Modern readers of the Bible often find the Old Testament difficult
and even disturbing. What are we to do with obscure prophecies of
long expired nations? Why should we read and study ancient laws
that even the New Testament says are eclipsed by Christ? How can we
reconcile Jesus' Sermon on the Mount with the Old Testament's
graphic narratives of sex and violence? What does the Old Testament
offer that is not surpassed and even made irrelevant by the New
Testament? John Walton has spent a career engaging deeply with the
Old Testament's text and ancient context. He has studied, taught,
and written about the issues. His signature approach can be
introduced in one sentence: The Old Testament was written for us
but not to us. We must not conform it to our own understanding. We
will fully grasp the Old Testament and its theology only when we
are immersed in the ancient cultural current of Israel within its
broader cultural river of the ancient Near East. In Old Testament
Theology for Christians, John Walton invites us to leave our
modern-and even inherited Christian-preconceptions at the threshold
as we enter the world of the Old Testament. He challenges us to see
it anew-as if for the first time-as guests in a strange and
fascinating foreign land. Then we will rediscover its testimony to
God's great enterprise. In this capstone to a career of studying
and teaching the Old Testament, Walton unfolds a grand panorama of
Yahweh and the gods, of cosmos and humanity, of covenant and
kingdom, of temple and torah, of sin and evil, and of salvation and
afterlife. Viewed within its ancient Near Eastern cognitive
environment, the text takes unexpected turns and blossoms into
fresh and challenging insights. No matter how you are accustomed to
viewing the first testament of the Bible, Old Testament Theology
for Christians will challenge and sharpen your perceptions.
General
| Imprint: |
IVP Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2017 |
| Authors: |
John H Walton
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 159 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8308-5192-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-8308-5192-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780830851928 |
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