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Treasures Old And New : Essays in the Theology of the Pentateuch

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by BLENKINSOPP

    • Author

      BLENKINSOPP

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      Eerdmans Publishing Company

    • Published

      June 2004

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    Treasures Old And New : Essays in the Theology of the Pentateuch

    Today's Price £21.97



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    The Pentateuch is one anchor of the Western religious heritage, a rich source of theological and spiritual instruction that can be plumbed again and again. In Treasures Old and New accomplished biblical scholar Joseph Blenkinsopp engages several interesting topics in dialogue with texts from the Pentateuch.

    In keeping with the view that the Pentateuch is far too multiplex to be encapsulated in a single theological system, Blenkinsopp has written Treasures Old and New as a “sketchbook” of theology in the Pentateuch. This fruitful approach allows him to consider themes that easily fall through the cracks of more systematic works of biblical theology. Among the many subjects that Blenkinsopp pursues are the role of memory in the construction of the past, the dependence of Christianity on Judaism, the close connection between sacrifice and community in Old Testament Israel, the proper meaning of human stewardship of the world, and belief (or lack of belief) in a meaningful postmortem existence.

    Blenkinsopp also explores well-known texts from less-well-known angles. The Garden of Eden story, for example, gains in resonance when read together with Gilgamesh, and the laws governing diet and cleanliness become clearer in the light of current ecological concerns. Readers will also learn from Blenkinsopp’s novel approach to such important yet enigmatic stories as the Creation, Cain and Abel, the Flood, the Tower of Babel, the Call of Abram, and Sodom and Gomorrah.

    Blessed with an extraordinary ability to transmit complex issues in concise and lucid fashion, Blenkinsopp shows that serious engagement with biblical texts, while sometimes demanding, can be intellectually and religiously rewarding.

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    • Author

      BLENKINSOPP

    • Book Format

      paperback

    • Publisher

      Eerdmans Publishing Company

    • Published

      June 2004

    • Weight

      355g

    • Page Count

      228

    • Dimensions

      153 x 229 x 14 mm

    • ISBN

      9780802826794

    • ISBN-10

      0802826792

    • Eden Code

      95240

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    • Author/Creator: BLENKINSOPP

    • ISBN: 9780802826794

    • Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company

    • Release Date: June 2004

    • Weight: 355g

    • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 14 mm

    • Eden Code: 95240


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