The servant of the Lord and his servant people: tracing a biblical theme through the canon
Series preface -- Author's preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Preliminary issues -- 2. Adam: the first servant -- God creates a servant -- The servant fails -- God calls a servant -- Conclusion -- 3. Moses: the servant prophet -- Setting the stage -- Moses as servant of Yahweh in th...
| Sumario: | Series preface -- Author's preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Preliminary issues -- 2. Adam: the first servant -- God creates a servant -- The servant fails -- God calls a servant -- Conclusion -- 3. Moses: the servant prophet -- Setting the stage -- Moses as servant of Yahweh in the Torah -- Moses as servant of Yahweh in the Prophets and the Writings -- Conclusion -- 4. Joshua: the servant conqueror -- The transition from one servant to another -- Joshua does what Moses the servant commanded -- Yahweh performs similar acts through Joshua The death of Joshua the servant -- Conclusion -- 5. David: the servant king -- Israel's need for a servant -- The life of David the servant -- Solomon the servant's son -- The eschatological hope in David the servant -- Conclusion -- 6. The Isaianic servant: the suffering servant -- Servant references in Isaiah 1-39 -- The servant in Isaiah 40-66 -- Conclusion -- 7. Jesus: the servant par excellence -- Servant language applied to Jesus -- Jesus as the fulfilment of previous servants -- Conclusion -- 8. The apostles: servants of Christ -- Paul the servant of Christ Paul's ministry co-workers -- Peter the servant of Christ -- James the servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ -- Jude the servant of Christ -- John the servant of Christ -- Conclusion -- 9. The church: a servant people -- Gospels and Acts -- Paul's letters -- Catholic epistles -- Revelation -- Conclusion -- 10. Conclusion -- Implications -- Bibliography -- Search names for authors -- Search items for Scripture references -- Search items for ancient sources -- Titles in this series -- Notes. In this NSBT volume Matthew Harmon carefully traces the title of ""servant"" from Genesis to Revelation with the intention of seeing how earlier servants point forward to the ultimate Servant. Harmon shows how the title "servant" not only gives us a clearer understanding of Jesus Christ but also has profound implications for our lives as Christians |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and indexes |
| Descripción Física: | XVI, 262 Seiten, 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78974-210-7 1-78974-210-2 978-0-8308-1035-2 0-8308-1035-8 |
