The Pentateuch is one anchor of the Western religious heritage, a rich source of theological and spiritual instruction that can be plumbed again and again. In Treasures Old and New accomplished biblical scholar Joseph Blenkinsopp engages several interesting topics in dialogue with texts from the Pentateuch. In keeping with the view that the Pentateuch is far too multiplex to be encapsulated in a single theological system, Blenkinsopp has written Treasures Old and New as a sketchbook of theology in the Pentateuch. This fruitful approach allows him to consider themes that easily fall through the cracks of more systematic works of biblical theology. Among the many subjects that Blenkinsopp pursues are the role of memory in the construction of the past, the dependence of Christianity on Judaism, the close connection between sacrifice and community in Old Testament Israel, the proper meaning of human stewardship of the world, and belief (or lack of belief) in a meaningful postmortem existence. Blenkinsopp also explores well-known texts from less-well-known angles. The Garden of Eden story, for example, gains in resonance when read together with Gilgamesh, and the laws governing diet and cleanliness become clearer in the light of current ecological concerns. Readers will also learn from Blenkinsopps novel approach to such important yet enigmatic stories as the Creation, Cain and Abel, the Flood, the Tower of Babel, the Call of Abram, and Sodom and Gomorrah. Blessed with an extraordinary ability to transmit complex issues in concise and lucid fashion, Blenkinsopp shows that serious engagement with biblical texts, while sometimes demanding, can be intellectually and religiously rewarding.
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According to the biblical record, the Babylonian army of Nebuchadrezzar II invested Jerusalem in January 587 B.C., breached its walls in July of the following year, and torched the city with its palaces and temple in the second week of the month of Av, namely, sometime in early August of the same year, about eighteen months after the siege had begun (2 Kings 25; Jeremiah 52). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
postdestruction period, individual stipulations, postmortem existence, mortuary cults, wilderness sanctuary, legal compilation, religious universalism, sexually mutilated, damaged world, indentured service, covenant code, central sanctuary, biblical period Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Succession History, Second Temple, Near East, Garden of Eden, Robertson Smith, Bereshit Rabbah Vayyera, Hebrew Bible, Biographical Patterns, Cedar Forest, Construction of the Past, Heavenly Voices, Holy Spirit, Lynn White, Baba Batra, Holy One, Kingdom of Samaria, Rabbi Eliezer, Bull of Heaven, Max Weber, Sheba ben Bikri, Court History, Jewish Scriptures, Mount Sinai, Roman Catholic New!
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According to the biblical record, the Babylonian army of Nebuchadrezzar II invested Jerusalem in January 587 B.C., breached its walls in July of the following year, and torched the city with its palaces and temple in the second week of the month of Av, namely, sometime in early August of the same year, about eighteen months after the siege had begun (2 Kings 25; Jeremiah 52). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
postdestruction period, individual stipulations, postmortem existence, mortuary cults, wilderness sanctuary, legal compilation, religious universalism, sexually mutilated, damaged world, indentured service, covenant code, central sanctuary, biblical period Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Succession History, Second Temple, Near East, Garden of Eden, Robertson Smith, Bereshit Rabbah Vayyera, Hebrew Bible, Biographical Patterns, Cedar Forest, Construction of the Past, Heavenly Voices, Holy Spirit, Lynn White, Baba Batra, Holy One, Kingdom of Samaria, Rabbi Eliezer, Bull of Heaven, Max Weber, Sheba ben Bikri, Court History, Jewish Scriptures, Mount Sinai, Roman Catholic New!
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- Old Testament Theology: The Theology of Israel's Historical Traditions v. 1 by Gerhard Von Rad on 4 pages
- Old Testament Theology, Volume I (Old Testament Library) by Gerhard von Rad on 4 pages
- Theology of the Old Testament, Volume Two by Walther Eichrodt on page 32, page 173, and Back Matter
- Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, Second Edition by Karel van der Toorn in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Grateful Dead: The History of Folk-Story (Folk-Lore Society, London, Monographs, Vol 60) by Gordon H. Gerould on page 142, and Back Matter
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