God's Holy People: a theme in biblical theology
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1. Verfasser: Wells, Jo Bailey (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Sheffield Sheffield Academic Press 2000
Schriftenreihe:Journal for the study of the Old Testament 305
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-275) and index
Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 'A PRIESTLY KINGDOM AND A HOLY NATION': EXAMINATION OF EXODUS 19.5-6; Chapter 2 'YOU SHALL BE HOLY AS I AM HOLY': THE CONTEXT OF THE TORAH; Chapter 3 'HOLY TO YHWH': PRIESTHOOD ACCORDING TO THE TORAH; Chapter 4 'THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL': THE CONTEXT OF ISAIAH; Chapter 5 'FOR THE SAKE OF MY HOLY NAME': THE CONTEXT OF EZEKIEL; Chapter 6 'BLESSING TO ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH': ABRAM AS PROTOTYPE OF ISRAEL; Chapter 7 'BELONGING TO GOD': 1 PETER AND THE NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXT; CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References
God calls his people to be holy. What does this mean? Holiness means belonging to God and being stamped with his character. This belonging is expressed for ancient Israel in the story of the foundational events on Mount Sinai. The idea is then developed, refined and transformed through the establishment of the priesthood, the gift of the Law, the challenge of the prophets and, in the New Testament, through the life of Christ. This book sets out these perspectives alongside each other, and considers their interplay within the canon of scripture as a whole. The result is both a biblical theology
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ISBN:9780567339539
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