Old Testament Theology for Christians - From Ancient Context to Enduring Belief Walton John HPevná vazba
Old Testament Theology for Christians - From Ancient Context to Enduring Belief Walton John HPevná vazba Modern readers of the Bible often find the Old Testament difficult and even disturbing. Why…
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Old Testament Theology for Christians - From Ancient Context to Enduring Belief Walton John HPevná vazba
Modern readers of the Bible often find the Old Testament difficult and even disturbing. Why should we read and study ancient laws that even the New Testament says are eclipsed by Christ? What are we to do with obscure prophecies of long expired nations?
What does the Old Testament offer that is not surpassed and even made irrelevant by the New Testament? How can we reconcile Jesus' Sermon on the Mount with the Old Testament's graphic narratives of sex and violence? John Walton has spent a career engaging deeply with the Old Testament's text and ancient context.
He has studied, taught, and written about the issues. His signature approach can be introduced in one sentence: The Old Testament was written for us but not to us. We must not conform it to our own understanding.
We will fully grasp the Old Testament and its theology only when we are immersed in the ancient cultural current of