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Telling the Old Testament story : God's mission and God's people /
The Old Testament is the story of God's mission to restore creation and form God's people as an instrument to participate in that mission.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Nashville :
Abingdon Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Core biblical studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Story and the Old Testament; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; A Story for the Next Generation; Starting Points; Frames of Reference; A Christian Telling; A Canonical Telling; A Narrative Telling; A Missional Telling; 2. The Old Testament as Story; Approaching the Old Testament as a Story; Reading the Old Testament as a Story; Engaging the Old Testament as a Story; 3. The Introduction of God's Mission (Genesis 1-11); Genesis 1-11 in the Larger Old Testament Story; Creation Made Perfect (Genesis 1-2).
- God's Creation and God's ImageA Relational, Interconnected Creation; God's Good Creation of Right-Relationships and Blessing; Creation Unraveling and the Need for God's Mission (Genesis 3-11); A Crisis within God's Creation; The Unraveling of God's Good Creation; The Introduction of God's Mission; Toward the Beginning of God's Mission; 4. The Calling and Creation of God's People (Genesis 12-50) (Exodus 1-15); The Calling of God's People (Genesis 12-50); Genesis 12-50 in the Larger Old Testament Story; God's Missional Calling of a People (Genesis 12:1-3).
- The Implications of God's Missional CallingLiving as a Divinely Called People: Israel's Fathers and Mothers (Genesis 12-50); Abraham and Sarah: A Tension-Filled Journey; The Promise and the Call Continue; The Creation of God's People (Exodus 1-15); Enslaved People and the God of Freedom; Deliverance and Creation at the Sea; 5. The Formation of God's People (Exodus 16-Deuteronomy); The Formation of God's People in the Larger Old Testament Story; The Wilderness Journey as the Way of Formation; Into the Wilderness on the Way to Sinai; A New Dimension of the People's Identity (Exodus 19:1-6).
- Law and Formation at SinaiA People Commanded to Right-Relationships (The Ten Commandments); A People Who Carry God's Presence; A Holy People with a Holy God; Leaving Sinai and Raising a New Generation; Shaping a New Generation; Conclusion; 6. The Life of God's People (Part 1): In the Promised Land (Joshua-2 Kings); The Pivotal Moment in Israel's Story; The Life of God's People in the Larger Old Testament Story; Obedience, Disobedience, and the Entrance into the Land; War, Violence, and the Mission of God; Life under Monarchy and the Practice of Disobedience.
- Threats, Fears, and Replacement KingsKingship and the Mission of God; Kings, Idols, and Alliances: More Practice of Disobedience; An Ending in Exile?; 7. The Life of God's People (Part 2): Exile and Return (1 Chronicles-Esther); The Life of God's People in the Larger Old Testament Story (Continued); Exile and the Mission of God; Return and Restoration; A Long Return; Identity, Mission, and a New Era; Into the Future; 8. The Voices of Israel's Poets, Sages, and Prophets (Job-Song of Songs; Isaiah-Malachi); New Voices within the Life of God's People.