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Author:   John Goldingay
Publisher:   IVP Academic
Imprint:   IVP Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.406kg
ISBN:  

9780830852246

ISBN 10:   0830852247
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   16 April 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Qualities 1. Godlikeness 2. Compassion 3. Honor 4. Anger 5. Trust 6. Truthfulness 7. Forthrightness 8. Contentment Part Two: Aspects of Life 9. Mind and Heart 10. Wealth 11. Violence 12. Shalom 13. Justice 14. Reparation 15. Sabbath 16. Animals 17. Work Part Three: Relationships 18. Friends 19. Neighbors 20. Women 21. Good Husbands, Good Wives 22. Who You Can't Have Sex With 23. People Who Can't Undertake a Regular Marriage 24. Parents and Children 25. Nations 26. Migrants 27. Cities 28. Leaders Part Four: Texts 29. Genesis 1: In the Beginning 30. Genesis 2: To Put It Another Way 31. Leviticus 25: Sabbaths for the Land and the Jubilee 32. Deuteronomy 15: When a Family's Life Falls Apart 33. Deuteronomy 20: How (Not) to Make War 34. Ruth: Commitment 35. Psalm 72: The Exercise of Authority with Faithfulness 36. The Song of Songs: Sex Part Five: People 37. Abraham 38. Sarah and Hagar 39. Joseph 40. Shiphrah and Puah, Yokebed and Miryam 41. David 42. Nehemiah 43. Vashti, Esther, and Mordecai Conclusion Postscript: But What About the Canaanites? Subject List Scripture Index

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There are many books on Old Testament ethics that are thoughtful and reflective. This book is such, but it is also very practical and one that recognizes the complexities of daily life, relationships, and challenges in our less-than-ideal world. Goldingay's disarming style and unconventional categories help to juggle the mind into fresh insights and perspectives. This book does not just talk about ethics in the Old Testament, but it actually helps readers discover what the Old Testament says through an encounter with the biblical text. --Athena E. Gorospe, biblical studies faculty, Asian Theological Seminary, Manila, Philippines Like a great tour guide, Goldingay skillfully leads his readers through the ethically problematic pages of the Old Testament, covering the usual topics (compassion, justice, nations) as well as the less typical yet perhaps more timely topics (contentment, animals, migrants). This book is infused not only with massive quantities of Goldingay's fresh translation of Scripture but also with his brilliant (and sometimes quirky) textual and theological insights. Readers are sure to find the book illuminating, challenging, and inspiring. --David T. Lamb, Allan A. MacRae Professor of Old Testament at Missio Seminary, author of God Behaving Badly What a winsomely fresh book! There is the freshness of John Goldingay's own direct translation of the text and the way he lets the Old Testament speak for itself by getting us to actually read so much of it for ourselves (fancy that for a fresh idea!). And then there is that vintage Goldingay style--straightforward and simple yet often quizzical and unexpected, humorous at times yet serious in intent, making us think afresh (whether or not we agree). We are invited into the world of Old Testament Israel as curious guests from the twenty-first century and end up asking more challenging questions about our own cultural and ethical assumptions than about theirs (which is the way it should be with the Bible). We see familiar old stories and characters in ways that perhaps we never thought of before and read unfamiliar texts that perhaps we never even noticed (or wincingly avoided). This book is what it says--a guided tour, designed to stimulate a desire to go back and enjoy exploring the terrain more fully. --Christopher J. H. Wright, Langham Partnership, author of Old Testament Ethics for the People of God

Author Information

John Goldingay (PhD, University of Nottingham; DD, Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth) is professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, but lives in Oxford, England. He was previously principal and professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at St. John's Theological College in Nottingham, England. His books include An Introduction to the Old Testament, A Reader's Guide to the Bible, Reading Jesus's Bible, and commentaries on Psalms, Isaiah, and Daniel. He has also authored a Biblical Theology, the three-volume Old Testament Theology and the seventeen-volume Old Testament for Everyone series, and has published a translation of the entire Old Testament called The First Testament: A New Translation.

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