Old Testament Theology: Israel's Gospel

by Goldingay, John

• ISBN13: 9780830825615
• ISBN10: 0830825614
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Summary

Winner of a 2004 ECPA Gold Medallion Award!In this first volume of a proposed three-volume Old Testament theology, John Goldingay focuses on narrative. Examining the biblical order of God's creation of and interactions with the world and Israel, he tells the story of Israel's gospel as a series of divine acts:God BeganGod Started OverGod PromisedGod DeliveredGod SealedGod GaveGod AccommodatedGod WrestledGod PreservedGod SentGod ExaltedVolume two will focus on Israel's faith, or Old Testament theology as belief. It will explore the person and nature of God, the nature of the world and humanity, the character of sin and the significance of Israel.Volume three will focus on Israel's life, or Old Testament theology as ethos. It will explore its worship, spirituality, ideals and vision for living. This is an Old Testament theology like no other. Whether applying magnifying or wide-angle lenses, Goldingay is closely attentive to the First Testament's narrative, plot, motifs, tensions and subtleties. Brimming with insight and energy, and postmodern in its ethos, this book will repeatedly reward readers with fresh and challenging perspectives on God and God's ways with Israel and the world--as well as Israel's ways with God. Goldingay'sOld Testament Theologyis not only a scholarly contribution to the ongoing quest of understanding the theological dimensions of the First Testament. Preachers and teachers will prize it as a smart, informed and engaging companion as they read and re-present the First Testament story to postmodern pilgrims on the way. This is Old Testament theology that preaches.

Author Biography

John Goldingay is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. 9
Preface	p. 13
Introduction Old: Testament Theology as Narrative	p. 15
Theology	p. 15
Old Testament Theology	p. 20
Old Testament Gospel	p. 29
Old Testament Story	p. 35
God Began: Creation	p. 42
God Thought	p. 43
God Spoke	p. 49
God Birthed	p. 61
God Prevailed	p. 64
God Created	p. 75
God Built	p. 83
God Arranged	p. 90
God Shaped	p. 98
God Delegated	p. 109
God Planted	p. 117
God Relaxed	p. 120
God Started Over: From Eden to Babel	p. 131
Disobedience and Discovery	p. 131
Expulsion and Loss	p. 139
Violence and Curse	p. 148
Fall and Ruin	p. 161
Grace and Exemption	p. 170
Realism and Pledging	p. 176
Abuse and Strife	p. 183
God Promised: Israel's Ancestors	p. 193
God's Charge and God's Promises	p. 194
God's Blessings: Nationhood and Land	p. 205
Being a Blessing	p. 213
Abraham's God and Other Peoples	p. 224
Promise and Fulfillment	p. 231
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob	p. 241
God Who Acts	p. 251
Relating to God	p. 262
Marriage and Parenthood	p. 268
Family Life	p. 277
God Delivered: The Exodus	p. 288
God Who Creates and Delivers	p. 288
God Who Remembers	p. 295
God Who Works via People	p. 306
God Who Does Signs and Wonders	p. 313
God Who Insists	p. 320
God Who Reigns	p. 327
How God Is Revealed	p. 332
How God Relates to Foreign Peoples	p. 343
How God's Resolve Relates to Human Resolve	p. 349
How God's Act Relates to the Future	p. 360
God Sealed: Sinai	p. 369
Yhwh's Covenant	p. 369
Yhwh's Expectations	p. 378
Yhwh's Presence: At the Mountain	p. 385
Yhwh's Presence: In a Sanctuary	p. 392
Yhwh's Presence: In Experience	p. 402
Yhwh's Dilemma: Punishment and Mercy	p. 408
Facing Up to Infidelity	p. 417
Models of Servanthood	p. 425
Models of Peoplehood	p. 437
God Gave: The Land	p. 451
The People of God: Sustained, Disappointed and Protesting	p. 452
The People of God: Bride and Rebel	p. 459
The People of God: Chastised and Mercied	p. 468
War, Its Nature and Its Rationales	p. 474
War as the Means of Receiving God's Gift	p. 485
The Crusade for Holiness	p. 495
The Acknowledgment of God	p. 505
The Gift of God: The Land	p. 512
The Giving of God: Fulfillment and Shortfall	p. 522
God Accommodated: From Joshua to Solomon	p. 529
One People, One God?	p. 530
Leadership	p. 540
Monarchy	p. 550
Temple	p. 562
Israel and Other Peoples	p. 572
Being Human	p. 579
Being Men	p. 588
Being Women	p. 596
Yhwh's Acting	p. 606
God Wrestled: From Solomon to the Exile	p. 613
Where Yhwh Is Active	p. 613
What Yhwh Expects	p. 624
How Yhwh Reacts	p. 632
How History Works	p. 642
How Yhwh Works	p. 648
How Kings Exercise Leadership	p. 656
Prophets as Men of God	p. 668
Prophets as Seers and Sentinels	p. 678
Prophets as Troublemakers	p. 685
Is There a Future?	p. 691
God Preserved: Exile and Restoration	p. 696
God Abandoned	p. 698
God Returned	p. 707
A Restored Community	p. 718
A Worshiping Community	p. 725
A Listening Community	p. 732
A Distinct Community	p. 740
A Subservient Community	p. 751
A Priest and Theologian	p. 760
A Man Who Prays and Builds Walls	p. 764
A Wise Politician	p. 772
An Intrepid Woman	p. 779
God Sent: The Coming of Jesus	p. 789
Jesus: Herald of God's Reign	p. 790
Jesus: Prophet and Teacher	p. 800
His Followers	p. 808
Jesus: The Man Anointed as King	p. 814
Jesus: Word Embodied	p. 824
Divine Surrender	p. 830
The Community of the Risen Lord	p. 839
Jesus: Light of the World	p. 850
Postscript: Old Testament Theology and History	p. 859
Narrative and History	p. 859
History and Criticism	p. 865
Creation and History	p. 876
Bibliography	p. 884
Author Index	p. 906
Subject Index	p. 910
Scripture Index	p. 916
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