Human Divine Interactions In The Hebrew Scriptures
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Human Divine Interactions In The Hebrew Scriptures
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Author : Berel Dov Lerner
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-09-22
Human Divine Interactions In The Hebrew Scriptures written by Berel Dov Lerner and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-22 with Religion categories.
Rabbi Sacks Book Prize Finalist 2024. This book addresses central theological issues and biblical narratives in terms of a bold thesis regarding relations between God and humans: that the actions of God and the actions of humans are informed by independently valid moral viewpoints which do not entirely overlap. The author suggests that God’s plans and actions refl ect the interests and obligations appropriate to His goal of creating a worthy world, but not necessarily our world. In contrast, humans must attend to special obligations grounded in their dependence on their existing created world and in their particular places in the human family. However, in acts of grace, God voluntarily takes on special obligations toward the created world by entering covenants with its inhabitants. When the covenant involves reciprocal obligations, as in the case of God’s covenant with Israel, it also recruits human beings to play conscious roles in God’s larger plans. These covenants frame the moral parameters of human-divine interaction and cooperation in which each party strains to negotiate confl icts between its original duties and the new obligations generated by covenants. The interpretive discussions in this book involve close readings of the Hebrew text and are also informed by rabbinic tradition and Western philosophy. They address major issues that are of relevance to scholars of the bible, theology, and philosophy of religion, including the relationship between divine commands and morality, God’s responsibility for human suff ering, God’s role in history and the intersection between politics and religion.
Forming God
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Author : Anne K. Knafl
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2014-10-30
Forming God written by Anne K. Knafl and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-30 with History categories.
This volume examines divine anthropomorphism in the Hebrew Bible, a study characterized by disagreement and contradiction. Discussions of anthropomorphism in the Hebrew Bible are typically found in three areas of inquiry: ancient Israelite religion, as reflected by the compositions of the Pentateuch; comparisons with ancient Near Eastern religions; and comparison with ancient translation and interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. Contradictory arguments exist, both within each area of study and between them, about the intent of biblical writers, with respect to a theology of anthropomorphism. In this work, Knafl asserts that biblical studies has reached this impasse, largely due to its approach to the study of the phenomenon. The prevailing method has been to study divine anthropomorphism within an assumed framework of polemic and by associating it with a theological system. By contrast, Knafl analyzes divine anthropomorphism as a literary-contextual phenomenon and seeks to build a typology, from which secondary arguments regarding theology or history of religion may be built. This typology will provide scholars of biblical studies, history of religion, and (systematic) theology with a means of evaluating divine anthropomorphisms and their relation to human-divine interactions, as a biblical phenomenon.
Human Agency And Divine Will
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Author : Charlotte Katzoff
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-05-26
Human Agency And Divine Will written by Charlotte Katzoff and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-26 with Philosophy categories.
This book explores the conjuncture of human agency and divine volition in the biblical narrative – sometimes referred to as "double causality." A commonly held view has it that the biblical narrative shows human action to be determined by divine will. Yet, when reading the biblical narrative we are inclined to hold the actors accountable for their deeds. The book, then, challenges the common assumptions about the sweeping nature of divine causality in the biblical narrative and seeks to do justice to the roles played by the human actors in the drama. God's causing a person to act in a particular way, as He does when He hardens Pharaoh's heart, is the exception rather than the rule. On the whole, the biblical heroes act on their own; their personal initiatives and strivings are what move the story forward. How does it happen, then, that events, remarkably, conspire to realize God’s plan? The study enlists concepts and theories developed within the framework of contemporary analytic philosophy, featured against the background of classical and contemporary bible commentary. In addressing the biblical narrative through these perspectives, this book holds appeal for scholars of a variety of disciplines – bible studies, philosophy, religion and philosophical theology — as well as for those who simply delight in reading the Bible.
Mitzvoth Ethics And The Jewish Bible
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Author : Gershom M. H. Ratheiser
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2007-03-01
Mitzvoth Ethics And The Jewish Bible written by Gershom M. H. Ratheiser and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-01 with Religion categories.
Ratheiser's study provides the framework for a non-confessional, mitzvoth ethics-centered and historical-philological approach to the Jewish bible and deals with the basic steps of an alternative paradigmatic perspective on the biblical text. The author seeks to demostrate the ineptness of confessional and ahistorical approaches to the Jewish bible. Based on his observations and his survey of the history of interpretation of the Jewish bible, Ratheiser introduces an alternative hermeneutical-exegetical approach to the Jewish bible: the paradigm of examples. His study concludes that the biblical text is a collection of writings designed and formed from a specifically ethical-ethnic outlook. In other words, he regards the Jewish bible to be written as an etiology of ancient instruction by ancient Jews to Jews and for Jews. As such, it serves as a religious-ethical identity marker that provides ancient Jews and their descendants with an etiology of Jewish life. Ratheiser regards this religious-ethical agenda to have been the driving force in the minds of the final editors/compilers of the biblical text as we have it today.
The Oxford Handbook Of Ritual And Worship In The Hebrew Bible
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Author : Samuel E. Balentine
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-16
The Oxford Handbook Of Ritual And Worship In The Hebrew Bible written by Samuel E. Balentine and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-16 with Religion categories.
Ritual has a primal connection to the idea that a transcendent order - numinous and mysterious, supranatural and elusive, divine and wholly other - gives meaning and purpose to life. The construction of rites and rituals enables humans to conceive and apprehend this transcendent order, to symbolize it and interact with it, to postulate its truths in the face of contradicting realities and to repair them when they have been breached or diminished. This Handbook provides a compendium of the information essential for constructing a comprehensive and integrated account of ritual and worship in the ancient world. Its focus on ritual and worship from the perspective of biblical studies, as opposed to religious studies, highlights that the world of ritual and worship was a topic of central concern for the people of the Ancient Near East, including the world of the Bible. Given the scarcity of the material in the Bible itself, the authors in this collection use materials from the ancient Near East to provide a larger context for the practices of the biblical world, giving due attention to historical, anthropological, and social scientific methods that inform the context of biblical worship. The specifics of ritual and worship life-the sacred spaces, times, and actors in worship-are examined in detail, with essays covering both the divine and human aspects of the sacred dimension. The Oxford Handbook of Ritual and Worship in the Hebrew Bible considers several underlying concepts of ritual practice and closes with a theological outlook on worship and ritual from a variety of perspectives, demonstrating a fruitful exchange between biblical studies, ritual theory, and social science research.
The Destruction Of Logic From Within
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Author : Matthew M. Kryanowski
language : en
Publisher: Idea Factory Press
Release Date : 2024-10-01
The Destruction Of Logic From Within written by Matthew M. Kryanowski and has been published by Idea Factory Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-01 with Religion categories.
The limits of logic when pursuing greater understanding of human nature and the 'why' of existence has been encountered by philosophers, mathematicians, scientists, theologians, psychologists, and by people from any field of study, walk of life, or from any place of religious, political, or intellectual affiliation or belief. A curious and thinking person who might engage in abstract thought, with the natural world, with the properties and origins of the universe, or who tries to understand human behavior, or really any pursuit of mind, will inevitably run up against limits in the ability of reason and logic to explain, to interact with, or to understand the mysteries of the universe. Drawing on Kurt Gödel's 'Paradox of Undecidability' from his Incompleteness Theorems (1931), The Destruction of Logic from Within will also expand on G.W. Leibniz' concept of the 'incompossible' and apply these concepts to biblical coherence, to logical formalism. and how they relate to human free will. This volume argues that upon reaching the point of internal incoherence, logical processes of intellectual knowledge will show their limits. This is because this way of understanding is a finite tool of the human mind. Due to this limited capacity, people have naturally have difficulty understanding things that are infinite and immeasurable. So, to surpass the finite and parametrically bound limits of human understanding, an excellent opportunity arises to seek meaning and understanding through spiritual growth. The Destruction of Logic from Within is part philosophy and part theology, and the author seeks to reconcile the separate pathways these two fields of study have departed upon since the 20th century began. The Destruction of Logic from Within sets it own course by telling the story of how spiritual freedom of conscience led to improved well-being for people who sought out new beginnings in North America. Following this, the tools of rationalism are used to examine the biblical basis for, and benefits of freedom of conscience. For the rationalist and skeptical mind, seeming biblical incoherence will be put under a microscope further by exploring the tension between free will and determinism found in Christian scripture. The volume has a supplemental glossary for people who might be unfamiliar with some of the terms and concepts the book uses. As well, each chapter builds on the previous one to present the 'why' for accepting the enduring Christian message of God's love. Experiments in Christian Thought Volume 1 is enthusiastically brought to you by Idea Factory Press (Toronto, Canada).
The Theology Of The Book Of Revelation
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Author : Richard Bauckham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1993-03-04
The Theology Of The Book Of Revelation written by Richard Bauckham and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03-04 with Religion categories.
The Book of Revelation is a work of profound theology. But its literary form makes it impenetrable to many modern readers and open to all kinds of misinterpretations. Richard Bauckham explains how the book's imagery conveyed meaning in its original context and how the book's theology is inseparable from its literary structure and composition. Revelation is seen to offer not an esoteric and encoded forecast of historical events but rather a theocentric vision of the coming of God's universal kingdom, contextualised in the late first-century world dominated by Roman power and ideology. It calls on Christians to confront the political idolatries of the time and to participate in God's purpose of gathering all the nations into his kingdom. Once Revelation is properly grounded in its original context it is seen to transcend that context and speak to the contemporary church. This study concludes by highlighting Revelation's continuing relevance for today.
Exotheology
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Author : Joel L. Parkyn
language : en
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Release Date : 2023-08-31
Exotheology written by Joel L. Parkyn and has been published by Lutterworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-31 with Religion categories.
Since antiquity, theology has frequently gone hand in hand with the study of the heavens. Speculation regarding the plurality of worlds, and the possibility of intelligent life beyond Earth, has posed questions for, and been stimulated by, Christian theology. Advancements in astronomy and astrophysics now reveal a vast universe containing trillions of galaxies. Each new exoplanet discovered brings with it a new context in which to consider the place of humanity, and the role of divinity in relation to creatures. In particular, the Christian doctrines of the incarnation and redemption must be understood afresh in light of the likelihood of extraterrestrial life. In Exotheology, Joel L. Parkyn examines the twin historic developments in scientific and theological thought on extraterrestrials from antiquity to the twenty-first century. In doing so he demonstrates a consistent pattern of theological formulations that allow for a distinct relation between Christianity and extraterrestrial life, but this has so far been without sufficient resolution. Applying concepts from anthropology, psychology and sociology to putative extraterrestrials, he explores in new depth the implications of contact, and argues for a 'divine pedagogy' of potential modalities of supernatural presence and action with extraterrestrial intelligences.
Dread And Hope
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Author : Joshua Wise
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2022-02-03
Dread And Hope written by Joshua Wise and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-03 with Religion categories.
Christianity was born in the midst of great expectation and fear about the world’s future. The existing Jewish paradigm of the coming Messiah, his antithesis, and the initiation of the coming age set the stage for Christian beliefs about the end of the current age. However, the unexpected death and resurrection of Jesus caused that paradigm to be reformed within the burgeoning Christian faith, reshaping hopes, and reworking old patterns. Dread and Hope explores the ways in which those old paradigms were challenged by Jesus’s death and resurrection, how the resulting eschatological landscape was understood within Christianity, and how modern popular culture has consumed and modified various components of Christian Hope. Joshua Wise examines how the central Christian eschatological themes such as the Antichrist, the Great Persecution, Heaven, and Hell have both been transformed and preserved in novels, television, films, and video games. Drawing on works such as 1984, Diablo, The Stand, What Dreams May Come, and the Fallout series, Dread and Hope considers how the human fears and desires shaped by Christian beliefs are expressed in popular culture.
Postcolonial Commentary And The Old Testament
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Author : Hemchand Gossai
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-11-01
Postcolonial Commentary And The Old Testament written by Hemchand Gossai and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with Religion categories.
This is the first volume to provide a wide range of postcolonial interpretations of and commentaries upon significant texts in the Hebrew Bible. The volume intersects with the work of the key theorists in postcolonial studies such as Fanon, Senghor, Said and Spivak as well as with scholars such as Sugirtharajah, Kwok Pui-lan, and Segovia who have applied this theory to biblical studies. Texts have been chosen specifically for their relevance to postcolonial discourse, rather than seeking to cover each biblical document. This volume is designed to demonstrate how historical criticism, postmodernism, and the important concerns of postcolonial readings may be integrated to obtain an informed explanation of the Hebrew Bible and the writings of early Judaism. The chapters are written by scholars who represent a spectrum of national, indigenous, and diasporic contexts. Taken together these perspectives and the interpretations they yield represent a continued expansion of the manner in which Old Testament texts are read and interpreted through postcolonial lenses, reminding readers that the interpretive trajectories of these texts are almost inexhaustible. As such the volume serves as not only an addition to ongoing scholarship on postcolonialism but also as an expansion of the horizon for dialogue.