Altes Testament -> Theologie des Alten Testaments

A Boundless God. The Spirit according to the Old Testament

Jack Levison

Baker Academic

2020, 194 Seiten

Verlagstext: "The word rûaḥ (commonly translated as breath, wind, spirit, or Spirit) occurs in the Old Testament 378 times--more frequently than torah, shalom, or Sabbath. In this volume, a popular Old Testament scholar, whose previous books have received wide acclaim, cracks open the challenging and provocative world of the Spirit in the Old Testament, offering readers cogent yet comprehensive insights.

Grounded in scholarship yet accessible and inviting, this book unlocks the world of the Spirit, plunging readers into an imaginative realm of fresh senses, sounds, and skills. The book gives readers the opportunity to recapture Israel's tenacious sense of the Spirit's energy as it was expressed by a series of vibrant verbs: blowing, breathing, coming, resting, passing, pouring, filling, cleansing, standing, and guiding. Readers will encounter in these pages all of the Old Testament expressions of the Spirit--passages that will challenge the conventional, confront the commonplace, and transport them to a world of wisdom, work, and wonder."

Neues Testament -> NT Theologie

Jesus and the Forces of Death. The Gospels' Portrayal of Ritual Impurity within First-Century Judaism

Matthew Thiessen

Baker Academic

2020, 241 Seiten

Verlagstext: "Although most people acknowledge that Jesus was a first-century Jew, interpreters of the Gospels often present him as opposed to Jewish law and customs - especially when considering his numerous encounters with the ritually impure. Matthew Thiessen corrects this popular misconception by placing Jesus within the Judaism of his day. Thiessen demonstrates that the Gospel writers depict Jesus opposing ritual impurity itself, not the Jewish ritual purity system or the Jewish law.

This fresh interpretation of significant passages from the Gospels shows that throughout his life, Jesus destroys forces of death and impurity while upholding the Jewish law. Professors, students, and scholars of Jesus and the New Testament will value this work."

Altes Testament -> Literatur zu den Hinteren Propheten

Jona. Der widerspenstige Prophet und der gnädige Gott

Beat Weber

Biblische Gestalten 27

2. Aufl. 2016, 192 Seiten

Umschlagstext: "Wer hat nicht schon von dem Mann, den ein Fisch verschlang und wieder ausspie, gehört? Das Werk, das seinen Namen trägt, gehört zur Weltliteratur. Die Rede ist von 'Jona'. So heisst eine Gestalt im Alten Testament. Den gleichen Namen trägt die Schrift, die von ihm, aber noch mehr von Gottes Tun und Lassen handelt. Sie ist Teil des Buches "Zwölfpropheten" (Kleine Propheten). Allerdings enthält das Buch Jona keine Prophetien ausser einer einzigen, kurzen wie folgenreichen in der Stadt Ninive. Die Botschaft wird als Prophetenerzählung, in die ein Psalm eingebettet ist, vermittelt. Der HERR, der Gott Israels und der Gott der ganzen Welt, zeigt sich darin 'beweglich': Er kann aus Mitleid umkehren und Gnade statt Gericht walten lassen."