What Kind of God? Collected Essays of Terence E. Fretheim / edited by Michael J. Chan and Brent A. Strawn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fretheim, Terence E., author.

Contributor:

Strawn, Brent A., editor.

Chan, Michael J., editor.

Series:

Siphrut ; 14.

Siphrut : literature and theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Old Testament.

God (Judaism).

God (Christianity).

God--Biblical teaching.

Local Subjects:

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 pages)

Place of Publication:

Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The goal of the collection is to present in curated form a selection of writings that highlight Fretheim's most significant and enduring insights. To this end, the 32 pieces included here are organized into thematic subsections that are meant to capture major themes in Fretheim's work. The volume begins with 2 essays situating Fretheim and his work--one by the editors and one by Fretheim himself (part 1). The essays in part 2, "God and the World," deal with Fretheim's understanding of God and God's relationship to the created order. Part 3, "God and Suffering," features pieces on the suffering of God and the world and includes an excerpt from Fretheim's groundbreaking book The Suffering of God. Part 4 is titled "God and Wrath." The essays gathered here deal with three overlapping themes: the wrath of God, divine violence, and God's frequent association with violence in the Old Testament. Part 5, "God and the Pentateuch," contains 6 essays that focus especially on Genesis 1-11, Exodus, and Deuteronomy. The essays in part 6 on "God and the Prophets" deal with various theological themes in the former, major, and minor prophets--all marked by Fretheim's unmistakable style and approach. The last part of the collection, part 7, "God and the Church's Book," address specific issues related to Christian theology, with an eye on denominational and congregational contexts. The volume concludes with a bibliography of Fretheim's works (1969-2013)"-- Provided in editorial preface.

Contents:

Part 1. On Fretheim. Introducing Fretheim: his theology and his God / Michael J. Chan and Brent A. Strawn

Fretheim on Fretheim: some personal reflections on a biblical-theological journey / Terence E. Fretheim

Part 2. God and the world. Divine dependence upon the human: an Old Testament perspective

The repentance of God: a key to evaluating Old Testament God-talk

The God who acts: an Old Testament perspective

Some reflections on Brueggemann's God

Part 3. God and suffering. What kind of God?

To say something: about God, evil, and suffering

Suffering God and sovereign God in Exodus: a collision of images

"Evil" after 9/11: a consequence of human freedom

Part 4. God and wrath. God and violence in the Old Testament

Theological reflections on the wrath of God in the Old Testament

The self-limiting God of the Old Testament and issues of violence

"I was only a little angry": divine violence in the prophets

Part 5. God and the Pentateuch. Preaching creation: Genesis 1-2

Creator, creature, and co-creation in Genesis 1-2

"God was with the boy" (Genesis 21:20): children in the book of Genesis

The plagues as ecological signs of historical disaster

The reclamation of creation: redemption and law in Exodus

Law in the service of life: a dynamic understanding of law in Deuteronomy

Part 6. God and the prophets. Divine foreknowledge, divine constancy, and the rejection of Saul's kingship

The prophets and social justice: a conservative agenda

Caught in the middle: Jeremiah's vocational crisis

The character of God in Jeremiah

Is anything too hard for God? (Jeremiah 32:27)

The exaggerated God of Jonah

Jonah and theodicy

Part 7. God and the church's book. The Old Testament in Christian proclamation

Christology and the Old Testament

Salvation in the Bible vs. salvation in the church

The authority of the Bible and churchly debates regarding sexuality

What biblical scholars wish pastors would start or stop doing about ethical issues in the Old Testament.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781575067223

1575067226

OCLC:

897001872