Remember Their Sin No More?: Forgiveness and the Hebrew Bible

by David J. Shepherd; Richard S. Briggs

Publisher:

Pickwick Publications

, 2022

Overview

In a world in which genuine forgiveness seems as rare a commodity as ever, this collection of essays offers an opportunity to explore where and in what forms forgiveness may be found in the Hebrew Bible—a text which is foundational for Western religions and the cultures they have influenced over the last two millennia. In the wake of renewed interest in forgiveness in antiquity and recent suggestions that it bears little resemblance to modern conceptions, this book investigates the ways in which the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament itself conceptualizes forgiveness. How and in what ways does God forgive? Where, if at all, do we see reconciliation between people in the Old Testament, and what does it look like?

Key Features

• Explores where and in what forms forgiveness may be found in the Hebrew Bible
• Investigates the ways in which the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament itself conceptualizes forgiveness
• Suggests that illumination of forgiveness may be found in the legal material of the Hebrew Bible

Contents

• Finding Forgiveness in the Hebrew Bible - David J. Shepherd
• Commitments to Absence and Presence: How Exodus Constructs Forgiveness - Richard S. Briggs
• Sacrificial Atonement in Numbers 15:22–31: Theological Implications of an Unforgivable Sin - Vincenz Heereman
• “The Trespass of Your Servant”: Looking for Forgiveness in the Story of David, Abigail, and Nabal - David J. Shepherd
• Forgiven and Unforgiven in the Book of Kings - David G. Firth
• Forgiveness as the Mitigation of Punishment in Kings: Repentance, the Monarchy, and Divine Motive - J. Michael Thigpen
• The Wisdom of Forgiveness: The Case of Job and His Friends - David J. Reimer
• The Forgiveness of Others in the Old Testament - J. Gordon McConville
• Forgiveness in the Christian Scriptures: Sinai, Golgotha, and Beyond - Anthony Bash

Praise for Remember Their Sin No More?

One hears it said that forgiveness is just a New Testament idea: the Old Testament God is too wrathful to forgive people and the Israelites are too vengeful to forgive anyone! How excellent it therefore is to have this study of key passages in the Old Testament that talk about God’s forgiveness and about people forgiving each other (without oversimplifying what the Old Testament does have to say).

—John Goldingay, Fuller Theological Seminary

Despite its theological import, the concept of forgiveness has often been neglected in academic writing. This well-rounded and tightly edited volume rectifies this omission and sheds new and significant light on the topic. I can highly recommend it.

—Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Örebro School of Theology

In Remember Their Sin No More?, readers have the opportunity to grapple with some of the key biblical texts related to the theme of forgiveness. Guided by a group of renowned scholars, readers do not find here simplistic answers but helpful guidance for navigating both divine and human dimensions of forgiveness in Scripture. A must-read for those interested in the conception and practice of this important theme.

—Mark J. Boda, McMaster Divinity College

Product Details

• Title: Remember Their Sin No More? Forgiveness and the Hebrew Bible
• Authors: David J. Shepherd, Richard S. Briggs
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Pages: 162
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781725281967, 9781725281981, 1725281961, 1725281988, 9781725281974, 172528197X
• Resource ID: LLS:RMMBRTHRHBRWBBL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-25T00:58:17Z