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Disturbing divine behavior :

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0800663446

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9780800663445

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b524567

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Disturbing divine behavior :

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[Book]

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troubling Old Testament images of God /

First Statement of Responsibility

Eric A. Seibert

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Minneapolis :

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Fortress Press,

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©2009

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xii, 347 pages ;

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23 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Introduction: Thinking rightly about God and the problem of the Old Testament -- Examining the problem of disturbing divine behavior -- Problematic portrayals of God -- Problematic for whom? -- Ancient approaches to disturbing divine behavior -- Defending God's behavior in the Old Testament -- Understanding the nature of Old Testament narratives -- Asking the historical question : did it really happen? -- Concerns about raising the historical question -- The functions of Old Testament narrative -- Israel's theological worldview -- Developing responsible readings of troublesome texts -- Distinguishing between the textual God and the actual God : the Amalekites, genocide, and God -- Evaluating disturbing divine behavior by the God Jesus reveals : toward a Christocentric hermeneutic -- Using problematic passages responsibly : becoming discerning readers -- Talking about troubling texts : some practical suggestions

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How should we understand biblical texts where God is depicted as acting irrationally, violently, or destructively? If we distance ourselves from disturbing portrayals of God, how should we understand the authority of Scripture? How does the often wrathful God portrayed in the Old Testament relate to the God of love proclaimed in the New Testament? Is that contrast even accurate? Disturbing Divine Behavior addresses these perennially vexing questions for the student of the Bible. Eric A. Seibert calls for an engaged and discerning reading of the Old Testament that distinguishes the particular literary and theological goals achieved through narrative characterizations of God from the rich understanding of the divine to which the Old Testament as a whole points. Providing illuminating reflections on theological reading as well, this book will be a welcome resource for any readers who puzzle over disturbing representations of God in the Bible. - Publisher

Bible., Old Testament-- Criticism, interpretation, etc

God-- Biblical teaching

Providence and government of God

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Seibert, Eric A.,1969-

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