God's word for our world. Volume 2, Theological and cultural studies in honor of Simon John De Vries / edited by J. Harold Ellens, Deborah L. Ellens, Rolf P. Knierim and Isaac Kalimi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Vries, Simon J. (Simon John), 1921-

Ellens, J. Harold, 1932-

Ellens, Deborah L.

Knierim, Rolf P., 1928-

Kalimi, Isaac.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 389.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 389

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Biblical teaching.

History.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible--Theology.

De Vries, Simon J. (Simon John), 1921---Bibliography.

De Vries, Simon J.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2004.

Summary:

This two-volume work in biblical studies is a commemorative presentation to Simon John DeVries, noted Old Testament Scholar. Volume two encompasses the worldviews of the Bible for Jews and Christians, the Holiness of God, Psalms in LXX, similarities in ancient Near Eastern narrative and Hebrew Bible, the Bible in the cultural settings of ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Oriental theologies, and contemporary cultural imperatives, and the function of biblical metaphors.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction: Biblical Theology and Text-Critical Studies; On Worldviews in the Bible of the Christians; The Holiness of God in Contemporary Jewish and Christian Biblical Theology; Delitzsch in Context; Empire Re-Affirmed: A Commentary on Greek Psalm 2; Midrash Psalms Shocher Tov: Some Theological and Methodological Features and a Case Study-The View of God; Sinuhe, Jonah and Joseph: Ancient 'Far Travelers' and the Power of God; Prophets and Prophecy in Targum Jonathan to the Prophets

Israelites, Judeans and Iranians in Mesopotamia and Adjacent Regions Jew and Non-Jew in the Roman Period in Light of their Play, Games, and Leisure-Time Activities; Jewish and Christian Historiography in the Sixteenth Century: A Comparison of Sebastian Münster and David Gans; Minjung Theology's Biblical Hermeneutics: An Examination of Minjung Theology's Appropriation of the Exodus Account; Revisiting Aspects of Bultmann's Legacy; Repentance in the Context of Lukan Soteriology; On Punishment in the Hebrew Bible; Biblical Metaphors as Psychological Agents that Legitimate Violence in Society

Capital Punishment in Light of Biblical Interpretation Renaissance Artists and Biblical Exegetes; The Work of Simon John De Vries; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611802608

9781281802606

1281802603

9780826432179

0826432174

OCLC:

808805395