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Twilight of the Gods
Polytheism in the Hebrew Bible
Häftad, 2005
274 kr
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Since the middle of the twentieth century, one of biblical scholarship's chief assumptions has been that ancient Israel evolved out of the polytheism of surrounding cultures into an ethical monotheism. However, this consensus has fallen apart in recent years. Scholars now know that early Israel was …
Betrayal of God
Ideological Conflict in Job
Häftad, 1990
303 kr
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In this book, David Penchansky examines the inconsistencies between Job's beliefs and his actions. Adapting the theories of neo-Marxist/postmodernist literary critics Fredric Jameson and Pierre Macherey, Penchansky traces ideological and theological conflicts in Israelite society.The Literary …
What Rough Beast?
Images of God in the Hebrew Bible
Häftad, 1999
329 kr
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David Penchansky's What Rough Beast? is a study of six Old Testament stories. While many biblical theologies empasize reassuring images of God, Penchansky confronts those biblical passages where God is portrayed as irrational, malevolent, and even abusive, wrestling with the impact of these images …
Understanding Wisdom Literature
Conflict and Dissonance in the Hebrew Text
Häftad, 2012
271 kr
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Israelite wisdom, literature, David Penchansky argues, records the disputes of ancient sages over basic human questions: What is the purpose of life? Is God just? Why do we suffer? Does God even exist? Penchansky sees confl icting answers to these questions in Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Ben Sira, …
Shall Not the Judge of All the Earth Do What is Right?
Studies on the Nature of God in Tribute to James L. Crenshaw
Av David Penchansky, Paul L. Redditt
Inbunden, 2000
583 kr
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Does God, in fact, always show love toward those who love him and faithfully serve him? Even apart from the fact that God punishes those who clearly deserve his wrath, and even apart from his hostility to Israel’s enemies, what do we do with the not insignificant number of passages in the Old …
Solomon and the Ant
The Qur'an in Conversation with the Bible
E-bok, 2021
424 kr
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Solomon and the Ant, using the Bible as a dialogue partner, examines stories from the Qur'an, their drama, characters, and meaning. Although some qur'anic stories have close biblical parallels, here Penchansky examines stories without biblical precursors. Qur'anic narratives in dialogue with …
