The biblical theme of spiritual adultery stands in all its bluntness for a deeply offensive sin--the unfaithfulness of God's covenant people in departing from Yahweh, their husband, and going after false gods. Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. begins by showing how the Genesis vision of human marriage provides the logic and coherent network of meanings for the story of Israel's relationship with Yahweh. He traces the specific theme of marital unfaithfulness, first through the historical books of the Old Testament and then through the prophets, particularly Hosea, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Turning to the New Testament he also shows how the sad story of Israel's adultery is transcended by the vision of ultimate reality in Christ and his church--the Bridegroom and the Bride. This beautifully written book, a New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, is marked by careful exegesis and deep sensitivity. It is that rare thing--a work of scholarship that calls readers to love God with an ardor that suffuses all of life. This book was previously published under the title Whoredom.
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"Not only does the development of this theme link large swathes of the canon together, but it simultaneously discloses the profoundly personal nature of God's covenanted love, exposes the odium of spiritual adultery, and conversely, enriches our view of marriage." (D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, Illinois) )
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This book has given me a fresh perspective from which to view the OT. I think it also gives new understanding to the Song of Songs. This book has been an eye opener into how to read the OT, as he traces Israel's adultery, from Scripture, throughout the OT. This work provides another means of viewing our own bondage to sin, and how marvelous is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ in saving us from it. Ortlund's knowledge of Hebrew is impressive, which I expected, and his in-depth study, exploring Hebrew syntax and grammar, BHS, the Talmud, Vulgate and LXX in his exegesis is very helpful in my own study. Thank you sir. I highly recommend this work.
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when I first jumped into this book I asked myself why change the name from the original. This book is so compelling on many levels. If you're looking for a great source of material in the background of spiritual adultery Ray Ortlunds God's Unfaithful Wife ( Whoredom ) is a must read
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An excellent book from that explores some of the richness of the Old Testament,
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An excellent book, I have recently started exploring the Old Testament and find this book does very well exploring the prophetic image of recurring and abusive unrepentant adultery as a metaphor for the practice of idolatry which so many Christians have difficulty resisting. When viewing the New Testament as the Old Testament Prophesy fulfilled, the books referred to in this work make the New Testament even richer.
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- One God, One Lord: Christianity in a World of Religious Pluralism (Tyndale House Studies) by Andrew D. Clarke on page 175
- Leviticus and Numbers by Norman Snaith in Back Matter
- Typos: The Typological Interpretation of the Old Testament in the New by Mr. Leonhard Goppelt in Back Matter
- An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax by Bruce K. Waltke in Front Matter
- Book of Exodus (Old Testament Library) by Brevard S. Childs in Back Matter
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- Whoredom: God's Unfaithful Wife in Biblical Theology (New Studies in Biblical Theology) by Jr. Raymond C. Ortlund in Front Matter
- Way of Wisdom, The by J. I. Packer on page 296
- Jewish Marriage in Antiquity by Michael L. Satlow in Back Matter
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