Detective Stories from the Bible (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781426702563)

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.

Author: J. Ellsworth Kalas
ISBN-10: 1426702566
ISBN-13: 9781426702563
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 142
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.40d