The Bible in politics: how to read the Bible politically
Richard Bauckham
The Bible in politics: how to read the Bible politically
Author
Richard BauckhamPublisher
Westminster John Knox PressEdition 1
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Title and Author
The Bible in politics: how to read the Bible politically / Richard BauckhamPublication Details
لوییویل، کنتاکی : Westminster John Knox Press، 2011مPhysical Description
xxi, 166 p.; 22 cm.Subject
Bible HermeneuticsBible and politics
Christianity and politics Biblical teaching
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 151 - 161( and indexes.
Contents
Issues in interpretation -- Holiness for the people: Leviticus 19 -- Wisdom for the powerful: Proverbs 31:1-9 -- Songs for the oppressed: Psalms 10 and 126 -- Taxing questions: Jesus on taxation -- The fallen city: Revelation 18 -- Exodus and service: freedom in the Bible -- The book of Esther and the Jewish Holocaust -- The Genesis flood and the nuclear holocaust -- The political Christ: a concluding reflection