First Isaiah And The Disappearance Of The Gods

Author : Matthew J. Lynch
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781646021307

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First Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods by Matthew J. Lynch Pdf

Isaiah 1–39 uses the unique term אלילים—usually translated as “idols”— more than anywhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Using this linguistic phenomenon as a point of departure, Matthew J. Lynch reexamines the rhetorical strategies of First Isaiah, revealing a stronger monotheizing rhetoric than previously recognized. Standard accounts of Israelite religion frequently insist that monotheism reached its apex during the exile, and especially in Deutero-Isaiah. By contrast, Lynch’s study brings to light an equally potent mode of monotheizing in First Isaiah. Lynch identifies three related rhetorical tendencies that emphasize yhwh’s supreme uniqueness: a rhetoric of avoidance, referring to other deities as idols (אלילים) to avoid conferring on them the status of gods (אלוהים); a rhetoric of exaltation, emphasizing yhwh’s truly exalted status in opposition to all that which exalted itself; and a rhetoric of abasement, fully subjugating all other claimants to absolute power—whether human or divine—before the divine king. Succinctly and persuasively argued, Lynch’s book will change how biblical scholars understand the nature and development of Israelite monotheism.

Author : Matthew J. Lynch
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781646021321

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First Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods by Matthew J. Lynch Pdf

Isaiah 1–39 uses the unique term אלילים—usually translated as “idols”— more than anywhere else in the Hebrew Bible. Using this linguistic phenomenon as a point of departure, Matthew J. Lynch reexamines the rhetorical strategies of First Isaiah, revealing a stronger monotheizing rhetoric than previously recognized. Standard accounts of Israelite religion frequently insist that monotheism reached its apex during the exile, and especially in Deutero-Isaiah. By contrast, Lynch’s study brings to light an equally potent mode of monotheizing in First Isaiah. Lynch identifies three related rhetorical tendencies that emphasize yhwh’s supreme uniqueness: a rhetoric of avoidance, referring to other deities as idols (אלילים) to avoid conferring on them the status of gods (אלוהים); a rhetoric of exaltation, emphasizing yhwh’s truly exalted status in opposition to all that which exalted itself; and a rhetoric of abasement, fully subjugating all other claimants to absolute power—whether human or divine—before the divine king. Succinctly and persuasively argued, Lynch’s book will change how biblical scholars understand the nature and development of Israelite monotheism.

Author : J. Gordon McConville
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493436767

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Isaiah (Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Prophetic Books) by J. Gordon McConville Pdf

The book of Isaiah has been regarded from the earliest Christian period as a key part of the Old Testament's witness to Jesus Christ. This commentary by highly regarded Old Testament scholar J. Gordon McConville draws on the best of biblical scholarship as well as the Christian tradition to offer a substantive and useful commentary on Isaiah. McConville treats Isaiah as an ancient Israelite document that speaks to twenty-first-century Christians. He examines the text section by section--offering a fresh translation, textual notes, paragraph-level commentary, and theological reflection--and shows how the prophetic words are framed to persuade audiences. Grounded in rigorous scholarship but useful for those who preach and teach, this volume is the second in a new series on the Prophets. Series volumes are both critically engaged and sensitive to the theological contributions of the text. Series editors are Mark J. Boda, McMaster Divinity College, and J. Gordon McConville, University of Gloucestershire.

Author : M. Daniel Carroll R.
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493436521

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The Lord Roars (Theological Explorations for the Church Catholic) by M. Daniel Carroll R. Pdf

The world cries out for a prophetic word to the chaos, unrest, and destructiveness of our times. Can the biblical prophets speak into our world today? Old Testament ethicist M. Daniel Carroll R. shows that learning from the prophets can make us better prepared for Christian witness. In this guide to the ethical material of Old Testament prophetic literature, Carroll highlights key ethical concerns of the three prophets most associated with social critique--Amos, Isaiah, and Micah--showing their relevance for those who wish to speak with a prophetic voice today. The book focuses on the pride that generates injustice and the religious life that legitimates an unacceptable status quo--both of which bring judgment--as well as the ethical importance of the visions of restoration after divine judgment. Each of these components in the biblical text makes its own particular call to readers to respond in an appropriate manner. The book also links biblical teaching with prophetic voices of the modern era.

Author : Jonathan S. Greer,John W. Hilber,John H. Walton
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493415540

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Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament by Jonathan S. Greer,John W. Hilber,John H. Walton Pdf

This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner. With expertise in various subdisciplines of Old Testament backgrounds, the authors illuminate the cultural, social, and historical contexts of the world behind the Old Testament. They introduce readers to a wide range of background materials, covering history, geography, archaeology, and ancient Near Eastern textual and iconographic studies. Meant to be used alongside traditional literature-based canonical surveys, this one-stop introduction to Old Testament backgrounds fills a gap in typical introduction to the Bible courses. It contains over 100 illustrations, including photographs, line drawings, maps, charts, and tables, which will facilitate its use in the classroom.

Author : William A. Tooman
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781646022199

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The Torah Unabridged by William A. Tooman Pdf

The Torah Unabridged is a detailed examination of legal reasoning in the Hebrew Bible. Focusing on the exegetical operations by which biblical laws related to intermarriage were applied to circumstances and persons that lie outside the sphere of their explicit content, this book reconstructs the ways in which laws regarding intermarriage evolved, were interpreted, and were applied across time and place. William A. Tooman argues that the “exegetical impulse” to expand upon the gaps left by laws relating to marriage in the Torah is expressed in several distinctive ways in later texts in the Hebrew Bible. Adopting a diachronic approach, Tooman examines the techniques biblical writers used in their appropriation, expansion, and manipulation of legal ideas within earlier biblical texts in order to apply the laws to more situations, circumstances, and people. Tooman’s analysis reveals that from Exodus to Ezra-Nehemiah, legal reasoning on intermarriage moved in a singular direction: toward an ever-greater restriction of marriage between Israelites/Jews and gentiles. The final chapter sums up the ways that this was accomplished, summarizing the logical and exegetical operations executed in the process of expanding the relevance of these laws, and describing the hermeneutical assumptions that motivated the process. Grounded in a detailed philological analysis of the Hebrew texts, this tightly argued monograph is an important impetus to further debate in the field. It will be welcomed by biblical scholars and by specialists in the history of law.

Author : Matthew J. Lynch
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514004302

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Flood and Fury by Matthew J. Lynch Pdf

What do we do with a God who sanctions violence? Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Too often, the explanations for the brutality in Scripture fail to adequately illustrate why God would sanction such horrors on humanity. These unanswered questions leave readers frustrated and confused, leading some to even walk away from their faith. In Flood and Fury, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch approaches two of the most violent passages in the Old Testament – the Flood and the Canaanite conquest – and offers a way forward that doesn't require softening or ignoring the most troubling aspects of these stories. While acknowledging the persistent challenge of violence in Scripture, Flood and Fury contends that reading with the grain of the text yields surprising insights into the goodness and the mercy of God. Through his exploration of themes related to violence including misogyny, racism, and nationalism, Lynch shows that these violent stories illuminate significant theological insights that we might miss with a surface reading. Flood and Fury challenges us to let go of the need to rescue the Old Testament from itself and listen afresh to its own critiques on violence.

Author : Matthew J. Lynch
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514004296

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Flood and Fury by Matthew J. Lynch Pdf

Old Testament violence proves one of the most troubling topics in the Bible. Without softening or ignoring the most troubling realities of the text, Old Testament scholar Matthew Lynch addresses violence related to misogyny, racism, and nationalism in the Old Testament, yielding surprising insights into the goodness and mercy of God.

Author : Norbert Lohfink,Erich Zenger
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 081465925X

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The God of Israel and the Nations by Norbert Lohfink,Erich Zenger Pdf

Their investigations show that the biblical testimony supports the churches' affirmation: God's covenant with Israel stands forever."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Benjamin D. Sommer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521518727

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The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel by Benjamin D. Sommer Pdf

Sommer utilizes a recovered ancient perception of divinity as having more than one body, fluid and unbounded selves.

Author : Jenni Williams
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334056980

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The Kingdom of our God by Jenni Williams Pdf

The Book of Isaiah speaks in troubled times. Its message for God’s people Israel stretches across prosperity, loss, disaster and the beginnings of a fresh hope. It is rooted in the events of its time and conveys God’s message about how to be faithful people and how to be a part of God’s people in their time. As Christians try to serve the kingdom in our own time, the Book of Isaiah speaks to us of the need to seek God, to listen and to understand his word. This commentary seeks to explore some of these themes and reflections. It looks to create a space in which Christian readers can think and reflect about what God is calling us to now as we seek to serve the Kingdom of our God. Engaging with critical scholarship but designed to be accessible for those beginning formal theological study or Christians who want to go deeper in their understanding of the book, The Kingdom of Our God demonstrates that the words of the prophets can still speak to us today

Author : John N Oswalt
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227902936

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The Holy One of Israel by John N Oswalt Pdf

Inspired by the author's preparation of two major commentaries on Isaiah, these essays range from comprehensive to specific, and from popular to scholarly. They first appeared in biblical dictionaries, scholarly journals, and popular periodicals. Gathered here together for the first time, they display in various ways how the authors sees the various parts of Isaiah functioning together to give a coherent message to the church. The opening chapters lay out Oswalt's understanding of the overall message of the book of Isaiah. Subsequesnt chapters consider such themse as holiness and righteousness as they function in that larger structure.

Author : Wonsuk Ma
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781850759812

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Until the Spirit Comes by Wonsuk Ma Pdf

Author : Henry Cowles
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783846057780

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Isaiah by Henry Cowles Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

Author : Howard Peskett
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781785064340

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Isaiah by Howard Peskett Pdf

We all go through times of trouble and suffering. Sometimes we look at our lives or our world and wonder what good could possibly come out of it. That's exactly what we find in the book of Isaiah. Here you'll see how the prophet raises a cry for revival in the midst of a rotting society and you'll find comfort for your own troubled times. This revised LifeBuilder Bible Study features additional questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, together with expanded leader's notes and a "Now or Later" section in each study.