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Theologies in the Old Testament

Author: Erhard S. Gerstenberger
Publisher: T. & T. Clark Publishers
Keywords: testament, old, theologies
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2002-08
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 056708812X
ISBN-13: 9780567088123

This is a history of religion rather than a theological book. In the introduction, Erhard Gerstenberger argues that the Old Testament contains many different theologies and he pays attention to the context in which the Old Testament is studied. He follows this up with an outlined study of the history of Ancient Israel, and goes on to examine faith, cultic practices and ethics as illustrations of belief in God (or gods, or goddesses) in each of the different stages. The approach is essentially sociological with close attention paid to both archaeology and the biblical texts, and each chapter ra

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Constructing Local Theologies

Author: Robert J. Schreiter
Publisher: Orbis Book
Keywords: theologies, local, constructing
Number of Pages: 178
Published: 1985-02-01
List price: $26.00
ISBN-10: 088344108X
ISBN-13: 9780883441084

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Introducing Asian American Theologies

Author: Jonathan Y. Tan
Publisher: Orbis Books
Keywords: theologies, american, asian, introducing
Number of Pages: 210
Published: 2008-05-31
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 1570757682
ISBN-13: 9781570757686

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Fortress Introduction to CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGIES

Author: Ed. L. Miller
Publisher: Fortress Press
Keywords: theologies, contemporary, introduction, fortress
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 1998-08-01
List price: $20.00
ISBN-10: 0800629817
ISBN-13: 9780800629816

A reader-friendly, basic introduction that maps the central ideas of the major theologians of the twentieth century, easily accessible to both the theological student and the inquiring lay reader.