The Faith of the Outsider: Exlusion and Inclusion in the Biblical Story - Couverture souple

Spina, Frank Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802828647 ISBN 13 : 9780802828644

Editeur : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005

Synopsis

This book offers a probing, insightful look at the "outsider" motif running through the Bible. The biblical story about God's covenant with "insiders" -- with Israel as the chosen people -- is scandalous in today's cultural climate of inclusivity. But, as Frank Anthony Spina shows, God's exclusive election actually has an inclusive purpose. Looking carefully at the biblical narrative, Spina highlights in bold relief seven remarkable stories that treat nonelect people positively and, even more, as strategically important participants in God's plan of salvation. The stories of Esau, Tamar, Rahab, Naaman, Jonah, Ruth, and the woman at the well come alive in new ways as Spina discusses and examines them from an outsider-insider point of view.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Frank Anthony Spina is professor of Old Testament and biblical theology at Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, and an associate priest at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Bellevue, Washington. He speaks extensively to church study groups; for more information visit his personal website www.faspina.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802828647
• ISBN 13: 9780802828644
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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