Politics and Theopolitics in the Bible and Postbiblical Literature
Politics and Theopolitics in the Bible and Postbiblical Literature

Author: Henning Graf Reventlow

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1994-03-01

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1850754616

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This volume contains papers from the third symposium held by the University of Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, with the aim of furthering dialogue between Jewish and Christian biblical scholars. The papers examine the ways in which political issues and events are reflected in the Bible and in the postbiblical literature, the term 'theopolitics' expressing the conviction of both communities that the politics of human life have always been and continue to be subject to the rule and providence of God. The hope of the symposium is that through examination of the ways in which Jews and Christians have reflected upon political and ethical theories there may arise new possibilities for better mutual understanding.

CHRISTIAN ZIONISM. THEOPOLITICS AND BIBLICAL MYTH-MAKING
CHRISTIAN ZIONISM. THEOPOLITICS AND BIBLICAL MYTH-MAKING

Author: BÜLENT ȘENAY

Publisher: Editura Universității din București - Bucharest University Press

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 6061612591

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This book is meant to serve as a reader material, an instrument designed to help students of Christian Zionism, regardless of their background, age and ultimate interest, find their way in existing literature.

Reconciling Violence and Kingship
Reconciling Violence and Kingship

Author: Marty Alan Michelson

Publisher: James Clarke & Company

Published: 2012-09-27

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0227901223

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Through careful reading of the stories at the end of Judges and in 1 Samuel, Reconciling Violence and Kingship demonstrates that events surrounding Saul have significance independent of David and preceding David's kingship. Michelson argues that Saul's kingship is uniquely important in establishing the person of the king, who was inaugurated in order to minimize violence.

Understanding Old Testament Ethics
Understanding Old Testament Ethics

Author: John Barton

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780664225964

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Written by one of the world's most widely respected biblical scholars, this volume sets out detailed recommendations for the future of the discipline.

Eschatology in the Bible and in Jewish and Christian Tradition
Eschatology in the Bible and in Jewish and Christian Tradition

Author: Henning Graf Reventlow

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0567534049

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This is the fourth volume in the series of collaborations between the Department of Bible in Tel Aviv University, Israel, and the Faculty of Theology in the University of the Ruhr, Bochum, Germany. This symposium, held in Bochum in 1995, discussed a topic important for both communities of believers, starting with the Bible and tracking its role through the different stages of the respective tradition-histories. This time the theme was eschatology. The participants engaged in a lively discussion (from the Jewish side) on messianism and Zionism, Qumran, Mishnah and Kabbalah, and (from the Christian side) on the Bible, recent Protestant ethics and systematic theology. The volume concludes with the report of a panel discussion on the essence of eschatology in Jewish and Christian thinking: is it a spiritualized idea or a material expectation for the world?

The First Bible of the Church
The First Bible of the Church

Author: Mogens Müller

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 185075571X

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The First Bible of the Church describes of the shape of the Jewish Bible at the time of the New Testament, with a special focus on the significance of the Greek translation, the Septuagint. The Jewish defence of the Septuagint version and its reception into the early Church makes it a representative of the Jewish Bible tradition fully on a par with the Hebrew Bible. This fact is especially important because the Septuagint is extensively used in the New Testament writings, whereby it-and not the Hebrew Bible (the Masoretic text)-is the most obvious candidate for the title of the first Bible of the Church.

The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism
The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism

Author: R. S. Sugirtharajah

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2023-06-27

Total Pages: 793

ISBN-13: 0190888458

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The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism is a comprehensive treatment of a relatively new form of scholarship-one of the most compelling and contested theories to emerge in recent times, and a topic that actively seeks to expand the ways in which the Bible can be studied, interpreted, and applied. Generally speaking, postcolonialism aims to critique and dismantle hegemonic worldviews and power structures, while giving voice to previously marginalized peoples and systems of thought. This approach, often varied in form, has inevitably engaged with the text and reception of the Bible, a scripture that Western colonizers introduced to-and often imposed upon-their colonial subjects. With a globally diverse list of contributors, the Handbook aims to cover the perspective and context of the authors of the Bible, as well as the modern experiences of imperialism, resistance, decolonization, and nationalism. Moreover, the volume includes both a theoretical overview and an exploration of how the field intersects with related areas, such as gender studies, race, postmodernism, and liberation theology.

And He Will Take Your Daughters...'
And He Will Take Your Daughters...'

Author: April D. Westbrook

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-04-23

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 0567662667

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April Westbrook explores the intentional inclusion of woman stories (those displaying significant female presence) within the David narrative in the books of Samuel. These stories are made prominent by the surprisingly high number of their occurrences as well as the sequentially progressive literary pattern in which they occur in the larger narrative. Westbrook shows that the dramatic and detailed accounts within the story repeatedly challenge the reader to consider the experiences of women and their contribution to the purpose of the larger narrative. When viewed collectively, these woman stories serve to stir the reader's responses in ways which systematically call into question the nature of the monarchy itself as a power system-both its impact upon the nation and upon the kings who rule. Although King David is often held up as a paragon of virtue, the experiences of the women in his life frequently reveal a different side of his character, and the reader must wrestle with the resultant ambiguity. In the process, the reader must also think deeply about the inevitably negative aspects of hierarchical social structures and why this biblical text is apparently designed to press the reader toward unavoidable and uncomfortable personal confrontation with these realities concerning the use of power within community life.

Tanak
Tanak

Author: Marvin A. Sweeney

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 1301

ISBN-13: 1451414358

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"Though 'biblical theology' has long been considered a strictly Christian enterprise, Marvin A. Sweeney here proposes a Jewish theology of the Hebrew Bible, based on the importance of Tanak as the foundation of Judaism and organized around the major components: Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), and Kethuvim (Writings). Sweeney finds the structuring themes of Jewish life: the constitution of the nation Israel in relation to God; the disruption of that ideal, documented by the Prophets; and the reconstitution of the nation around the Second Temple in the Writings. Throughout he is attentive to tensions within and among the texts and the dialogical character of Israel's sacred heritage" -- Publisher description.