The Lord Bless You

The Lord Bless YouThe Priestly Blessing in Numbers 6, "The Lord bless you," is one of the most familiar and widely used liturgical texts in Christianity. Although often recited, it is not usually a subject of in depth study. In this addition to the Touchstone Texts series, highly regarded Old Testament scholar Stephen Chapman provides a detailed, engagingly written exposition of the Priestly Blessing as well as a broader exploration of blessing in the Old Testament. He

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This volume offers a creative example of theological interpretation

and explains how insights from this process translate into present-day biblical interpretation

cracks open the challenging and provocative world of the Spirit in the Old Testament

the authors tell the story of philosophy from ancient Greece through postmodern times

The book is applicable to all Christian traditions and worship styles and is well suited to both the classroom and the local church

This paradigm-shifting study is the first book-length investigation into the compositional dates of the New Testament to be published in over forty years

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extending our relationships globally and bringing us closer together in positive and not-so-positive ways

This book explains how the Jesus revealed in Scripture comports with such descriptions of God

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