Detective Stories from the Bible

Name: Detective Stories from the Bible
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ISBN: 9781426702563

By: J. Ellsworth Kalas

Abingdon Press / 2009 / Paperback

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Kalas has been helping Christians to rethink the old, old story for nearly 40 years. Now hear him provocatively explore "A Biography of Satan," "Follow the Blood," "Who Killed Mother Nature?" "Making Do with Remnants," "Christmas Women," "The Man of Opportunity," and "Behold, the Lamb." 144 pages, softcover. Abingdon.

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Title: Detective Stories from the Bible
By: J. Ellsworth Kalas
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 2009

Dimensions: 8.5 X 5.5 (inches)
Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 1426702566
ISBN-13: 9781426702563
Stock No: WW702563

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When we think of a detective story, we often think of murder mysteries. But the Bible contains some different kinds of detective stories. How is it, for instance, that some of the key personalities in the Bible story slip into the story almost unnoticed—like Judah, for example, an ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ. How did the symbolism of blood in Communion get started? When Cain was warned that the ground would no longer yield for him because he had killed his brother—did that set a precedent for connecting moral behavior with environmental harshness? These themes and many others are investigated in this study, accompanied by a discussion guide.

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J. Ellsworth Kalas (1923-2015) was the author of over 35 books, including the popular Back Side series, A Faith of Her Own: Women of the Old Testament, Strong Was Her Faith: Women of the New Testament, I Bought a House on Gratitude Street, and the Christian Believer study, and was a presenter on DISCIPLE videos. He was part of the faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary since 1993, formerly serving as president and then as senior professor of homiletics. He was a United Methodist pastor for 38 years and also served five years in evangelism with the World Methodist Council.