Creation in Jewish and Christian tradition /

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Imprint:London : Sheffield Academic Press, c2002.
Description:xi, 356 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Journal for the study of the Old Testament ; Supplement series 319
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 319.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4676534
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Other authors / contributors:Reventlow, Henning, Graf, 1929-
Hoffman, Yair.
ISBN:1841271624
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:In this volume Jewish and Christian perspectives on creation of the Bible, with contemporary theological, philosophical and political issues are raised by the biblical-Jewish-Christian concepts of creation.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Contributors
  • Part I. The Bible
  • Poetic Style and Parallelism in the Creation Account (Genesis 1.1-2.3)
  • The First Creation Story: Canonical and Diachronic Aspects
  • God as Creator and Lord of Nature in the Deuteronomistic Literature
  • Deutero-Isaiah's Typological Use of Jacob in the Portrayal of Israel's National Renewal
  • Creation in Paul's Theology
  • 'See, I am making all things new': New Creation in the Book of Revelation
  • Creation as a Topic in Biblical Theology
  • Part II. Religious History and Early Judaism
  • Patterns of Creation in Ancient Egypt
  • The Creation of the World and the Shaping of Ethos and Religion in Ancient Israel
  • God's Golem: The Creation of the Human in Genesis 2
  • The Idea of Creation and its Implications in Qumran Literature
  • Part III. Systematic Theology
  • Providence: An Unsolved Problem of the Doctrine of Creation
  • Creation or Nature? About Dialogue between Theology and Natural Sciences
  • The Concept of Creation in the Conciliar Process of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation
  • Bibliography
  • Index of References
  • Index of Authors