Eschatology in the Old Testament

Gowan, Donald E.

Religion & Spirituality

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Reclaiming the Old Testament for the Christian Pulpit

Gowan organizes his study of the book of Exodus like a traditional commentary, following the text of Exodus from beginning to end. Attempting to determine what the book says about God, Gowan then traces the major affirmations about God found in Exodus through the rest of scripture and into the theologies of Judaism and Christianity. Indices; notes.

Theology in Exodus: Biblical Theology in the Form of a Commentary

Religious Studies

Westminster John Knox Pr

This groundbreaking book points to a fresh new way of doing biblical theology. Donald Gowan organizes his study of the book of Exodus like a traditional commentary, following the text of Exodus from beginning to end. Unlike a traditional commentary, however, Gowan asks only one question of Exodus: what does this book say about God? He then traces the major affirmations about God found in Exodus through the rest of the scripture and into the theologies of Judaism and Christianity. This study will be of interest to any who wish to rethink the ways that biblical theology is done.

Westminster/John Knox Press

Donald Gowan offers a unified reading of the prophetic books, showing that each has a distinctive contribution to make to a central theme. These books--Isaiah through Malachi--respond to three key moments in Israel's history: the end of the Northern Kingdom in 722 BCE, the end of the Southern Kingdom in 587 BCE, and the beginning of the restoration from the Babylonian exile in 538 BCE. Gowan traces the theme of death and resurrection throughout these accounts, finding a symbolic message of particular significance to Christian interpreters of the Bible.

Theology of the Prophetic Books: The Death and Resurrection of Israel

Gowan takes full account of the most important current scholarship and secondary literature, while not attempting to engage in technical academic debate. The fundamental concern of this and every volume is analysis and discussion of the literary, sociohistorical, theological, and ethical dimensions of the biblical texts themselves. Each volume attends to issues of special concern to students of the Bible: literary genre, structure and character of the writing, occasion and situational context of the writing, wider social and historical context, the theological and ethical significance of the writing within these several contexts, and the like. Daniel--one of the most misused books of the Bible--is read in this commentary as a powerful message concerning hope and responsibility for believers who, for various reasons, have to face the theological question, "Who's in charge here?" The book of Daniel insists that the God of Israel is in charge, in spite of what circumstances may indicate; then finds ways, through story and vision, to reassure the faithful that there is a future for them after all. The commentary shows that what might be taken as just "Sunday school stories"--the lions' den and the fiery furnace--do raise issues from real life that have faced believers time and again across the centuries. It also helps readers to understand how to read Daniel's predictions of the future in a way that is most faithful to Scripture as a whole. The author explores the widely disparate meanings that have been attributed to the visions in the book. He investigates four basic interpretations that form the basis of reading the Book of Daniel.

Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Daniel

ABINGDON PRESS *

Fortress Press

Genesis 1-11 preserves a unique view of Bible history, tracing the move from Eden, an idyllic world fully in accord with the will of God, to Babel, a fallen world desperately in need of salvation. / In this commentary, Donald E. Gowan demonstrates acute s

Genesis 1-11: From Eden to Babel (International Theological Commentary (ITC))

Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source

John Knox Pr

The Triumph of Faith in Habakkuk

The triumph of faith in Habakkuk

John Knox Press

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