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Alden L Thompson. Who's Afraid of the Old Testament God?
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Who's Afraid of the Old Testament God? Alden Thompson
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Author’s Preface
1. Don’t let your New Testament get in the way of your Old Testament
A “BETTER” REVELATION?
TWO APPROACHES TO THE OLD TESTAMENT: THE HIGH ROAD AND THE LOW ROAD
NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATIONS OF THE OLD
2. Behold it was very good— and then it all turned sour
A PARTIAL REVELATION OF GOD
THE PEOPLE OF GOD: RISE AND FALL
A COSMIC STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL
3. Whatever happened to Satan in the Old Testament?
DANGERS OF EMPHASIZING THE DEMONIC
CAN WE DATE OLD TESTAMENT MATERIAL?
SATAN AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES FOR GOD
THE HEAVENLY COURT
4. Strange People need Strange Laws
GOD’S LAW—ITS NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
GOD'S LAW—A GRACIOUS GIFT
THE LAW PYRAMID
GOD’S LAW—ITS PURPOSE DISTORTED
STRANGE LAWS FOR STRANGE PEOPLE?
GOD’S LAW AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY
GRACE BEFORE LAW
5. Could you invite a Canaanite home to lunch?
ISRAEL AND THE GODS OF CANAAN
TWO VIEWS OF HISTORY
ISRAEL’S FESTIVAL CALENDAR
CONCESSIONS TO CANAANITE CULTURE
6. The Worst Story in the Old Testament: Judges 19-21
WHY ISRAEL NEEDED A KING
THE CONCEPT OF THE MESSIAH
KEY FEATURES
PROBLEMS
TRIBAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND CORPORATE PERSONALITY
CUSTOMS THAT PERPLEX US
YAHWEH'S ACTIVITY IN THE STORY
7. The Best Story in the Old Testament: the Messiah
“MESSIANIC” PROPHECIES
8. What kind of prayers would you publish if you were God?
THE PROBLEM OF INSPIRATION
PRAYING WITH THE PSALMISTS
QUESTIONING GOD
SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES
A tantalizing invitation to further discussion and deeper commitment. Bevere feeds us choice morsels from the Bible Jesus used. — Alden Thompson A must read for those who tussle with issues of faith, worship, and authority. — Alden Thompson
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By the end of the nineteenth century, biblical scholars were posing so many important questions about the Old Testament that most conservative Christians were retreating from effective dialogue. By the 1970s the questions were still there, and too important to ignore. Alden Thompson undertook Old Testament and Judaic Studies at St. Andrews in Scotland and then, with a newly-minted PhD, committed himself to offering answers that ordinary Christians could appreciate.
The outcome has been a fascinating, fruitful career. Since 1988, Thompson’s early book, Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God? has been a reliable reference for Christians who are determined to understand the best insights of biblical scholarship and cherish a high view of Scripture. Yes, there is a dark side to Scripture, but with Thompson's searchlight we discern “the grandeur and the nearness of God, his holiness and his friendliness” (chapter 8).
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Alin Apostol, former student of Thompson’s, pastor and leader of a 100-voice male chorus, Romania
Thompson finds God’s compassion and wisdom in the most perplexing Old Testament stories. He teaches us to be faithful to the Bible ‘as it reads’ and to be confident in the God who inspired it.
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