The Identity of Israel’s God in Christian Scripture
Author | : Don Collett |
Publisher | : SBL Press |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2021-01-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780884144724 |
ISBN-13 | : 0884144720 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A broad, sweeping volume that breaches the walls separating biblical and theological disciplines Biblical scholars and theologians engage an important question: Who is Israel’s God for Christian readers of the Old Testament? For Christians, Scripture is the Old and New Testament bound together in a single legacy. Contributors approach the question from multiple disciplinary vantage points. Essays on both Testaments focus on figural exegesis, critical exegesis, and the value of diachronic understandings of the Old Testament’s compositional history for the sake of a richer synchronic reading. This collection is offered in celebration of the life and work of Christopher R. Seitz. His rich and wide-ranging scholarly efforts have provided scholars and students alike a treasure trove of resources related to this critical question.