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During the second invasion of Jerusalem(597 B.C.), Nebuchadnezzar
deported an even larger group of Judah's upper and middle class
citizens to Babylon, and among this group was a young twenty-six
year old priest in training named, Ezekiel. This group of Jewish
captives was placed in the region of Tel Aviv, along a wide canal
that links two branches of the Euphrates known as the Kebar River.
There, they were treated more as colonists than slaves and enjoyed
many privileges. It was there on the banks of the Kebar River,
that, in 593 B.C., a now thirty old Ezekiel received his calling
from GOD (Ezekiel 1 & 2). Thirty years old is the minimum age
that priests are actually allowed to begin serving in the temple
(Numbers 4:1-3). And so, as the LORD would have it, it was from
that place, that Ezekiel first served the LORD by delivering his
first prophetic message to his fellow captives in Babylon.
In this engaging book, Graeme Goldsworthy reflects with clarity and
practical insight on reading and using the Old Testament. By
showing us how Jesus is central to the Old Testament's message, he
encourages us to reinstate it as essential and transformative to
our lives, churches and mission in today's world. The author asks
important questions: Where is Jesus in the whole biblical
storyline? How does the kingdom of God relate to him? In what way
is he central to the divine revelation? This is a must-read for
those who wish to transform their biblical understanding.
In this unique volume, father-and-son team Walter and John
Brueggemann take a close look at our fractured American society and
suggest ways for improvement. Using six themes identified by some
scholars as the moral foundations of societycare, fairness,
liberty, loyalty, authority, and sanctitythey examine the
unsustainable patterns of our contemporary society and reveal how
those patterns played out in the ancient world of the Old
Testament. Brueggemann and Brueggemann demonstrate how comparing
the current state of these moral foundations with what God wanted
them to be can help us better respond to the challenges of today.
They assert that achieving any significant change will require the
work of all of us and will be grounded in a vision of
neighborliness. Rebuilding the Foundations will inspire readers to
reorient toward a better way of living, both for themselves and for
all living things.
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Micah
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Stephen C Dempster
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A distinctively theological take on the book of Micah Readers of
the book of Micah learn a great deal about God: he is a mighty God
who controls the nations, yet he is also concerned with everyday
matters like equity, poverty, and care for widows and orphans. In
presenting this transcendent-yet-immanent God, Micah's message
revolves around themes of justice, judgment, and salvation that
continue to carry great significance today. In this theological
commentary on the book of Micah, Stephen Dempster places the text
in conversation with the larger story of Scripture. After
discussing questions of structure and authorship in his
introduction, Dempster systematically works through the text,
drawing links to the broader biblical story throughout. In the
second part of his commentary Dempster offers theological
discussion that further explicates the most significant themes in
Micah and their applicability to today's Christians.
In "Walking In the Dark" Daniel Fuller guides us step by step while
he examines and expounds the text and the message of the biblical
book of Job. As Professor of Hermeneutics at Fuller Seminary, Dr.
Fuller wrestled with this text for many years in the context of
teaching future pastors and theologians how to understand the
original author's intended meaning. Today's serious students of
Scripture can now benefit from his work as they engage with his
methods and with the meaning he exposes as he unfolds the language
and layers of this classic story. "Walking In the Dark" helps
readers, appreciate the scope of God's righteousness, realize the
complexity of God's providence, and acknowledge the limits of human
wisdom. Don't miss this opportunity to shed some light on why God
sometimes consigns us to suffer without explanation.
Take an in-depth look at over twenty fierce, faithful, and strong
women featured in the Old Testament with Preaching the Women of the
Old Testament. Inside this unique resource author Lynn Japinga
interprets the stories of various biblical women, including Eve,
Rebekah, Dinah, Tamar, Miriam, Deborah, Jael, Abigail, Bathsheba,
and Vashti. Along with providing an interpretation, Japinga
demonstrates how the character's story has been read in Christian
tradition and offers sermon ideas that connect contemporary issues
to each story. This book is ideal for pastors who want to know more
about the many women of the Old Testament and learn how to better
incorporate them into their sermons.
The Book of Job presents the story of the sufferings of a man of
God at the hands of the devil. God allowed it! In fact, God put Job
forth to the devil as a wonderful servant of God! The Book of Job
teaches how God operates in this world. As a servant of God, Job
thought he knew God...but not nearly as well as he thought he did.
The book contrasts the knowledge of the world, represented in the
words of Job's three friends, to Job's confusion concerning the
ways of God, to the truth of God explained by the Lord! Hopefully,
by studying the details of Job's experiences, each of us will learn
to turn our attention and trust to God - without the need to
personally endure affliction and suffering like Job!
An introduction to the Old Testament books of Ruth and Esther is
followed by a verse-by-verse commentary on the text of these two
books.
The Pentateuch (or the Torah) consists of the first five books of
the Bible and is a foundational scripture for millions of people,
both Jews and Christians. In this book Paula Gooder and Brad
Anderson provide a clear and accessible introduction for those
beginning Bible study. Key themes such as creation and the flood,
exodus and liberation, as well as covenant and law are presented
and analyzed. These themes are explored in their ancient context
and from the standpoint of contemporary concerns such as liberation
theology, gender issues and ecology. For this new edition
introductory sections on the five books of the Pentateuch have been
expanded and supplemented, while recent developments in the quest
for the origins of the Pentateuch have also been updated. A new
chapter on academic approaches to the study of the Pentateuch has
been added, along with a section on the 'afterlife' of the
Pentateuch which focuses on its place in the history of
interpretation, as well as in the arts and culture. Reading lists
and references have been updated throughout to take account of the
most recent scholarship.
In this massive volume, patristics scholar Thomas P. Scheck offers
a worthy sequel to his magisterial St. Jerome's Commentary on
Isaiah (ACW 68) with the first translation into a modern language
of St. Jerome's Commentary on Ezekiel, his second longest Old
Testament commentary. With these two volumes together, Paulist
Press now offers Jerome's two longest commentaries, which are also
considered his greatest works. With current interest in the Old
Testament prophets, especially the major prophets Isaiah and
Ezekiel, at a high level, the Ancient Christian Writers series
makes available a new, significant title to the works of Jerome in
the English language.
The Proselyte and the Prophet: Character Development in Targum Ruth
by Christian M. M. Brady is an exegetical study of Targum Ruth with
a focus upon the transformation of the biblical characters into
exemplars of rabbinic piety. Ruth becomes the ideal proselyte while
Boaz is presented as a judge, a scholar of the Law, and a prophet.
Brady demonstrates that the Targumist follows standard Targumic
practice, rendering each Hebrew word of the biblical text into
Aramaic, while making additions that further his agenda of
presenting Ruth as a rabbinic model to be emulated. In addition to
the character analysis Brady provides a transcription of the
manuscript Valmadonna 1, a new translation into English, and a
verse-by-verse commentary of Targum Ruth.
David's Successors: Kingship in the Old Testament argues for a new
reading of kingship in the Old Testament. Rather than presenting
the kings as monsters-with the occasional angelic ruler-this study
seeks a more nuanced version of kingship. This book considers the
original concept and context of kingship before concentrating on
five kings in particular: Jeroboam, Ahab, Hezekiah, Manasseh, and
Josiah. Much contemporary scholarship is concerned with the
reconceptualization and recontextualization of kingship that
hearkens from a negative perspective on kingship, but this book
will fully consider the positive and original vision of kingship.
This book is ultimately rooted in a hopeful and joyful view of
humanity as found in the Psalms, Sirach, and the Chronicles.
To be human means to resist dehumanization. In the darkest periods
of human history, men and women have risen up and in many different
voices said this one thing: "Do not treat me like this. Treat me
like the human being that I am." Claiming Her Dignity explores a
number of stories from the Old Testament in which women in a
variety of creative ways resist the violence of war, rape,
heterarchy, and poverty. Amid the life-denying circumstances that
seek to attack, violate, and destroy the bodies and psyches of
women, men, and children, the women featured in this book
absolutely refuse to succumb to the explicit, and at times subtle
but no less harmful, manifestations of violence that they face.
Since the seventies, no study has examined the methodologies of
Josephus' rewriting of an entire biblical book as part of his
Judean Antiquities. This book attempts to fill this vacuum by
exploring Josephus' adaptation of the books of Samuel, penetrating
the exegetical strategies he employs to modify the biblical stories
for his intended audience. Through meticulous comparison of the
biblical narrative and Josephus' Antiquities, broader issues - such
as Josephus' attitude towards monarchy and women - gradually come
to light, challenging long-held assumptions. This definitive
exploration of Josephus' rewriting of Samuel illuminates the
encounter between the ancient texts and its relevance to scholarly
discourse today.
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