The Sabbath in the Old Testament and the Intertestamental Period: Implications for Christians in the Twenty-First Century (Review and Herald Academic)

by Daniel K. Bediako; Ekkehardt Mueller

Publisher:

Biblical Research Institute

, 2021

Overview

From the opening lines of the Hebrew Bible to the last book of the canon of the Christian church, the Sabbath features prominently as a time of rest, fellowship for believers, and particularly worship of God, reminding humanity of His work of creation and redemption and touching on other important themes of Scripture.

Key Features

• Reacts to publications challenging the Adventist perspective on the Sabbath
• Restudies the relevant biblical, historical, theological, and practical aspects of the Sabbath
• Harnesses studies that have further enriched the Adventist perspective since the appearance of The Sabbath in Scripture and History

Contents

Exegetical Perspectives

• The Sabbath in the Pentateuch — Mathilde Frey
• The Sabbath in the Decalogue: Creation and Liberation as a Paradigm for Community — Gerald A. Minstrel
• "Bread of the Presence" and Sabbath as Culminating Expressions of Covenant Holiness — Roy Cane
• The Punishment of the Sabbath Breaker in Numbers 15:32-36 — Daniel K. Bediako
• The Sabbath in the Psalms and Wisdom Literature — Richard Al. Davidson
• The Sabbath in the Prophets — Laurentiu G. lonescu and Gerhard Pfandl

Thematic Perspectives

• The Origin of the Sabbath — Marlin Pröbstle
• The Sabbath at Creation: Character and Theology — Lad O. Caesar
• The Sabbath and the New Covenant — Roy Gane
• The Sabbath in the Old Testament: Day of Rest or Day of Worship? — Elias Brasil de Souza
• Israelite Festivals, Sabbath Year, Jubilee, and the Sabbath for Christians — Michael Sokupa
• Chapter 12 Torah's Seven Vibrant Dimensions of Sabbath Rest —Richard M. Davidson

Intertestamental literature

• The Sabbath at Qumran — Teresa Reeve and Roy Gane
• The Sabbath in the Apocrypha and the Pscudepigrapha — Daegeuk Nam

Product Details

• Title: The Sabbath in the Old Testament and the Intertestamental Period: Implications for Christians in the Twenty-First Century
• Authors: Daniel K. Bediako, Ekkehardt Mueller
• Series: Biblical Research Institute Studies on the Biblical Sabbath
• Volume: 1
• Publisher: Biblical Research Institute
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 417
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Sabbath › Biblical Teaching; Sabbath › History; Judaism › History--Post Exilic Period
• ISBNs: 9780925675330, 0925675334
• Resource ID: LLS:SABBATHOTINTER
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:51:12Z

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