The Bible and the Ancient near East : Collected Essays.
Roberts, J. J. M.
The Bible and the Ancient near East : Collected Essays. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (449 pages)
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Fundamental Issues -- Chapter 1: The Ancient Near Eastern Environment -- Chapter 2: The Bible and the Literature of the Ancient Near East -- Chapter 3: Myth versus History: Relaying the Comparative Foundations -- Chapter 4: Divine Freedom and Cultic Manipulation in Israel and Mesopotamia -- Chapter 5: Nebuchadnezzar I's Elamite Crisis in Theological Perspective -- Part 2: Themes and Motifs -- Chapter 6: The Hand of Yahweh -- Chapter 7: A New Parallel to 1 Kings 18:28-29 -- Chapter 8: The King of Glory -- Chapter 9: Job and the Israelite Religious Tradition -- Chapter 10: Job's Summons to Yahweh: The Exploitation of a Legal Metaphor -- Chapter 11: Does God Lie? Divine Deceit as a Theological Problem in Israelite Prophetic Literature -- Chapter 12: The Motif of the Weeping God in Jeremiah and Its Background in the Lament Tradition of the Ancient Near East -- Chapter 13: Whose Child Is This? Reflections on the Speaking Voice in Isaiah 9:5 -- Chapter 14: The Mari Prophetic Texts in Transliteration and English Translation -- Part 3: Solving Difficult Problems: New Readings of Old Texts -- Chapter 15: A New Root for an Old Crux, Psalm 22:17c -- Chapter 16: The Young Lions of Psalm 34:11 -- Chapter 17: The Religio-political Setting of Psalm 47 -- Chapter 18: Of Signs, Prophets, and Time Limits: A Note on Psalm 74:9 -- Chapter 19: Blindfolding the Prophet -- Chapter 20: Yahweh's Foundation in Zion (Isaiah 28:16) -- Part 4: Kingship and Messiah -- Chapter 21: The Davidic Origin of the Zion Tradition -- Chapter 22: Zion in the Theology of the Davidic-Solomonic Empire -- Chapter 23: The Divine King and the Human Community in Isaiah's Vision of the Future -- Chapter 24: In Defense of the Monarchy: The Contribution of Israelite Kingship to Biblical Theology. Chapter 25: The Old Testament's Contribution to Messianic Expectations -- Part 5: Interpreting Prophecy -- Chapter 26: Historical-Critical Method, Theology, and Contemporary Exegesis -- Chapter 27: A Christian Perspective on Prophetic Prediction -- Indexes.
No detailed description available for "The Bible and the Ancient Near East".
9781575065359
Bible.-Old Testament-Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Middle East-Religion.
Electronic books.
BS1171.3 .R63 2002
221.6/7
The Bible and the Ancient near East : Collected Essays. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (449 pages)
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Fundamental Issues -- Chapter 1: The Ancient Near Eastern Environment -- Chapter 2: The Bible and the Literature of the Ancient Near East -- Chapter 3: Myth versus History: Relaying the Comparative Foundations -- Chapter 4: Divine Freedom and Cultic Manipulation in Israel and Mesopotamia -- Chapter 5: Nebuchadnezzar I's Elamite Crisis in Theological Perspective -- Part 2: Themes and Motifs -- Chapter 6: The Hand of Yahweh -- Chapter 7: A New Parallel to 1 Kings 18:28-29 -- Chapter 8: The King of Glory -- Chapter 9: Job and the Israelite Religious Tradition -- Chapter 10: Job's Summons to Yahweh: The Exploitation of a Legal Metaphor -- Chapter 11: Does God Lie? Divine Deceit as a Theological Problem in Israelite Prophetic Literature -- Chapter 12: The Motif of the Weeping God in Jeremiah and Its Background in the Lament Tradition of the Ancient Near East -- Chapter 13: Whose Child Is This? Reflections on the Speaking Voice in Isaiah 9:5 -- Chapter 14: The Mari Prophetic Texts in Transliteration and English Translation -- Part 3: Solving Difficult Problems: New Readings of Old Texts -- Chapter 15: A New Root for an Old Crux, Psalm 22:17c -- Chapter 16: The Young Lions of Psalm 34:11 -- Chapter 17: The Religio-political Setting of Psalm 47 -- Chapter 18: Of Signs, Prophets, and Time Limits: A Note on Psalm 74:9 -- Chapter 19: Blindfolding the Prophet -- Chapter 20: Yahweh's Foundation in Zion (Isaiah 28:16) -- Part 4: Kingship and Messiah -- Chapter 21: The Davidic Origin of the Zion Tradition -- Chapter 22: Zion in the Theology of the Davidic-Solomonic Empire -- Chapter 23: The Divine King and the Human Community in Isaiah's Vision of the Future -- Chapter 24: In Defense of the Monarchy: The Contribution of Israelite Kingship to Biblical Theology. Chapter 25: The Old Testament's Contribution to Messianic Expectations -- Part 5: Interpreting Prophecy -- Chapter 26: Historical-Critical Method, Theology, and Contemporary Exegesis -- Chapter 27: A Christian Perspective on Prophetic Prediction -- Indexes.
No detailed description available for "The Bible and the Ancient Near East".
9781575065359
Bible.-Old Testament-Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Middle East-Religion.
Electronic books.
BS1171.3 .R63 2002
221.6/7