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| Titre : | A Gracious and Compassionate God : Mission, Salvation and Spirituality in the Book of Jonah |
| Auteurs : | Daniel C. Timmer, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Nottingham [GB] : Apollos, 2011 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-84474-499-2 |
| Format : | 201 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : |
The book of Jonah is full of surprises, and this is no less true for us today than it was for its original readers. Furthermore, the end of the book asks readers the same question that God poses to Jonah; to what extent is their character truly in accord with that of the God whom they claim to serve?
At the same time, Jonah centres on the grand theme of the Bible; the manifestation of God's unmerited grace to those who have sinned against him. Despite its brevity, Jonah raises challenging theological questions, and there is no shortage of fascinating historical aspects, along with the various unexpected plot twists. In this stimulating biblical-theological study, Daniel Timmer examines the book's historical backgrounds, discusses the biblical text in detail, and pays special attention to redemptive history and its Christocentric orientation. He explores the relationship between Israel and the nations - including the question of mission - and the nature of religious conversion and spirituality in the Old Testament. Timmer also argues that the book of Jonah was written to facilitate spiritual change in its readers, and our study is not complete until we have wrestled with it on those terms. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Series preface - Author’s preface - Abbreviations - Introduction: What is the book of Jonah? / Approaching the book of Jonah - 1. The nations and mission in Jonah: Universalism / The nations / Israel between universalism and mission / A definition of mission in the Old Testament / Mission in Jonah? / Mission from Pentecost onward / Evaluating contemporary approaches to mission / Mission and the priority of the gospel - 2. Conversion and spirituality in Jonah and in biblical theology: Conversion in biblical theology and in Jonah / Abram’s faith / Abram’s repentance / Conversion elsewhere in the Old Testament / Approaching conversion in Jonah / Spirituality in biblical theology and in Jonah / The possibility of a unified biblical spirituality / Approaching spirituality in Jonah - 3. Looking into Jonah 1: Meeting the main characters / Initial identities and contrasts / Identities clarified and remade / The aftermath of the storm - 4. Looking into Jonah 2: Yahweh prepares a fish / Jonah prays / Jonah is saved from drowning - 5. Looking into Jonah 3: Introduction / Assyria in the eighth century BC / Nineveh in the eighth century BC / Jonah’s message / The response of the Ninevites / The limits of Nineveh’s repentance / The response of Nineveh’s king / Who was Nineveh’s king? / Nineveh’s repentance in context / How does God ‘relent’? / God’s justice and his relenting - 6. Looking into Jonah 4: Jonah’s anger against Yahweh / The root of Jonah’s anger: God’s gracious character / The fruit of Jonah’s anger: life with God impossible / Yahweh’s first response to Jonah’s anger / Jonah’s anger over his discomfort / Yahweh’s second response to Jonah’s anger / Conclusion - 7. Conclusions: Christocentric interpretation and application / Sin and its consequences in Jonah / Judgment and salvation in the Day of the Lord / Jonah, mission and the gospel / Jonah, conversion and spirituality, and the gospel / Jonah, imitation of God, and the gospel / Mission, Christ-conformity and our triune God - Bibliography - Index of modern authors / Index of Scripture references / Index of ancient sources |
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| Code-barres | Cote | Support | Localisation | Section | Disponibilité |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKJon/A 190 | CKJon/A 190 | Livre | Bibliothèque principale | Livres empruntables | Prêt possible Disponible |
