Brent A. Strawn is Associate Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

These essays are from some of our most solid and respected scholars, who evidence great skill in moving from close textual work to more generalized conclusions...This is a welcome book, the only one of its kind in the discipline...This is a bold and compelling beginning of an important probe about faith and culture.

• Preface ; Abbreviations ; Contributors ; Introduction Brent A. Strawn, "The Bible and Happiness?" ; Part I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament ; Introduction to Part I ; Terence E. Fretheim, "God, Creation, and the Pursuit of Happiness" ; Nathan MacDonald, "Is There Happiness in the Torah?" ; Jacqueline Lapsley, "A Happy Blend: Isaiah's Vision of Happiness (and Beyond)" ; William P. Brown, "Happiness and Its Discontents in the Psalms" ; Carol A. Newsom, "Positive Psychology and Ancient Israelite Wisdom" ; Part II. New Testament ; Introduction to Part II ; Carl R. Holladay, "The Beatitudes: Happiness and the Kingdom of God" ; Joel B. Green, "We Had to Celebrate and Rejoice!' Happiness in the Topsy-Turvy World of Luke-Acts" ; Colleen Shantz, "I Have Learned to Be Content': Happiness according to St. Paul" ; Greg Carey, "Finding Happiness in Apocalyptic Literature" ; Part III. Beyond the Bible: ; Continuing the Conversation into Other Disciplines ; Introduction to Part III ; Ellen T. Charry, "The Necessity of Divine Happiness: A Response from Systematic Theology" ; Thomas G. Long, "A Constructed Happiness: A Response from Practical Theology" ; Steven J. Sandage, "The Transformation of Happiness: A Response from Counseling Psychology" ; Epilogue Brent A. Strawn, "The Triumph of Life: Towards a Biblical Theology of Happiness" ; Appendix Michael J. Chan, "A Biblical Lexicon of Happiness" ; Bibliography ; Index

Brent A. Strawn is Associate Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

These essays are from some of our most solid and respected scholars, who evidence great skill in moving from close textual work to more generalized conclusions...This is a welcome book, the only one of its kind in the discipline...This is a bold and compelling beginning of an important probe about faith and culture.

• Preface ; Abbreviations ; Contributors ; Introduction Brent A. Strawn, "The Bible and Happiness?" ; Part I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament ; Introduction to Part I ; Terence E. Fretheim, "God, Creation, and the Pursuit of Happiness" ; Nathan MacDonald, "Is There Happiness in the Torah?" ; Jacqueline Lapsley, "A Happy Blend: Isaiah's Vision of Happiness (and Beyond)" ; William P. Brown, "Happiness and Its Discontents in the Psalms" ; Carol A. Newsom, "Positive Psychology and Ancient Israelite Wisdom" ; Part II. New Testament ; Introduction to Part II ; Carl R. Holladay, "The Beatitudes: Happiness and the Kingdom of God" ; Joel B. Green, "We Had to Celebrate and Rejoice!' Happiness in the Topsy-Turvy World of Luke-Acts" ; Colleen Shantz, "I Have Learned to Be Content': Happiness according to St. Paul" ; Greg Carey, "Finding Happiness in Apocalyptic Literature" ; Part III. Beyond the Bible: ; Continuing the Conversation into Other Disciplines ; Introduction to Part III ; Ellen T. Charry, "The Necessity of Divine Happiness: A Response from Systematic Theology" ; Thomas G. Long, "A Constructed Happiness: A Response from Practical Theology" ; Steven J. Sandage, "The Transformation of Happiness: A Response from Counseling Psychology" ; Epilogue Brent A. Strawn, "The Triumph of Life: Towards a Biblical Theology of Happiness" ; Appendix Michael J. Chan, "A Biblical Lexicon of Happiness" ; Bibliography ; Index

Brent A. Strawn is Associate Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

These essays are from some of our most solid and respected scholars, who evidence great skill in moving from close textual work to more generalized conclusions...This is a welcome book, the only one of its kind in the discipline...This is a bold and compelling beginning of an important probe about faith and culture.

• Preface ; Abbreviations ; Contributors ; Introduction Brent A. Strawn, "The Bible and Happiness?" ; Part I. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament ; Introduction to Part I ; Terence E. Fretheim, "God, Creation, and the Pursuit of Happiness" ; Nathan MacDonald, "Is There Happiness in the Torah?" ; Jacqueline Lapsley, "A Happy Blend: Isaiah's Vision of Happiness (and Beyond)" ; William P. Brown, "Happiness and Its Discontents in the Psalms" ; Carol A. Newsom, "Positive Psychology and Ancient Israelite Wisdom" ; Part II. New Testament ; Introduction to Part II ; Carl R. Holladay, "The Beatitudes: Happiness and the Kingdom of God" ; Joel B. Green, "We Had to Celebrate and Rejoice!' Happiness in the Topsy-Turvy World of Luke-Acts" ; Colleen Shantz, "I Have Learned to Be Content': Happiness according to St. Paul" ; Greg Carey, "Finding Happiness in Apocalyptic Literature" ; Part III. Beyond the Bible: ; Continuing the Conversation into Other Disciplines ; Introduction to Part III ; Ellen T. Charry, "The Necessity of Divine Happiness: A Response from Systematic Theology" ; Thomas G. Long, "A Constructed Happiness: A Response from Practical Theology" ; Steven J. Sandage, "The Transformation of Happiness: A Response from Counseling Psychology" ; Epilogue Brent A. Strawn, "The Triumph of Life: Towards a Biblical Theology of Happiness" ; Appendix Michael J. Chan, "A Biblical Lexicon of Happiness" ; Bibliography ; Index