A severe mercy : sin and its remedy in the Old Testament / Mark J. Boda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boda, Mark J.

Series:

Siphrut: Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures

Siphrut ; 1

Siphrut: Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Theology.

Sin--Biblical teaching.

Sin.

Atonement--Biblical teaching.

Atonement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (634 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Winona Lake, IN : Eisenbrauns, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The biblical-theological approach Boda takes in this work is canonical-thematic, tracing the presentation of the theology of sin and its remedy in the canonical form and shape of the Old Testament. The hermeneutical foundations for this enterprise have been laid by others in past decades, especially by Brevard Childs in his groundbreaking work. But A Severe Mercy also reflects recent approaches to integrating biblical understanding with other methodologies in addition to Childs’s. Thus, it enters the imaginative space of the ancient canon of the Old Testament in order to highlight the “word views” and “literary shapes” of the “texts taken individually and as a whole collection.” For the literary shape of the individual texts, it places the “word views” of the dominant expressions and images, as well as various passages, in the larger context of the biblical books in which they are found. For the literary shape of the texts as a collection, it identifies key subthemes and traces their development through the Old Testament canon. The breadth of Boda’s study is both challenging and courageous, resulting in the first comprehensive examination of the topic in the 21st century.

Contents:

Cover

Series Page

Title

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

Part One Torah

Chapter 2 Genesis

Chapter 3 Exodus

Chapter 4 Leviticus (Part 1)

Chapter 5 Leviticus (Part 2)

Chapter 6 Numbers

Chapter 7 Deuteronomy

Chapter 8 Torah: Conclusion

Part Two Prophets

Chapter 9 Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges

Chapter 10 Former Prophets: Samuel

Chapter 11 Former Prophets: Kings

Chapter 12 Isaiah

Chapter 13 Jeremiah

Chapter 14 Ezekiel

Chapter 15 The Twelve (Part 1): Hosea-Micah

Chapter 16 The Twelve (Part 2): Nahum-Malachi

Chapter 17 Prophets: Conclusion

Part Three The Writings

Chapter 18 Proverbs

Chapter 19 Job

Chapter 20 Psalms (Part 1)

Chapter 21 Psalms (Part 2)

Chapter 22 Lamentations

Chapter 23 Daniel

Chapter 24 Ezra-Nehemiah

Chapter 25 Chronicles

Chapter 26 Writings: Conclusion

Chapter 27 Conclusion

Works Cited

Index of Authors

Index of Scripture.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 524-572) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781575066844

157506684X

OCLC:

922991968