Distinctive Ideas of the Old Testament
Author | : Norman H. Snaith |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2009-05-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 160608724X |
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Author | : Norman H. Snaith |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2009-05-27 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 160608724X |
Author | : John McKeown |
Publisher | : Open Book Publishers |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2014-12-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1783740523 |
The human population's annual total consumption is not sustainable by one planet. This unprecedented situation calls for a reform of religious cultures that promote a large ideal family size. Many observers assume that Christianity is inevitably part of this problem because it promotes "family values" and statistically, in America and elsewhere, has a higher birthrate than nonreligious people. This book explores diverse ideas about human reproduction in the church past and present. It investigates an extreme fringe of U.S. Protestantism, including the Quiverfull movement, that use Old Testament "fruitful" verses to support natalist ideas explicitly promoting higher fecundity. It also challenges the claim by some natalists that Martin Luther in the 16th century advocated similar ideas. This book argues that natalism is inappropriate as a Christian application of Scripture, especially since rich populations’ total footprints are detrimental to biodiversity and to human welfare. It explores the ancient cultural context of the Bible verses quoted by natalists. Challenging the assumption that religion normally promotes fecundity, the book finds surprising exceptions among early Christians (with a special focus on Saint Augustine) since they advocated spiritual fecundity in preference to biological fecundity. Finally the book uses a hermeneutic lens derived from Genesis 1, and prioritising the modern problem of biodiversity, to provide ecological interpretations of the Bible's "fruitful" verses.
Author | : Jack Cottrell |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 599 |
Release | : 2000-09-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1579105238 |
Part of a three book series on theology, which includes God the Creator and God the Ruler, Cottrell expounds upon the three major elements of God as revealed in the scriptures: providence, redemption and creation.
Author | : David Stacey |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2018-09-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1725240351 |
Most books on the prophets contain a page or two on what is usually called “prophetic symbolism,” but full-scale treatments are remarkably few, and in English entirely lacking. Dr. Stacey examines all the evidence in detail, considers the various explanations of the phenomenon that have been offered, gives particular attention to the apparent link with magic, and provides a model whereby these dramatic actions can be properly understood. This book is significant for the study of Hebrew religion; it also paves the way for further investigation of similar actions in the New Testament.
Author | : E. Earle Ellis |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2003-03-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1592441947 |
The use of the Old Testament in the New has long been recognized as an important field of research,Ó writes the author. Too often, however, the emphasis placed upon rabbinic and Hellenistic influences has tended to subordinate and obscure the unique place of the Old Testament in the minds and theology of the early Christian writers.Ó The purpose of this volume is to discover the rationale underlying the Pauline usage both in its textual manifestation and in its theological application.Ó The author concludes that, while rabbinic Judaism has influenced the mechanics of Pauline citation, one must look to the apostolic Church and to Christ Himself to find the primary source of the apostle's understanding and use of the Old Testament.Ó
Author | : Paul R. House |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 658 |
Release | : 2012-11-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830866183 |
Paul R. House provides a comprehensive theology of the Old Testament, carefully exploring each Old Testament book, thematically summarizing its content, and showing its theological significance within the whole of the Old Testament canon. Student friendly and useful to a wide audience, this impressive work has proved a profitable read for many.
Author | : Irving L. Jensen |
Publisher | : Moody Publishers |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 1978-06-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1575676087 |
A useful survey of the Old Testament that will aid in understanding difficult passages. This one volume contains all of Irving Jensen's Bible self-study guides to the Old Testament.