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1 online resource (xvi, 227 pages) |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Approaching the former prophets -- Trajectories in Genesis-Kings: Egypt and the land of promise -- Trajectories in Genesis-Kings: restful Eden and Jerusalem -- Hearing the former prophets: structure and approach -- Joshua: Israel's vowed loyalty in the land at rest from the enemy all around -- Judges: Israel does what is right in its own eyes -- Ruth: covenant piety in the fields of Bethlehem -- Samuel: of prophets and kings -- Kings: if they repent and pray toward your house -- The burden of waiting for the rest that still remains today -- Appendix: A brief study of nwḥ/mnwḥh in Genesis. |
| Summary |
Waiting for the Rest That Still Remains. A Biblical Theology of the Former Prophets focuses on Israel's squandering of God's gift of rest from the enemy all around by worshiping at the altars of other gods, and its ultimate consequences: a second exile, this time from the landed presence of the Lord. Where land is the Pentateuch's promised future, the Former Prophets proffer a future tied to the Lord's dynastic covenant with David and Solomon's dedicatory prayer. Pleas that God hear in heaven the prayers his people direct toward the temple in Jerusalem express hope for the good life in the land, but the culmination of Solomon's prayer pleads that upon repentance their captors be compassionate to them in the land of their captivity; there is no plea for return to the land from exile. Outside of God's promise to David Joshua-Kings do not identify an earthly place, like Noah's ark or the land filled with God's presence, to which they might return. Israel awaits the fulfillment of God's promise to David. -- Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bible. Former Prophets -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Former Prophets. |
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Bible. Former Prophets -- Theology.
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Theology. |
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Bible. Prophètes antérieurs -- Critique, interprétation, etc. |
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Bible. |
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Bible. Former Prophets. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Leder, Arie C. Waiting for the rest that still remains : a biblical theology of the former prophets. Eugene, OR : Pickwick Publications, 2011 9781532695490 (OCoLC)1228316297 |
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9781532695513 (ebook) |
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1532695519 (ebook) |
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9781532695490 (paperback) |
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1532695497 (paperback) |
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9781532695506 (hardcover) |
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1532695500 (hardcover) |
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