Please wait...    Loading...
Use Advance Search l Help

CATEGORIES

VIEW ALL CATEGORIES >>

BOOKSTORE
today’S FEATURE

 

MUSIC
today’S FEATURE

 

VIDEO
today’S FEATURE

 
PRODUCT DETAIL - BOOKS

< GO BACK

PRODUCT TITLE NSBT #50 - INCLUDING THE STRANGER: FOREIGNERS IN THE FORMER PROPHETS
ISBN NUMBER 9781783595075
CATEGORY TYPE THEOLOGY
AUTHOR/EDITOR DAVID FIRTH
PUBLISHER APOLLOS
PRODUCT Type. Books
Summary NEW STUDIES IN BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
FORMAT SOFTCOVER
SELLING PRICE $28.50*
*price before member's discount

DESCRIPTION

The Old Testament, particularly the Former Prophets, has frequently been regarded as having a negative attitude towards foreigners. This has meant that these texts are often employed by those opposed to the Christian faith to attack the Bible; and such views can be echoed by Christians. While the story of David and Goliath is cherished, other episodes are seen to involve 'ethnic cleansing' or 'massacre' and are avoided.
 
David Firth's contention is that this view emerges from an established interpretation of the text, but not the text itself. He argues that the Former Prophets subvert the exclusivist approach in order to show that the people of God are not defined by ethnicity but rather by their willingness to commit themselves to the purposes of Yahweh. God's purposes are always wider than Israel alone, and Israel must therefore understand themselves as a people who welcome and include the foreigner.
 
Firth addresses contemporary concerns about the ongoing significance of the Old Testament for Christians, and shows how opponents of Christianity have misunderstood the Bible. His reading of the Former Prophets also has significant ethical implications for Christians today as they wrestle with the issues of migration and what it means to be the people of God.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:

home

Store Policy | Delivery Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms of Services | Help page
Retail (Bookshop): 315 Outram Road, Tan Boon Liat Building, #09-03, S(169074) 
(Operating hours Mon,Tue,Thurs,Fri & Sat: 0900hrs - 1900hrs | Weds: 0900hrs - 2000hrs | Sundays : Closed) Tel: (65) 6227 9700

© 2020 SKS Books Warehouse | All Rights Reserved.