A Biblical Theology of Exile

A Biblical Theology of Exile
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Publisher : Fortress Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-13 : 1451405790
ISBN-10 : 9781451405798
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Book Synopsis A Biblical Theology of Exile by : Daniel L. Smith-Christopher

Download or read book A Biblical Theology of Exile written by Daniel L. Smith-Christopher and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Christian church continues to seek ethical and spiritual models from the period of Israel's monarchy and has avoided the gravity of the Babylonian exile. Against this tradition, the author argues that the period of focus for the canonical construction of biblical thought is precisely the exile. Here the voices of dissent arose and articulated words of truth in the context of failed power.


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