New Light from Old Stories: The Hebrew Scriptures for Today's WorldPaulist Press, 2005 - 192 páginas The stories in the Bible are not history--at least not in the modern sense. They are however important vehicles for theology and it was through the medium of the story that the biblical writers articulated their religious beliefs. In our own lives stories are our first teachers, and stories continue to fascinate, educate, and influence us in our adult years as well. New Light from Old Stories provides Catholic readers with a clear understanding of the value and relevance of Old Testament narratives. It groups representative samples of these stories in six chapters: Beginnings, Moses and the Exodus, Brothers, Kings, and Prophets. The author's goal is to show how these "old" stories shed light on the values, concerns, challenges, and ideals of Christians today. Readers will see models that show how they can find "light and life" in these Old Testament stories. Leslie Hoppe has written a work focuses on the theology of the Old Testament, but not from the perspective of ancient Israel and early Judaism. Rather, he attempts to show how the theological values underscored in stories from the Old Testament remain relevant for Christian, and particularly Roman Catholic, life today. New Light From Old Stories will make an excellent secondary text in college-level and seminary-level courses on biblical narratives, hermeneutics, the Old Testament for preaching, and Old Testament theology--particularly in a Roman Catholic setting. It will aid instructors in making clear the pastoral, practical implications of what their students are studying. It will also make a useful resource in parish (adult) Bible studies. It offers models of how Catholic can appropriate the Old Testament in today's ecclesial and cultural context. + |
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The Call of Moses | 21 |
The Miracle at the Red Sea | 26 |
The Ten Commandments | 32 |
The Golden Calf | 43 |
Kings | 116 |
David and Bathsheba | 117 |
Amnon and Tamar | 125 |
Solomon and the Temple | 129 |
Rehoboam and the Elders | 136 |
Ahab and Naboth | 143 |
Josiah | 148 |
Prophets | 155 |
Balaams Talking Donkey | 49 |
Brothers | 57 |
Isaac and Ishmael | 58 |
Jacob and Esau | 65 |
Adonijah and Solomon | 71 |
Heroes | 79 |
Samson | 87 |
Ruth | 95 |
Esther | 101 |
Daniel | 109 |
Samuel and Saul | 156 |
Elijah on Mount Carmel | 162 |
Huldah | 168 |
Jeremiah and Hananiah | 171 |
Ezekiel | 178 |
Jonah | 182 |
Epilogue | 186 |
For Further Reading | 190 |
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Página 37 - The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness...
Página 148 - And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses ; neither after him arose there any like him.
Página 83 - And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
Página 178 - But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Página 54 - I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live...
Página 25 - If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.
Página 95 - Entreat me not to leave you or to return from following you; for where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God; " where you die I will die, and there will I be buried.
Página 65 - Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples born of you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the elder shall serve the younger.