A Mouth full of fire (NSBT): The Word Of God In The Words Of Jeremiah - Brossura

Shead, Andrew

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1844745961 ISBN 13: 9781844745968

Casa editrice: Apollos, 2012

Riassunto

"I am putting my words as a fire in your mouth; these people are tinder and it will consume them." (Jeremiah 5:14) In the book of Jeremiah, the vocabulary of "word" and "words" is not only uniquely prevalent, but formulae marking divine speech also play an unprecedented role in giving the book's final form its narrative and theological shape. Indeed, "the word of the Lord" is arguably the main character, and a theology that is both distinctive and powerful can be seen to emerge from the unfolding narrative. In this stimulating study, Andrew Shead examines Jeremiah's use of word language; the prophet's formation as an embodiment of the word of God; his covenant preaching and the crisis it precipitates concerning the recognition of true prophecy; and, in the "oracles of hope," how the power of the word of God is finally made manifest. Shead then brings this reading of Jeremiah to bear on some issues in contemporary theology, including the problem of divine agency and the doctrine of Scripture, and concludes by engaging Jeremiah's doctrine of the Word of God in conversation with Karl Barth. The prophet's major contribution emerges from his careful differentiation of "word" and "words."

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Recensione:

'It is extraordinarily rare for a reading of a biblical book to be simultaneously creative and convincing, but Dr Andrew Shead has managed it in this work on Jeremiah. It is even more extraordinary for a book that exemplifies careful exegesis and the best of one kind of biblical theology to speak authoritatively to the discipline of systematic theology, but Dr Shead's work manages that, too. Characterized by tight and disciplined writing and careful thought, this volume deserves careful study. You will never again read Jeremiah exactly the same way you have read it in the past. No less important, as you work carefully through the pages of this volume you will see, in Jeremiah's doctrine of the word of God, a convincing anticipation of one who is called the Word of God - but without the artificial links that frequently characterize attempts to read Old Testament books christologically. This is an important and stimulating book.' --Don Carson - Preface

L'autore:

Andrew G. Shead is Head of Old Testament at Moore College, Sydney, where he lectures in Hebrew, Old Testament and music. He is the author of 'The Open Book and the Sealed Book: Jeremiah 32 in its Greek and Hebrew Recensions' (Sheffield Academic Press) and numerous articles, essays and reviews.

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• Editore: Apollos
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1844745961
• ISBN 13: 9781844745968
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 322