Irrevocable: the name of God and the unity of the Christian Bible
Irrevocable focuses attention upon a crucial but often misunderstood feature of the Bible--God's personal proper name. Author R. Kendall Soulen explores the implications of God's proper name for Christian faith and for Christianity's relationship to Judaism and Islam.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
1517 Media
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Soulen, R. Kendall, 1959-, Irrevocable : the name of God and the unity of the Christian Bible] (2024) (Saner, Andrea)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Further subjects: | B
God - Name
B Tetragrammaton |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Irrevocable focuses attention upon a crucial but often misunderstood feature of the Bible--God's personal proper name. Author R. Kendall Soulen explores the implications of God's proper name for Christian faith and for Christianity's relationship to Judaism and Islam. Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Scripture, Trinity, Election -- 1. Scripture: The Unity of the Bible and the Problem of Supersessionism -- 2. Trinity: One Name in Three Inflections -- 3. Election: The Proper Name of the Word Who Became Flesh: The Trinity and Election Debate -- II. Covenant, Christ, Church -- 4. Covenant: Why Did God Choose the Jews? -- 5. Christ: Fulfilled and Confirmed: Jesus and the Tetragrammaton -- 6. Church: People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Spirit: An Ecosystem of Praise -- III. Church and World -- 7. Christians and Jews: "They Are Israelites": The Priority of the Present Tense for Jewish-Christian Relations -- 8. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam: The Sign of Jonah: A Christian Perspective on the Relation of the Abrahamic Faiths -- 9. Christianity and the Powers: "Go Tell Pharaoh": Or Why Empires Prefer a Nameless God -- Notes -- Index -- Scripture Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (222 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781506481197 |