’s classic work, three additional articles by the author are added. They are (1) Philology and Exegesis: Some General Remarks, with Illustrations from Job…
he problems which Professor Barr examines have been borne in upon him over the years as a teacher of Old Testament to theological students, but more recently by active participation…
If you like ghost stories, then come and meet Jerry Thorne!Three tales from the annals of hapless paranormal investigator, come ghost hunter, Jeremiah Thorne. Aided and abetted by his sassy…
Much of the Christianity which flourishes best today has conservative or fundamentalist characteristics, that is, strong emphasis on the correctness of the Bible, hostility to the methods of modern critical…
This is a pastoral rather than a controversial book. Its main aim is not to show fundamentalists that they are wrong, but rather to help those who have grown up…
Anglican Church Architecture: With Some Remarks Upon Ecclesiastical Furniture is a book written by James Barr in 1846. The book is a comprehensive guide to the architecture of Anglican churches…
Anglican Church Architecture: With Some Remarks Upon Ecclesiastical Furniture is a book written by James Barr in 1846. The book is a comprehensive guide to the architecture and design of…
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These papers, some previously unpublished, raise important questions about the nature. use and context of theological study of the Bible. Does biblical study still belong to theology? Has the Bible…
Behind the academic and innocently descriptive title of this book is to be found one of the most explosive works of biblical scholarship to be published this century. Certainly many…
This book applies, in a more specialist area, a similar treatment to that used by Professor Barr in The Semantics of Biblical Language, and like the earlier volume criticizes much…
A Correct And Authentic Narrative Of The Indian War In Florida; With A Description Of Maj. Dade’S Massacre, And An Account Of The Extreme Suffering, For Want Of Provision, Of…
A path-breaking history of how the United States superseded Great Britain as the preeminent power in the Middle East, with urgent lessons for the present day We usually assume that…
Barr turns history into a drama, with bright writing and a fascinating cast of characters. -Mary Foster, Associated Press
The Sprunt Lectures delivered at Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, February 1982. The men of the Bible did not themselves have a Bible to be their supreme guide and authority…
Do people know about God just by being human beings in the world we live in? Or do they need special divine assistance through the Bible and the church? This…
Brings together aspects of controversy about the Bible with an emphasis on the Old Testament and the history of Israel. The central question is how far the Bible gives us…
This book brings together aspects of controversy about the Bible at the end of the millennium with emphasis on the Old Testament and the history of Israel. The central question…
Behind the academic and innocently descriptive title of this book is to be found one of the most explosive works of biblical scholarship to be published in the 20th century…
Between 1945 and 1970, America replaced Britain as the dominant power in the Middle East in an extraordinary role reversal. Lords of the Desert tells this story.
A collection of essays on biblical studies and theology in honour of the 70th birthday of James Barr, formerly Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford University.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingA AcentsAcentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and…
James Barr Ames
A Selection of Cases on the Law of Trusts is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas…
James Barr Walker
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
