God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation

By:

Fretheim, Terence E

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Nashville Abingdon Press 2005Description: 398pISBN:

9780687342969

DDC classification:

F894 B83

Contents:

1. Theological Perspectives Language of Creation To What Does Creation Refer? Creation, Redemption, and Salvation A Relational Creator and a Relational World The Universality of God's Presence in the Created Order Excursus: Genesis 1-2 and Modern Science 2. The Creation Accounts in Genesis Basic Characteristics of Genesis 1-2 Modes of Creation Images of God the Creator The Creature and the Creative Process Creation and Sabbath, God and Time Excursus: Creation Stories in the Ancient Near East 3. Creation at Risk: Disrupted, Endangered, Restored (Genesis 3-11) Genesis 3:1-24-The Originating Sin Genesis 4:1-6:5-The Snowballing Effects of Sin Genesis 6:5-8:22-The Flood: The Great Divide Genesis 9:1-11:26-A New World Order 4. Creation and the Foundation Narratives of Israel Creation in Genesis 12-50 Human Beings in Community: Family, Nation, and Land "Implied Law" in Genesis 12-50 Images of God Creation in Exodus 5. Creation and Law Creation and Law Divine Commandment and Natural Law Creation and Worship Law and Vocation A Dynamic Understanding of Law A Point of Contemporary Significance 6. Creation, Judgment, and Salvation in the Prophets Creation and Judgment Perspectives on Judgment God Judges through Means Divine Judgment and the Created Moral Order The Oracles against the Nations Amos's Creation Doxologies Creation and Judgment in Jeremiah A Close Study of Jeremiah 12 Creation and Salvation in the Prophets 7. Wisdom and Creation Creation and Wisdom Literature Woman Wisdom in Proverbs 8 Wisdom as Human and Female Wisdom as Created Cocreator Rejoicing and Delighting Revelation-Words to the Wise God and Creation in the Book of Job 8. Nature's Praise of God History of Interpretation Genre and Metaphor Tradition Concluding Reflections Conclusion: Implications of a Relational Theology of Creation A Relational Model of Creation Human and Nonhuman Vocation Human Vocation The Vocation of the Nonhuman

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1. Theological Perspectives
Language of Creation
To What Does Creation Refer?
Creation, Redemption, and Salvation
A Relational Creator and a Relational World
The Universality of God's Presence in the Created Order
Excursus: Genesis 1-2 and Modern Science
2. The Creation Accounts in Genesis
Basic Characteristics of Genesis 1-2
Modes of Creation
Images of God the Creator
The Creature and the Creative Process
Creation and Sabbath, God and Time
Excursus: Creation Stories in the Ancient Near East
3. Creation at Risk: Disrupted, Endangered, Restored (Genesis 3-11)
Genesis 3:1-24-The Originating Sin
Genesis 4:1-6:5-The Snowballing Effects of Sin
Genesis 6:5-8:22-The Flood: The Great Divide
Genesis 9:1-11:26-A New World Order
4. Creation and the Foundation Narratives of Israel
Creation in Genesis 12-50
Human Beings in Community: Family, Nation, and Land
"Implied Law" in Genesis 12-50
Images of God
Creation in Exodus
5. Creation and Law
Creation and Law
Divine Commandment and Natural Law
Creation and Worship
Law and Vocation
A Dynamic Understanding of Law
A Point of Contemporary Significance
6. Creation, Judgment, and Salvation in the Prophets
Creation and Judgment
Perspectives on Judgment
God Judges through Means
Divine Judgment and the Created Moral Order
The Oracles against the Nations
Amos's Creation Doxologies
Creation and Judgment in Jeremiah
A Close Study of Jeremiah 12
Creation and Salvation in the Prophets
7. Wisdom and Creation
Creation and Wisdom Literature
Woman Wisdom in Proverbs 8
Wisdom as Human and Female
Wisdom as Created Cocreator
Rejoicing and Delighting
Revelation-Words to the Wise
God and Creation in the Book of Job
8. Nature's Praise of God
History of Interpretation
Genre and Metaphor
Tradition
Concluding Reflections
Conclusion: Implications of a Relational Theology of Creation
A Relational Model of Creation
Human and Nonhuman Vocation
Human Vocation
The Vocation of the Nonhuman

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