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1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations. |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Series |
Marquette studies in theology ; number 74 |
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Marquette studies in theology ; #74.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Abraham : the chosen one -- Abraham : in the beginning was the plural -- Abraham : life, death -- Abraham : binding and unbinding -- The name of Isaac : "WiIl Laugh" -- Jacob the deceiver -- Jacob, continued -- Jacob the wrestler -- Joseph -- Moses between two peoples -- Moses the visionary -- Moses in the place of God -- Moses and Pharaoh -- Moses in the sin of his people -- The raised-up serpent -- Joshua conquers the Promised Land -- Rahab and the Wall of Jericho -- Samson, or brimming over -- Ruth : bread, flesh, word -- Samuel : a transition -- Samuel executes the King of the Amalekites -- Saul : the elected and rejected king -- David : courage and ability -- David the beloved -- David put to the test -- From David to Jesus -- Solomon and wisdom -- Adam -- Adam and Eve -- After Solomon : Rehoboam -- Jeroboam : the secession of the North -- Elija : like fire -- Another Elija -- Elija, yesterday and tomorrow -- Elisha the disciple -- The prophet Hosea -- Isaiah -- Isaiah : births -- Jeremiah and the end of the kings -- Jeremiah and Moses -- Jeremiah towards the future -- Ezekiel -- An unknown person : the "Servant" -- Nehemiah : the return -- Job : the cry of the leper -- Jonah and the man from everywhere -- Tobit, his son Tobit, and Raphael -- Esther or disguises -- Judith -- Daniel and the end of times -- Appendix. Portraits and genealogies in the Bible. |
| Language |
In English; translated from the French. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Bible. Old Testament -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Rogers, Peter, translator.
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Grassignoux, Pierre, artist.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beauchamp, Paul. Fifty biblical portraits. Milwaukee, Wisconsin : Marquette University Press, [2011] 246 pages ; 22 cm Marquette studies in theology ; no. 74 9780874627893 (OCoLC)ocn698080458 |
| ISBN |
9780874627893 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0874627893 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780874627909 (electronic bk.) |
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