This is the first of a three-volume final report on the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Renewed Excavations at Ramat Raḥel, 2005–2010. It presents the stratigraphy and architecture of the excavation areas, including portions of the palatial compound, the subterranean columbarium complex, and the Late Roman cemetery; site formation of the tell; twentieth-century fortifications at the site; and the ancient garden and its water installations.

Appearing in English for the first time, this classic introduction to the field of hermeneutics covers a wide range of approaches to biblical interpretation. Presenting a brief history of philosophical hermeneutics, Manfred Oeming uses a clear structure to emphasize why there are, and why there must be, different and differing approaches to the interpretation of a text, in this case particularly the biblical text. The often confusing multiplicity of approaches to biblical interpretation ar...

This is part of a three-volume final report of the renewed excavations at Ramat Raḥel by the Tel Aviv–Heidelberg Expedition (2005−2010). It presents the finds from the Babylonian-Persian pit, one of the most dramatic find-spots at Ramat Raḥel. The pit yielded a rich assemblage of pottery vessels and yhwd, lion, and sixth-century “private” stamp impressions, including, for the first time, complete restored stamped jars, jars bearing two handles stamped with different yhwd ...

Der Band Diakonik bietet eine solide Einführung in die biblisch-theologischen Grundlagen sowie gegenwärtigen Diskurse im Bereich der Diakonie. Konzentriert auf den neuesten Stand der Forschung und die aktuellen Herausforderungen der Praxis ist er ein unentbehrlicher Begleiter für alle, die sich für das diakonische Handeln der Kirche interessieren.Kirchliches Engagement, zivilgesellschaftliche Einbindung und unternehmerische Strukturen bilden drei große thematische Zugänge, um diakonisches ...