A theology of justice in Exodus
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. Justice and Exodus -- Chapter 1. Defining Justice: Justice in the Ancient Near East and Israel -- Chapter 2. Justice Under Threat: Exodus 1–4 -- Chapter 3. Justice Championed: Exodus 5–15 -- Chapter 4. Summoned to Justice:...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, PA
Penn State University Press
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Bills, Nathan, 1980-, A theology of justice in Exodus] (2022) (Jeon, Jaeyoung, 1972 -)
[Rezension von: Bills, Nathan, 1980-, A theology of justice in Exodus] (2022) (Hamilton, Mark W., 1964 -) [Rezension von: Bills, Nathan, 1980-, A theology of justice in Exodus] (2022) (Scarlata, Mark William) |
| Series/Journal: | Siphrut: Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Exodus
/ Justice
/ Idea of God
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RELIGION / Commentaries / Bible / Old Testament
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| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. Justice and Exodus -- Chapter 1. Defining Justice: Justice in the Ancient Near East and Israel -- Chapter 2. Justice Under Threat: Exodus 1–4 -- Chapter 3. Justice Championed: Exodus 5–15 -- Chapter 4. Summoned to Justice: Exodus 15–24 -- Chapter 5. Building for Justice: Exodus 25–40 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index This book traces the theme of justice throughout the narrative of Exodus in order to explicate how yhwh’s reclamation of Israel for service-worship reveals a distinct theological ethic of justice grounded in yhwh’s character and Israel’s calling within yhwh’s creational agenda.Adopting a synchronic, text-immanent interpretive strategy that focuses on canonical and inner-biblical connections, Nathan Bills identifies two overlapping motifs that illuminate the theme of justice in Exodus. First, Bills considers the importance of Israel’s creation traditions for grounding Exodus’s theology of justice. Reading Exodus against the backdrop of creation theology and as a continuation of the plot of Genesis, Bills shows that the ethical disposition of justice imprinted on Israel in Exodus is an application of yhwh’s creational agenda of justice. Second, Bills identifies an educational agenda woven throughout the text. The narrative gives heightened attention to the way yhwh catechizes Israel in what it means to be the particular beneficiary and creational emissary of yhwh’s justice. These interpretative lenses of creation theology and pedagogy help to explain why Israel’s salvation and shaping embody a programmatic applicability of yhwh’s justice for the wider world.This volume will be of substantial interest to divinity students and religious professionals interested in the themes of exodus, exile, and return |
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| ISBN: | 1646020715 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9781646020713 |