History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles write by Ehud Ben Zvi. This book was released on 2014-12-05. History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles presents a new way of approaching this key biblical text, arguing that the Book employs both multiple viewpoints and the knowledge of the past held by its intended readership to reshape social memory and reinforce the authority of God. The Book of Chronicles communicates to its intended readership a theological worldview built around multiple, partial perspectives which inform and balance each other. This is a worldview which emphasizes the limitations of all human knowledge, even of theologically "proper" knowledge. When Chronicles presents the past as explainable it also affirms that those who inhabited it could not predict the future. And, despite expanding an "explainable" past, the Book deliberately frames some of YHWH's actions - crucial events in Israel's social memory - as unexplainable in human terms. The Book serves to rationalise divinely ordained, prescriptive behaviour through its emphasis on the impossibility of adequate human understanding of a past, present and future governed by YHWH.
History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles
History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles write by Ehud Ben Zvi. This book was released on 2014-12-05. History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles presents a new way of approaching this key biblical text, arguing that the Book employs both multiple viewpoints and the knowledge of the past held by its intended readership to reshape social memory and reinforce the authority of God. The Book of Chronicles communicates to its intended readership a theological worldview built around multiple, partial perspectives which inform and balance each other. This is a worldview which emphasizes the limitations of all human knowledge, even of theologically "proper" knowledge. When Chronicles presents the past as explainable it also affirms that those who inhabited it could not predict the future. And, despite expanding an "explainable" past, the Book deliberately frames some of YHWH's actions - crucial events in Israel's social memory - as unexplainable in human terms. The Book serves to rationalise divinely ordained, prescriptive behaviour through its emphasis on the impossibility of adequate human understanding of a past, present and future governed by YHWH.
Chronicles of History and Worship
Chronicles of History and Worship - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chronicles of History and Worship write by Patrick Henry Reardon. This book was released on 2006. Chronicles of History and Worship available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Old Testament Books of Chronicles contain some of the most neglected passages in all of Scripture. Understanding their message can be a difficult and daunting task for the modern reader. Patrick Reardon brings these important books to life, unfolding their powerful message for our own day. Like any family history, the story of Chronicles is told with a distinct purpose in mind. It asks the question: "What was the real and lasting significance of King David and his house?" Beginning with the long list of names of the first chapter, this heritage is revealed in cosmic significance. It has in fact become the family tree of every true believer. One volume in the Orthodox Christian Reflections series, which also includes: Creation and the Patriarchal Histories: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Genesis The Trial of Job: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Book of Job Wise Lives: Orthodox Christian Reflections on the Wisdom of Sirach
Handbook on the Pentateuch
Handbook on the Pentateuch - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Handbook on the Pentateuch write by Victor P. Hamilton. This book was released on 2005-09. Handbook on the Pentateuch available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this introduction to the first five books of the Old Testament, Victor Hamilton moves chapter by chapter--rather than verse by verse--through the Pentateuch, examining the content, structure, and theology. Each chapter deals with a major thematic unit of the Pentateuch, and Hamilton provides useful commentary on overarching themes and connections between Old Testament texts. This second edition has been substantially revised and updated. The first edition sold over sixty thousand copies.
Introduction to the Historical Books
Introduction to the Historical Books - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Introduction to the Historical Books write by Steven L. McKenzie. This book was released on 2010. Introduction to the Historical Books available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Steven McKenzie here surveys the historical books of the Old Testament Joshua through Ezra-Nehemiah for their historical context, contents, form, and themes, communicating them clearly and succinctly for an introductory audience. / By providing a better understanding of biblical history writing in its ancient context, McKenzie helps readers come to terms with tensions between the Bible s account and modern historical analyses. Rather than denying the results of historical research or dismissing its practitioners as wrongly motivated, he suggests that the source of the perceived discrepancy may lie not with the Bible but with the way in which it has been read. He also calls into question whether the genre of the Bible s historical books has been properly understood.
