A Severe Mercy: Sin and Its Remedy in the Old Testament

Mark J. Boda

Published by Penn State University Press 2009

A Severe Mercy

Sin and Its Remedy in the Old Testament

Mark J. Boda

Volume 1 in the series Siphrut: Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781575066844

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The biblical-theological approach Boda takes in this work is canonical-thematic, tracing the presentation of the theology of sin and its remedy in the canonical form and shape of the Old Testament. The hermeneutical foundations for this enterprise have been laid by others in past decades, especially by Brevard Childs in his groundbreaking work. But A Severe Mercy also reflects recent approaches to integrating biblical understanding with other methodologies in addition to Childs’s. Thus, it enters the imaginative space of the ancient canon of the Old Testament in order to highlight the “word views” and “literary shapes” of the “texts taken individually and as a whole collection.” For the literary shape of the individual texts, it places the “word views” of the dominant expressions and images, as well as various passages, in the larger context of the biblical books in which they are found. For the literary shape of the texts as a collection, it identifies key subthemes and traces their development through the Old Testament canon. The breadth of Boda’s study is both challenging and courageous, resulting in the first comprehensive examination of the topic in the 21st century.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One Torah
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Part Two Prophets
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Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Pages
- Main content: 632

eBook

Published: June 30, 2009
ISBN: 9781575066844