NSBT 15: Dominion and Dynasty

A Biblical Theology of the Hebrew Bible.Christian
theologians rarely study the Old Testament in its final Hebrew canonical form,
even though this was very likely the Bible of Jesus and the early church.
However, once read as a whole, the larger structure of the Hebrew Bible
(Tanakh) provides a Èwide-angle lensÉ through which its contents can be
viewed.In this stimulating exposition, Dempster argues that, despite its
undoubted literary diversity, the Hebrew Bible possesses a remarkable
structural and conceptual unity. The various genres and books are placed within
a comprehensive narrative framework which provides an overarching literary and
historical context. The many texts contribute to this larger text, and find
their meaning and significance within its story of Èdominion and dynastyÉ,
which ranges from Adam to the Son of Man to David, and to a coming Davidic
king.  (= 0830826157 / 9780830826155)'Dempster's reading of the story-line of the Old Testament is fresh, provocative, helpful - and
doubtless will prove to be the stuff of many sermons and lectures. His closing
chapter points to some of the links that bind the Old and New Testaments
together, and obviously urgent goal for the Christian preacher and
teacher.' - D.A. CarsonSeries: New Studies in Biblical Theology,
volume 15.Recommended € 23,90