First and Second KingsPresbyterian Publishing Corporation, 1 apr. 1999 - 240 pagini Old Testament scholar Terence Fretheim identifies the theology in the dramatic accounts of the books of Kings, which chronicles the reigns of more than forty kings over a period of nearly four hundred years. Interspersing theological reflections throughout, Fretheim trace's God's words of judgement and promise for Israel--and for us--accross the entirety of Kings. Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups. |
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... readers . The general objective was to bring about change in these readers , to create persons different from what they were before the reading took place . We as contemporary readers seek to iden- tify and describe these ( implied ) ...
... reader's legitimate suspicions about political chicanery , the narrator goes to great lengths to protect Solomon's motives . With regard to Joab and Shimei , he simply follows David's charge . Also , all but Abiathar act in ill ...
... reader who does not want to read the Bible in piecemeal fashion . The Bible has the ca- pacity to be critical of itself , and indeed often is . But in order to grasp and use well that inner - biblical warrant for self - criticism , the ...