God's Word for Our World, Vol. 2 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 389)

Author: Ellens, Deborah L.

Brand: Continuum

Number Of Pages: 316

EAN: 9780826469755

Release Date: 22-06-2004

Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Part Number: 9780826469755

model number: 9780826469755

Details: This two-volume work in biblical studies is a commemorative presentation to Simon John DeVries, noted Old Testament Scholar.

Volume two encompasses the worldviews of the Bible for Jews and Christians, the Holiness of God, Psalms in LXX, similarities in ancient Near Eastern narrative and Hebrew Bible, the Bible in the cultural settings of ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Oriental theologies, and contemporary cultural imperatives, and the function of biblical metaphors.