Knowing God the Father through the Old Testament
Overview
In Knowing God the Father Through the Old Testament, Christopher J. H. Wright explores the images that pervade the biblical narratives, psalms, and prophetic texts of the Old Testament. God is acknowledged as tender yet terrifying, challenging to the nations yet intimately personal, offering loving care, provision, discipline, and forgiveness. This is the God Jesus knew—and whom we can know—as Father. Such knowledge of God is far from doctrinal; rather, it governs our worldview, personal and social ethics, and expectations of the future.
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- Explores the images that pervade the biblical narratives
- Examines the biblical narratives, psalms, and prophetic texts of the Old Testament
- Focuses on personal and social ethics, expectations of the future, and worldview
- Knowing God As a Father in Action
- Knowing God Through Experience of His Grace
- Knowing God Through Exposure to His Judgment
- Knowing God As the Father of His People
- Knowing God Through Engaging Him in Prayer
- Knowing God Through Reflecting His Justice
- Knowing God Through Returning to His Love
- Knowing God in Expectation of His Victory
- Knowing God Through Trusting in His Sovereignty
Top Highlights
“In fact, the language of parenthood, in both genders, is explicitly used in relation to God as early as Deuteronomy 32:18. Likewise, should human parenthood fail (whether father or mother), the psalmist looks to God to fulfill their dual role in caring for him (Ps 27:10).” (Page 19)
“This means not only that Yahweh is the only God there is, but Yahweh is also all the God there is, or to put it another way, Yahweh is all there is to God.” (Page 14)
“But on the whole it is probably more appropriate in most cases that when we read about Yahweh, we should have God the Father in mind.” (Page 15)
“They could see that Jesus had a unique, intimate relation with God as his Father” (Page 11)
“means the necessary strictness, constraints, limitation and rigor that are essential for any kind of effective learning” (Page 28)
I had originally expected an academic treatment of God the Father in the Old Testament with many references to Hebrew grammar but this is not what I got. What I did get was a very easy to read, somewhat devotional treatment of God as Father in the Old Testament.
—Nick Norelli, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
Here is theology that feeds the soul in an immediate way, without getting sentimental. Pastors and church members will be rewarded in picking up this work and meditating on the various topics that fill out a Christian understanding of who God is as our Father.
—Mark D. Vander Hart, Mid-America Journal of Theology
An experience of biblical theology from which any believer can benefit.
—Dianne Bergant, The Bible Today
- Title: Knowing God the Father through the Old Testament
- Author: Christopher J. H. Wright
- Publisher: IVP Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2007
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 234
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: God › Fatherhood--Biblical teaching; Bible. O.T. › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9780830889600, 9780830825929, 0830889604, 0830825924
- Resource ID: LLS:KNWNGGDLDTSTMNT
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:03:07Z
