God and earthly power an Old Testament political theology, Genesis-Kings
Compares perspectives from critical methodologies in Old Testament study with perspectives from the history of interpretation of key Old Testament political texts. This book considers the problem of the particularity of the Old Testament, both in general and in relation to New Testament universality.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource.
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1. Reading the Old Testament politically
2. The Old Testament as cultural critique
3. The judge of all the earth : Genesis
4. From tyranny to freedom : Exodus-Numbers
5. A political nation : Deuteronomy
6. Possessing land : Joshua
7. The threat from within : Judges
8. Monarchy : 1 and 2 Samuel
9. What is Israel? : 1 and 2 Kings
10. Conclusion : an Old Testament political theology