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He Has Shown You What Is Good: Old Testament Justice Then and Now - Couverture souple

Williamson, H.G.M.

 
9780718892982: He Has Shown You What Is Good: Old Testament Justice Then and Now
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0718892984 ISBN 13 : 9780718892982
Editeur : Lutterworth Press, 2012

Synopsis

Can the Old Testament provide relevant principles for modern concepts of social justice? Today citing our human rights is used as recourse for anything and everything. Excessive use has corrupted a defining ideal of mankind. Williamson explores the meaning of Old Testament justice to discover its significance for us today. Concentrating on social justice he unearths the value and relevance of the phrase 'justice and righteousness'. Tracing this phrase and its context within and without the pages of Scripture Williamson elaborates an argument that passes from Abraham to Amos. He expounds a biblical ideal that he argues is not rooted in the legalistic Law of Moses, or necessarily an idealized history, but is a concept that is fluid, constructed in an organic appreciation for natural law. Williamson has written an engaging and highly articulate book that exposes the relevance of the Old Testament as a blueprint for a way of life; a mode of living that developed in accordance with the existence of the ancient Israelite. The ideal maintained a form, as derived from natural law that was applicable to all creeds and ranks, and therefore is potentially relevant for us today.

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À propos de l'auteur

H.G.M. Williamson is Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford University, on the faculty of The Oriental Institute and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on the Old Testament, including commentaries on 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah, as well as The Book Called Isaiah and Studies in Persian Period History and Historiography.

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Éditeur
Lutterworth Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0718892984
ISBN 13 
9780718892982
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
114
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