John R Endres

Biblical Interpretation in the Book of Jubilees (Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series)

Walking with God in the Classroom: Christian Approaches to Teaching and Learning

A comprehensive view of the classroom teaching and learning for the Christian educator. A broad scope of topics-the role of the teacher, classroom structure, learning models, curriculum development, student assessment , and many others-are skillfully presented withing the framework of a biblical vie...

First And Second Chronicles (NEW COLLEGEVILLE BIBLE COMMENTARY: OLD TESTAMENT)

In the era in which the Chronicler writes, the pressing question is: How will Judeans reestablish themselves after the Babylonian exile? The Chronicler's answer is to encourage the people of Israel to live out of their memory of God's mercy and compassion. Knowing and cherishing the books of Samuel ...

The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions

At the origin of the Watchers tradition is the single enigmatic reference in Genesis 6 to the "sons of God" who had intercourse with human women, producing a race of giants upon the earth. That verse sparked a wealth of cosmological and theological speculation in early Judaism. Here leading scholars...

Chronicles and its Synoptic Parallels in Samuel, Kings, and Related Biblical Texts

The importance of synoptic parallels for study of the Hebrew Bible and the emergence in recent decades of fresh energy for studying the book of Chronicles has inspired scholars across North America to take a new view of the historical books of the Old Testament (Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles). Chron...

A Retreat with the Psalms: Resources for Personal and Communal Prayer

Tradition says the psalms are the prayerbook of the church; from laments to exultant praise, the psalms express our full range of emotion. Yet repetition and familiarity can dull us to the wonder truly present in tradition. Bringing the psalms to vivid new life is this new book which explains the va...