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Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
James encourages patience, compassionate remembrance of Job, prayer, and mutual care.
Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.
James encourages patience, compassionate remembrance of Job, prayer, and mutual care.
Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
James encourages patience, compassionate remembrance of Job, prayer, and mutual care.
“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.
Trust is compared to a rooted tree that continues through heat and drought.
For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green, and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
Trust is compared to a rooted tree that continues through heat and drought.
Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Promises of restoration speak of enduring love, comfort after sorrow, and refreshment for the weary.
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
Promises of restoration speak of enduring love, comfort after sorrow, and refreshment for the weary.
Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
Promises of restoration speak of enduring love, comfort after sorrow, and refreshment for the weary.
“Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.
During Jerusalem's siege, Jeremiah's prayer and God's reply consider power and possibility.
“Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me?
During Jerusalem's siege, Jeremiah's prayer and God's reply consider power and possibility.
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
The good-shepherd discourse describes knowing, caring for, and giving life to the sheep.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
The good-shepherd discourse describes knowing, caring for, and giving life to the sheep.
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