Terry A Giles

The Keepers: An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Samaritans

"The Keepers" describes the remarkable history and survival of the Samaritans and the unique oppression and grace that have shaped their culture and religion. It is a history whose antagonists have included Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and it has contributed to arguments between Roman Catholics an...

The Story of Naomi-The Book of Ruth: From Gender to Politics (Biblical Performance Criticism)

The book of Ruth is probably best known as a romantic love story that, through the expression of loving devotion, overcomes tragedy and ends with the founding of the most famous family in all of biblical Israel. But the book wasn't always this way. In fact, it wasn't a book at all but rather a story...

A Doubter's Guide to Heaven: Walking a Path from Doubt to Trust

Often a crisis in life will bring about a crisis of faith. Confronted with our own mortality, sometimes we find we no longer are sure about what we know, and our hoped-for promise of heaven collides with our deepest fears and doubts. In this book, author Terry Giles tells how his wife’s cancer diagn...

Tradition Kept: The Literature of the Samaritans

In this volume, Samaritan experts Anderson and Giles have created an accessible introduction to the sacred literature of the Samaritans. The book features fresh translations of the most important and least available portions of this literature. It includes major historical works, liturgies, theologi...

A Doubter's Guide to the Bible

Is the Bible still an authoritative guide? Television documentaries regularly explore the "mysteries of the Bible" and question whether its stories can be supported by historical facts. A multitude of people claim the Bible's authority for their own, often competing, agendas. And for many, the churc...

The Samaritan Pentateuch: An Introduction to Its Origin, History, and Significance for Biblical Studies (Sbl - Resources for Biblical Study)

The Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) is the sacred scripture of the Samaritans, a tenacious religious community made famous by Jesus Good Samaritan story that persists to this day. Not so widely known is the impact of the SP outside the Samaritan community. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest ...

There's a Hole in the Sky: Tracking Down God in the Company of the De-Churched

Religious change is in the wind. A spirit of discontent is placing Christianity at the threshold of a new reformation. On the vanguard of this pervasive change is a fast-growing group variously labeled the “de-churched,” the “unaffiliated,” the “spiritual but not religious,” or the “religious do-it-...

Prophets, Performance, and Power: Performance Criticism of the Hebrew Bible

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Prophets, Performance, And Power: Performance Criticism Of The Hebrew Bible

Prophets, Performance, and Power: Performance Criticism of the Hebrew Bible

A Doubter's Guide to Heaven: Walking a Path from Doubt to Trust