In the Hebrew Bible, ḥesed (steadfast love, loyalty, devotion)
denotes an important concept that is relevant to interpersonal
relationships in every generation. In this book, Karen Nelson
investigates New Testament engagement with that concept and the
exegetical value of recognizing such engagement. This investigation
employs an original hybrid of two methodological approaches:
intertextuality, used to consider how New Testament authors
appropriate texts that evoke ḥesed or ḥāsîd, and
categorization, used to analyze and compare instances of the
categories ḥsd and ḥsyd within the Hebrew Bible and the New
Testament. Nelson’s work challenges assertions that the New
Testament equivalent of ḥesed is agapē (love) or charis (grace).
Rather, she contends that ḥesed and ḥāsîd are more likely to
be evoked by the terms with which they are most often rendered in
the Septuagint: eleos and hosios, respectively. Nelson rereads
selected New Testament pericopes in light of ḥesed, highlighting
points about ongoing devotion to kinship and covenantal
relationships often overlooked in those contexts and showing how
New Testament authors and figures utilize the ḥesed tradition to
critique the contemporary socioreligious situation and encourage
belief, enduring commitment, and appropriately changed lifestyles.
Addressing a topic that spans the Hebrew Bible and the New
Testament, this study will be of value to biblical scholars,
especially those who are interested in semantics.
General
| Imprint: |
Eisenbrauns
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Karen Nelson
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
298 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-64602-241-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-64602-241-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781646022410 |
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