Old Testament Theology: Israel's Life

by John Goldingay

Overview

In this third volume of his critically acclaimed Old Testament Theology John Goldingay explores the Old Testament vision of Israel's life before God. The first volume focused on the story of God's dealings with Israel, or Israel's gospel. The second volume investigated the beliefs of Israel, or Israel's faith. Now the spotlight falls on the Old Testament's perspective on the life that Israel should live in its present and future, including its worship, prayer and spirituality, as well as its practices, attitudes and ethics before God. Goldingay sees three spheres of life giving order to Israel's vision: its life in relation to God, its life in community and the life of the individual as a self. Within these frameworks he unfurls a tapestry that is as broad and colorful as all of life, and yet detailed in its intricate attention to the text. With this final volume John Goldingay has given us the third pillar of an Old Testament theology that is monumental in scope and yet invites us to enter through multiple doors to explore its riches. Students will profit from a semester in its courts, and ministers of the Word will find their preaching and teaching deeply enriched by wandering its halls and meditating in its chambers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830879236
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	03/09/2010
Series:	Old Testament Theology Series , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

An Introduction to the Old Testament, The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, Key Questions about Interpretation, Do We Need the New Testament? and commentaries on Psalms, Isaiah, and Daniel. He has also authored the three-volume Old Testament Theology and the seventeen-volume Old Testament For Everyone series. Goldingay also serves in pastoral ministry as an associate pastor at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Pasadena. He holds membership in the Society of Biblical Literature and the Society for Old Testament Study, and serves on the Task Force on Biblical Interpretation in the Anglican Communion and the editorial board for the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations
Preface
1 Introduction: Gospel, Faith, LifePart One: Living with God
2 Submission and Celebration
3 Prayer and ThanksgivingPart Two: Living with One Another
4 Family and Community
5 City and NationPart Three: Living with Ourselves
6 Spirituality and Character
7 Leaders and Servants
Conclusion
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index