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| Titre : | Plot and Purpose in the Old Testament |
| Auteurs : | Elmer A. Martens, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Leicester [GB] : Inter-Varsity Press (IVP), 1981 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-85111-568-9 |
| Format : | 271 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | CM/B (Thèmes théologiques dans l'AT) |
| Résumé : |
The key to Old Testament theology, suggests E.A. Martens, is God's fourfold purpose-deliverance, community, knowledge of God, and land. On the basis of texts reflecting successive periods of Israel’s history, he shows that this plan is consistently central to the Old Testament revelation. It extends, moreover, through the New Testament, and is at the heart of the Christian faith.
Taking the approach of biblical theology, the author begins with exegesis, allowing the Bible itself to outline the picture that emerges. His book will be valuable both to the student and to the more general reader seeking a dynamic introduction to Old Testament theology and religion. |
| Note de contenu : |
PART I - GOD’S DESIGN ARTICULATED - 1. A pivotal text about Y ah weh and his purpose: 1. A significant answer to a crucial question: Exodus 5:22—6:8 / 2. A grid for the Old Testament message - 2. Earlier anticipation of God’s purpose: 1. God’s fourfold purpose anticipated in primeval history / 2. God’s fourfold design anticipated in the patriarchal narratives PART 2 - GOD’S DESIGN IMPLEMENTED: THE PRE-MONARCHY ERA - 3. God’s design : salvation: 1. Salvation as deliverance in history / 2. Salvation as blessing through cult / 3. Theological reflections - 4. God’s design: the covenant community: 1. The covenant formula / 2. The covenant community and law / 3. The covenant community and the promise / 4. The covenant and community - 5. God’s design: knowledge of God: 1. Knowing God: the possibility / 2. Knowing God in the larger world: nature, family and nations / 3. Knowing God through the event: the exodus / 4. Knowing God through the Word: cultic worship - 6. God’s design: land: 1. Land as promise and fulfilment / 2. Land as gift / 3. Land as a blessing / 4. Land as demanding a specific life-style PART 3 - GOD’S DESIGN TESTED : THE ERA OF THE MONARCHY - Prologue : Hosea 2:14-23 - 7. Deliverance: 1. The day of Yahweh / 2. Messianic expectations - 8. The covenant community and the new functionaries: kings, prophets: 1. Covenant and kingship / 2. Covenant and the prophets / 3. Theological reflections - 9. The experience of God: 1. The experience of God expressed in the Psalms / 2. The experience of God in wisdom literature / 3. The experience of God from the prophets - 10. Life and land: 1. The good life in the land: a perspective from wisdom literature / 2. The good life and management of the land: a perspective from history / 3. Loss of land and the good life: a perspective from the prophets / 4. Theological reflections PART 4 - GOD’S DESIGN REAFFIRMED: THE POST-MONARCHY ERA - Prologue: Ezekiel 3 4:17-31 - 11. Deliverance: 1. The apocalyptic vision: deliverance / 2. The suffering servant: deliverance / 3. Summary - 12. Covenant and community in the post-exilic period: 1. An interpretation of the exile: a broken covenant / 2. Affirmation of covenant formula: I will be your God / 3. Affirmation of covenant formula: You shall be my people / 4. Summary - 13. The experience of God: 1. The experience of God within the cult / 2. Israel’s experience of God in the event / 3. The experience of God in the wider world / 4. Summary / 5. Theological reflections - 14. Land: 1. Historically: land recovered / 2. Theologically: land as symbol / 3. Theological reflections - 15. Divine design and the New Testament: 1. The divine design and the kingdom of God in Matthew / 2. The divine design and righteousness in Romans - Bibliography - Index of subjects / Index of authors / Index of Bible references / Index of Hebrew and Greek words - TABLES: A theological summary of Genesis 1—11 / A comparison of contract and covenant / Tracking a promise / The day of Yahweh in pre-exilic prophets / God’s fourfold purpose: a summary / Summary of covenants in the Old Testament |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
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| CM/B 005 | CM/B 005 | Livre | Bibliothèque principale | Livres empruntables | Prêt possible Disponible |
