Opening Israel's scriptures
Opening Israel's Scriptures is a collection of thirty-six essays on the Hebrew Bible, from Genesis to Chronicles, which gives powerful insight into the complexity and inexhaustibility of the Hebrew Scriptures as a theological resource. Based on more than two decades of lectures on Old Testament...
| Summary: | Opening Israel's Scriptures is a collection of thirty-six essays on the Hebrew Bible, from Genesis to Chronicles, which gives powerful insight into the complexity and inexhaustibility of the Hebrew Scriptures as a theological resource. Based on more than two decades of lectures on Old Testament interpretation, Ellen F. Davis offers a selective yet comprehensive guide to the core concepts, literary patterns, storylines, and theological perspectives that are central to Israel's Scriptures. Cover -- Opening Israel's Scriptures -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Doing Justice: The Practical and Critical Interpretation of Scripture -- 1. Genesis -- "As Our Image"-Genesis 1:1-2:3 -- Complementarity and Rupture-Genesis 2:4-11:32 -- Beginning with Blessing-Genesis 12-50 -- 2. Exodus -- Getting Out of Egypt-Exodus 1-15 -- Becoming God's People-Exodus 16-40 -- 3. Leviticus -- Embodying Holiness-Leviticus 1-15 -- At-Onement with YHWH and with Land-Leviticus 16-27 -- 4. Numbers -- Marked for Blessing, Plagued by Sin-Numbers 11-24 -- Slowing Down for Violence-Numbers 5 and 25 -- 5. Deuteronomy -- Learning to Love and to Fear-Deuteronomy 1-11 -- Torah and Life in the Land-Deuteronomy 12-34 -- 6. Joshua -- The Un-Conquest Narrative-Joshua -- The Big Upheaval: Canaan in the Thirteenth Century-Excursus -- 7. Judges -- Leadership and Its Discontents-Judges -- 8. Ruth -- Vulnerable Protectors-Ruth -- 9. 1-2 Samuel and 1 Kings -- The United Monarchy: The Hope That (Mostly) Failed-Preface -- The Tragedy of the Chosen: Saul's Kingship-1 Samuel -- David in Perspective-2 Samuel -- Wisdom, Power, Worship: Solomon's Reign-1 Kings 1-12 -- The Sovereignty of the Prophetic Word-1 Kings 13-21 -- 10. Minor Prophets -- An Eighth-Century Poetry Jam: Prophetic Performances-Preface -- Questioning Prosperity-Amos -- Justice and Intimacy-Micah and Hosea -- Hating Our Enemies-2 Kings, Nahum, and Jonah -- 11. Isaiah -- Seeing the King-Isaiah 1-39 -- The Vision Expands-Isaiah 40-66 -- 12. Jeremiah and Lamentations -- Well Acquainted with Grief-Preface -- Telling God the Truth-Jeremiah -- The Love Poetry of Disaster-Lamentations -- 13. Ezekiel -- Prophecy at the End of the World-Ezekiel and Haggai -- 14. The Psalms -- Reality and Praise-Psalms -- The Wisdom of Lament-Psalms. |
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| ISBN: | 0190260564 |