The Politics Of Yahweh

Author : John C. Nugent
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621894360

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The Politics of Yahweh by John C. Nugent Pdf

John Howard Yoder is most famous for arguing in The Politics of Jesus that a sound reading of the New Testament demonstrates the abiding relevance of Jesus to social ethics. However, it is seldom acknowledged that Yoder makes essentially the same argument with regard to the Old Testament. Throughout his extensive writings, Yoder offers a provocative interpretation of the Old Testament that culminates in the way of Jesus and establishes the ethical, ecclesiological, and historiographical continuity of the entire biblical canon. In The Politics of Yahweh, presented as a prequel to The Politics of Jesus, John C. Nugent makes Yoder's complete Old Testament interpretation accessible in one place for the first time. Nugent does not view Yoder's interpretation as flawless. Rather, Nugent moves beyond summary to offer honest critique and substantial revision. His constructive proposal, which stands in fundamental continuity with the work of Yoder, is likely to provoke thought from theologians, biblical scholars, and ethicists. Even at points where readers disagree with some of his and Yoder's interpretations, they will be challenged to explore new perspectives and rethink common assumptions concerning the diverse and often confusing issues that arise from sustained reflection on the Old Testament.

Author : Hugh J. Schonfield
Publisher : Texianer Verlag
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Politics of God by Hugh J. Schonfield Pdf

In The Politics of God, Hugh Schonfield builds upon his controversial best-seller The Passover Plot to reveal the vision which had been driving him most of his life. In searching for the common roots of Judaism and Christianity, he uncovers Jesus the Jew and the Messiah for all people.Calling on a wide range of thinkers as well as his extensive historical and biblical research, he exposes Jesus the Messiah as the founder not of a religion but of a nation set apart to the service of Mankind.This renowned historian seeks an answer to the difficulties in discovering a solution in today's religions as well as the disillusionment with state politic's inability to find an answer to peace in the world, Hugh Schonfield uncovers an ancient idea which he believes to be the only possible solution to Humankind's dilemma - the Politics of God.

Author : Rich Woods
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781491759882

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Yahweh to Hell by Rich Woods Pdf

Yahweh to Hell comes at a time in our nation’s political discourse when the eight-hundred pound gorilla in the room is Christian Dominionism. Renowned author and satirist Rich Woods returns, and this time he’s got the twenty-first century version of the Republican Party in his sights. With an uncommon perspective and singular wit, Woods systematically dissects the runaway bigotry, social regression, misogyny, economic illiteracy and overall lack of rationale in the fundamentalist Christian dominated Tea Party/GOP. At times brutally funny, and/or gut wrenchingly astute, Woods is unique amongst his peers in his ability to combine acumen with unapologetic mockery. Yet while Y2H oscillates back and forth between sobriety and satire, it manages to shine a light in the darkest parts of American politics. Indeed, Rich Woods demonstrates —once again—that he is equally adept with both a scalpel, and a chainsaw. “This book will anger many and drive others to uncontrolled laughter. As long as it makes them rethink what they’ve been told, the author doesn’t care.” —Bob Ingle, award-winning journalist, Radio and TV commentator and co-author of The New York Times’ Best Seller, “The Soprano State: New Jersey’s Culture of Corruption” and “Chris Christie: The Inside Story Of His Rise To Power” “Rich Woods is down to earth, outspoken, acerbic, and has absolutely no patience for ignorance or stupidity. He has mastered the art of the book-length rant, and gives voice to the frustration so many of us feel with religion in the United States.” —William Hamby, Columnist, Examiner.com “This book should be required reading of all Republican voters in America. Rich pulls the curtain back from a party that many of us used to respect, to show that there is nothing decent left.” —Brian Sapient, Secular activist, and Founder of the Rational Responders

Author : John C. Nugent
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608999149

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The Politics of Yahweh by John C. Nugent Pdf

John Howard Yoder is most famous for arguing in The Politics of Jesus that a sound reading of the New Testament demonstrates the abiding relevance of Jesus to social ethics. However, it is seldom acknowledged that Yoder makes essentially the same argument with regard to the Old Testament. Throughout his extensive writings, Yoder offers a provocative interpretation of the Old Testament that culminates in the way of Jesus and establishes the ethical, ecclesiological, and historiographical continuity of the entire biblical canon. In The Politics of Yahweh, presented as a prequel to The Politics of Jesus, John C. Nugent makes Yoder's complete Old Testament interpretation accessible in one place for the first time. Nugent does not view Yoder's interpretation as flawless. Rather, Nugent moves beyond summary to offer honest critique and substantial revision. His constructive proposal, which stands in fundamental continuity with the work of Yoder, is likely to provoke thought from theologians, biblical scholars, and ethicists. Even at points where readers disagree with some of his and Yoder's interpretations, they will be challenged to explore new perspectives and rethink common assumptions concerning the diverse and often confusing issues that arise from sustained reflection on the Old Testament.

Author : Matthew B. Schwartz,Kalman J. Kaplan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780765709868

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Politics in the Hebrew Bible by Matthew B. Schwartz,Kalman J. Kaplan Pdf

In Politics in the Hebrew Bible: God, Man, and Government, Kalman J. Kaplan and Matthew B. Schwartz offer a genre-straddling examination of the political themes in the Jewish Bible. By studying the political implications of 42 biblical stories (organized into the categories Social Order, Government and Leadership, Domestic Relations, Societal Relations, Morale and Mission, and Foreign Policy), the authors seek to discern a cohesive political viewpoint embodied by the Jewish Bible.

Author : Yoram Hazony
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107132054

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God and Politics in Esther by Yoram Hazony Pdf

This book explores the political crisis that erupts when the Persian government falls to fanatics and a Jewish insider goes rogue.

Author : Jacques Ellul
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610977982

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The Politics of God and the Politics of Man by Jacques Ellul Pdf

Man's freedom--God's omnipotence: how can they be reconciled? That question is central to this penetrating study of political action and the prophetic function. Ellul's answer to that question, though based on events recorded in the Second Book of Kings, is immediately relevant to contemporary issues and to the church today. Emerging from these reflections is an eloquent testimony to the immense love of God--"which not only creates and saves, but which also in its incomprehensible humility wants to associate man with its work."

Author : Michael Walzer
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300182514

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In God's Shadow by Michael Walzer Pdf

In this eagerly awaited book, political theorist Michael Walzer reports his findings after decades of reading and thinking about the politics of the Hebrew Bible. Attentive to nuance while engagingly straightforward, Walzer examines the commentary of the ancient biblical writers and discusses the implications for such urgent modern topics as the nature of political society, hierarchy and justice, the use of political power, the justification for and rules of warfare, and the responsibilities of clerical figures, monarchs, and their subjects./divDIV DIVBecause there are many biblical writers, and because they represent different political views, pluralism is a central feature of biblical politics, Walzer observes. Yet pluralism is never explicitly defended in the Bible—indeed it couldn't be defended since God's word is one. There is, however, an anti-political teaching which recurs in biblical texts: if you have faith in God, you have no need for particular political institutions or prudent political leaders or deliberative assemblies or loyal citizens. And, Walzer finds a strong moral teaching common to the Bible's authors. He identifies God's decree for ethics and investigates its implications for just policymaking in our own times./div

Author : Norman Karol Gottwald
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664219772

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The Politics of Ancient Israel by Norman Karol Gottwald Pdf

This work offers a reconstruction of the politics of ancient Israel within the wider political environment of the ancient Near East. Gottwald begins by questioning the view of some biblical scholars that the primary factor influencing Israel's political evolution was its religion.

Author : Hugh Joseph Schonfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2911525248

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The Politics of God by Hugh Joseph Schonfield Pdf

Author : J. G. McConville
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567045706

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God and Earthly Power by J. G. McConville Pdf

Compares perspectives from critical methodologies in Old Testament study with perspectives from the history of interpretation of key Old Testament political texts

Author : J. G. McConville
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567001122

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God and Earthly Power by J. G. McConville Pdf

In God and Earthly Power J. G. McConville considers the nature of human power in the light of belief in God. The Bible, and especially the Old Testament, is relevant to the question, not least because perceptions about the use of power in relation to God are often derived correctly or incorrectly from it. This book thus aims to address a world in which God's power is often invoked, from quite different quarters, in order to justify political and military action. McConville's interpretation of the Old Testament focuses on Deuteronomy and the narrative in which it is set, because these are especially fruitful for political thinking. His case is argued for both exegetically and in relation to the actual use of the Old Testament in the history of political thought. McConville's core argument is that divine power, mediated through Torah, results in human freedom and a mandate for the political responsibility of citizens. Indeed, it is even the best guarantee of these. .

Author : Millard C. Lind
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498232654

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Monotheism, Power, Justice by Millard C. Lind Pdf

"Since the mid-sixties, a steady stream of essays and addresses has come from the pen and heart of Millard Lind. Millard began his teaching career at the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries in 1959. During the early years of his teaching a major portion of Millard's scholarly energies went toward the refinement of his doctoral dissertation, in order to be published. Its final form appeared in the Herald Press book, Yahweh Is a Warrior. This book represents a landmark in studies on the topic of Yahweh's warfare as presented in the Hebrew Scriptures. It has numerous critical reviews, and has generally stood the test of the scholarly picking and pruning. Alongside this major work Millard has turned out numerous essays, some playing a supportive role to his Yahweh Is a Warrior thesis, but many pioneering in new directions as well. As the four divisions in the table of contents indicate, these essays represent work in at least four areas of probing in the Hebrew Scriptures: method; aspects of law, justice, and power; war and economics; and worship, mission, and community. This range of investigation and productivity indicates the holistic perspective of Millard's scholarly concern and theological reflection. In part it also testifies to Millard's role as a churchman, since some of these investigations grew out of specific requests of various groups or congregations to address a particular issue." --From the Foreword by William Swartley

Author : Michael Harrington
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0140076891

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The Politics at God's Funeral by Michael Harrington Pdf

Author : Moshe Halbertal,Stephen Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0691174628

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The Beginning of Politics by Moshe Halbertal,Stephen Holmes Pdf

"Moshe Halbertal and Stephen Holmes show how the beautifully crafted narratives of Saul and David cut to the core of politics, exploring themes that resonate wherever political power is at stake. Through stories such as Saul's madness, David's murder of Uriah, the rape of Tamar, and the rebellion of Absalom, the book's author deepens our understanding not only of the necessity of sovereign rule but also of its costs--to the people it is intended to protect and to those who wield it."--