Theologies in the Old Testament

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Theologies in the Old Testament

Erhard S. Gerstenberger ; translated by John Bowden

T&T Clark, 2002

Other Title

Theologie im AT : Pluralität und Synkretismus alttestamentlichen Gottesglaubens

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"A Continuum imprint"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-337) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a history of religion rather than a theological book. In the introduction, Erhard Gerstenberger argues that the Old Testament contains many different theologies and he pays attention to the context in which the Old Testament is studied. He follows this up with an outlined study of the history of Ancient Israel, and goes on to examine faith, cultic practices and ethics as illustrations of belief in God (or gods, or goddesses) in each of the different stages. The approach is essentially sociological with close attention paid to both archaeology and the biblical texts, and each chapter raises the issue of what these investigations mean for belief in the modern world.

Table of Contents

  • The unjust, unredeemed world
  • God - personal or impersonal?
  • images of God today
  • parallel theologies (pluralism)
  • relativity, absoluteness, globalization
  • monism and dualism.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA59002736
  • ISBN
    • 056708812X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 358 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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