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PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional

ISBN-100567086550

ISBN-139780567086556

eBay Product ID (ePID)108224130

Product Key Features

Number of Pages176 Pages

Publication NameEschatology in the Old Testament

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

SubjectBiblical Studies / General, Eschatology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion

AuthorDonald Gowan

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight9.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews'. . .a usefully synthetic approach to what can be a diffuse and baffling subject. . . interesting, thoughtful and readable.' The Way '. . .succeeds splendidly in not only explaining Israelite eschatology but also in showing how the Old Testament has significance for today.' Scottish Journal of Theology

Table Of ContentIntroduction: A New Approach to Eschatology in the Old Testament Zion: The Centre of Old Testament Eschatology Peace in Zion: The Transformation of Human Society The People of Zion: The Transformation of the Human Person Highest of All the Hills: The Transformation of Nature Conclusion: Old Testament Eschatology and Contemporary Hope for the Future

SynopsisThe future has always been a subject of immense fascination. It is generally acknowledged that the concept of time and change which permits us to concieve of a time to come is to be found alreay well-developed in ancient Israel, adn that this concept, embodied in the Old Testament, has profoundly influenced the modern Western mind. Using a canonical approach, in which he surveys the Old Testament as a whole, Gowan explores Israel's hopes for a better future - as expressed in the Old Testament and the Old Testament world which gave rise to such expectations. he findd that for God to make things right, a threefold transformation of the world must take place: God must transform the human person, human society and nature itself. This is a comprehensive introduction to eschatology in the Old Testament, unfolding the hopes expressed there and what became of those hopes, and discovering what the Old Testament has contributed to the expectations for a better future which have moved and sustained generations of people who have espoused them., Using a canonical approach, in which he explores the Old Testament as a whole - rather than the teachings of individual Old Testament authors - Professor Gowan traces the hopes of the people of Israel for a better future. He concludes that for God to make things right, a three-fold transformation of the world must take place: God must transform the human person, human society, and nature itself. This is a modern, comprehensive introduction to eschatology in the Old Testament, and includes a new introduction.