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Being Human in God's World

An Old Testament Theology of Humanity

by J. Gordon McConville

  • For anyone interested in relating faith his human traits

  • The examination explores how the Old Testament defines humanity

  • You'll discoverer a deep understanding of human moral and ethical beginnings

  • Author

    J. Gordon McConville

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Baker Publishing Group

  • Published

    January 2018

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Being Human in God's World

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This major work by a widely respected Old Testament scholar and theologian unpacks a biblical perspective on fundamental questions of what it means to be human.

J. Gordon McConville explores how a biblical view of humanity provides a foundation for Christian reflection on ethics, economics, politics, and church life and practice. He shows that the Old Testament's view of humanity as "earthed" and "embodied" plays an essential part in a well-rounded Christian theology and spirituality, and he applies the theological concept of the "image of God" to all areas of human existence.

The book also pays attention to the ways in which the genres of the Old Testament contribute to its articulation of the human experience. Human life, both as depicted in the Old Testament world and as advocated to readers, comprises all possibilities--between flourishing and tragedy, and between the enacted realization of the image of God and its corruption. Yet it is informed by eschatological direction and hope, which ensures the meaningfulness of the ordinary, daily components of life. McConville shows that true engagement with the Old Testament on the subject is a matter not merely of intellectual comprehension but of commitment to personal and communal transformation, which in whole-biblical perspective is ultimately conformation to Christ.

Being Human in God's World will appeal to professors and students of the Bible, especially the Old Testament, as well as to church leaders and other serious readers.

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  • Author

    J. Gordon McConville

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Baker Publishing Group

  • Published

    January 2018

  • Weight

    330g

  • Page Count

    240

  • Dimensions

    150 x 227 x 21 mm

  • ISBN

    9780801099700

  • ISBN-10

    0801099706

  • Eden Code

    4550277

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  • Author/Creator: J. Gordon McConville

  • ISBN: 9780801099700

  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

  • Release Date: January 2018

  • Weight: 330g

  • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 21 mm

  • Eden Code: 4550277


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