Biblical theology of life in the Old Testament / / edited by Albert Johannes Coetsee, Francois P. Viljoen.

• TeilnehmendeR: Coetsee, Albert Johannes,; Viljoen, Francois P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cape Town, South Africa : : AOSIS,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 249 pages)

The primary aim of this book is to give an indication of the different nuances of the concept of life in the various books and corpora of the Old and New Testament by providing the reader with a book-by-book overview of the concept of life in Scripture. The secondary aim is to give an indication of the overall use and function of the concept of life in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and Scripture as a whole. The latter is provided by using the findings of the book-by-book overview of the concept of life in Scripture to draw the lines together.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations, Boxes, Figures and Tables Appearing in the Text and Notes -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: A Biblical Theology of Life: An introduction -- Albert J. Coetsee & Francois P. Viljoen -- The necessity of this publication -- The aim and scope of this publication -- The methodology employed in this publication -- The instructions given to contributors of this publication -- The structure of the chapters in this publication -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Life in the Pentateuch (1): Genesis 1-11: Life created and sustained -- P.P. Krüger -- Introduction -- References to life -- Primary references Life -- Death -- Dying Killing -- God, humans and animals -- Secondary references -- Flesh -- Breath -- Person -- Blood -- Life-blood -- Death-blood -- Blood of murder or slaughter -- Preconditions of life -- Light -- Water -- Sustaining water -- Drowning water -- Food -- Land -- Communion -- Fertility -- Theological trajectories -- Life in creation -- Source of life -- Owner of life -- Sustainer of life -- Life in procreation -- Procreation in own likeness -- Sustainer of procreation -- Life in recreation -- The initiator of recreation -- The promise-giver of recreation The fulfiller of recreation -- The sustainer of recreation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: Life in the Pentateuch (2): Genesis 12 -- Life to God's chosen -- P.P. Krüger -- Introduction -- References to life -- Preconditions of life -- Light -- Water -- Sustaining water -- Purifying water -- Drowning water -- Food -- Land -- Communion -- Fertility -- - -- Numbers 36: -- Theological trajectories -- Life in creation -- Source of life -- Owner of life -- Sustainer of life -- Life in procreation -- Procreation in own likeness -- Sustainer of procreation -- Life in recreation -- The initiator of recreation -- God's Own Family -- God's Own People -- The promise-giver of recreation -- God's Own Family -- God's Own People -- The fulfiller of recreation -- God's Own Family -- God's Own People -- The sustainer of recreation -- God's Own Family -- Conclusion -- God's Own People -- Chapter 4: Life in the Pentateuch (3): The employment of the concept of life in Deuteronomy -- Albert J. Coetsee -- Introduction -- Occurrences of life in Deuteronomy -- Focal points of life in Deuteronomy -- Physical life -- Lifespan -- The living God -- Wild animals -- Source of life -- YHWH and his revealed will as source of life -- Obedience as source of life -- YHWH and Israel -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Life in the Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings -- David G. Firth -- Introduction -- Life in Joshua and Judges -- Life in Samuel -- Usage of the noun 'n in Samuel -- Usage of the verb -- in Samuel -- Life in Kings -- Usage of the noun " -- in Kings -- Usage of the verb -- in Kings -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Life in the Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel Chris van der Walt -- Introduction -- Distribution of and 'n in the Major Prophets -- The notion of л and in the Major Prophets grouped together Overview of the meaning of the concept of life in the Major Prophets Passages representing finer nuances in the notion of life -- God as the living God (Is 37:4, 17) -- 'Dead' compared to being 'alive' (Is 26:14, 19) -- What leads to being alive -- Jeremiah 21:8-9 and 39:18 -- Ezekiel 3:18-21 -- Isaiah 55:3 -- Being alive -- The land of the living (Is 38:11, 53:8; Jr 11:19) Ezekiel 37 -- Spiritual life in representing God (Jr 11:21) Life in exchange (Is 43:3-4) -- Theological contribution Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Life in the Minor Prophets: Hosea - Malachi S.D. Snyman -- Introduction -- Listing the relevant texts -- The historical time of the relevant texts: A brief overview -- Towards a theological understanding of the concept of life -- God as the living God -- Life in nature -- Human beings as living persons -- Life as a metaphor -- In Amos life is presented as living a life of righteousness and justice (Amos 5:4; 5:6; 5:14) -- In Habakkuk life is described as keeping the faith (Hab 2:4) In Malachi life is seen as living in a (priestly) covenantal relationship (MI 2:5-7) -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Life in the Psalms -- Herculaas F. van Rooy -- Introduction -- The occurrences of the verb П and related nominal forms in Psalms The occurrences of the noun up in Psalms -- Previous theological reflection -- The notion of life in the Psalms -- Life and death -- Preservation of life -- Remaining alive -- Life in danger -- Renewal of life -- Life and obedience -- Lifespan -- 'Life' in combination with other nouns Living God -- The theological use of these words -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9: Life in Job -- Lance Hawley -- Introduction -- The good and the tragic life -- A contested life -- The wild life -- The restored life -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Life in Proverbs Robin Gallaher Branch -- Introduction -- Overview of the concept of life in Proverbs -- Explicit occurrences of 'live' and 'life' in Proverbs Sages -- Creation -- Imagination -- Using life as a teaching model, Chapter 1 to Chapter 9 -- The first lesson -- The second lesson -- Characters in life as portrayed in Proverbs -- Kings -- Drunkard -- Gossip -- Sluggard -- Proverbs' women -- Fools -- Lady Folly -- Lady Wisdom -- Wicked and wickedness -- The Lord detests the wicked's actions -- Hope for Wicked and for the wicked -- Special references to the concepts of life and theology in Proverbs Fear of the Lord -- Creation, ethics and wonder -- Major references to life in Proverbs -- Avoid self-righteousness -- Be courageous -- With a king, mind your manners! -- When encountering anger -- Handling fools -- Learn wisdom via numerical proverbs -- Nuances of life in 'better than' Proverbs -- Proverbs repeatedly juxtaposes life and death -- Tree of life -- Life or death in the tongue -- Lady Wisdom's self-declarations on life and learning wisdom Poverty -- Proverbs 31:10-31: Life in a noble home observed -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Life in the Scrolls: Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther -- Gideon R. Kotzé -- Introduction -- The concept of life in the Five Scrolls -- Ruth -- Song of Songs -- Ecclesiastes -- Lamentations -- Esther Conclusion -- Chapter 12: Life in Daniel: A theology of life beyond its perceived end H.J.M. van Deventer -- Introduction -- Scholarly consensus and other improbabilities related to the book of Daniel -- Reading an ancient religious text, a couple of millennia later A historical point of departure -- A literary point of departure -- A readerly point of departure -- Uncovering a theology of life in the book of Daniel Conclusion -- Chapter 13: Life in Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles -- Willem Boshoff -- Introduction -- Occurrences of л in 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah Discussion of -- 1 Chronicles -- terminology -- 1 Chronicles 11:8 -- 2 Chronicles -- 2 Chronicles 6:31 -- 2 Chronicles 10:6 -- 2 Chronicles 14:12 2 Chronicles 18:13 -- 2 Chronicles 23:11 2 Chronicles 25:12 2 Chronicles 25:18 2 Chronicles 25:25 -- Ezra -- Ezra 9:8 -- Ezra 9:9 -- Nehemiah -- Nehemiah 2:3 -- Nehemiah 3:34 -- Nehemiah 5:2 -- Nehemiah 6:11 -- Nehemiah 9:6 -- Nehemiah 9:29 -- Theology through life histories: min in 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.