Connecting the Old Testament with the modern church, this book relates the testimonies and stories of Israel's faith in the Hebrew canon to the character and conduct of Christians and the Christian community today. By opening up the moral resources available in the Old Testament, this book will spur discussion of both the character of those moral resources and their pertinence to ethical issues in a complex and challenging time.
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Bruce C. Birch is Dean and Woodrow W. and Mildred B. Miller Professor of Biblical Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing author to volume II of the New Interpreter's Bible and The Old Testament: A Theological Introduction.
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Bruce Birch is Dean Emeritus of Wesley Theological Seminary where he served 38 years as Professor of Old Testament and 11 years as Academic Dean. His books and articles range from scholarly works to publications aimed at enriching the life of the church for clergy and laity. His PhD was earned at Yale University in 1970, and he is ordained in the United Methodist Church. He continues to write for popular and scholarly audiences from his home in Frederick, MD.
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Many in the life of the church are uneasy with the Old Testament. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
talion formula, royal reality, moral address, royal ideal, prophetic ethics, broken creation, covenant religion, prophetic indictment, canonical context, biblical communities, earthly kingship, creation faith, canonical shape, motive clauses, biblical community, enthronement psalms, royal ideology, moral witness, covenant tradition, biblical resources, returned community, primeval history, chaotic waters, divine freedom, biblical ethics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Fortress Press, New York, Walter Brueggemann, Westminster Press, John Knox Press, Gerhard von Rad, Israel's God, New Testament, Near East, Hebrew Bible, Abingdon Press, Prophetic Imagination, Grand Rapids, Orbis Books, Ten Commandments, Oxford University Press, Predicament of the Prosperous, University of Notre Dame Press, Claus Westermann, James Muilenburg, John Barton, Phyllis Trible, San Francisco, Scholars Press New!
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Many in the life of the church are uneasy with the Old Testament. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
talion formula, royal reality, moral address, royal ideal, prophetic ethics, broken creation, covenant religion, prophetic indictment, canonical context, biblical communities, earthly kingship, creation faith, canonical shape, motive clauses, biblical community, enthronement psalms, royal ideology, moral witness, covenant tradition, biblical resources, returned community, primeval history, chaotic waters, divine freedom, biblical ethics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Fortress Press, New York, Walter Brueggemann, Westminster Press, John Knox Press, Gerhard von Rad, Israel's God, New Testament, Near East, Hebrew Bible, Abingdon Press, Prophetic Imagination, Grand Rapids, Orbis Books, Ten Commandments, Oxford University Press, Predicament of the Prosperous, University of Notre Dame Press, Claus Westermann, James Muilenburg, John Barton, Phyllis Trible, San Francisco, Scholars Press New!
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- Old Testament Theology, Volume I (Old Testament Library) by Gerhard von Rad on 15 pages
- Old Testament Theology Canonic by Brevard S. Childs on 12 pages
- Book of Exodus (Old Testament Library) by Brevard S. Childs on 9 pages
- The Predicament of the Prosperous (Biblical Perspectives on Current Issues) by Bruce C. Birch on 8 pages
- The Prophetic Imagination, 2nd Edition by Walter Brueggemann on 6 pages
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- The Steward Living in Covenant: A New Perspective on Old Testament Stories by Ronald E. Vallet on 6 pages
- Appealing to Scripture in Moral Debate: Five Hermeneutical Rules by Mr. Charles H. Cosgrove on page 97, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Beyond Cheap Grace: A Call to Radical Discipleship, Incarnation, and Justice by Eldin Villafane on page 66, and Back Matter
- Exploring Christian Ethics: Biblical Foundations for Morality by Kyle D. Fedler in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Doing Right and Being Good: Catholic and Protestant Readings in Christian Ethics by Peter R. Gathje on page 66, and page 251
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