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portada Including the Stranger: Foreigners in the Former Prophets
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781783595075

Including the Stranger: Foreigners in the Former Prophets

David G. Firth (Author) · Spck Publishing · Paperback

Including the Stranger: Foreigners in the Former Prophets - David G. Firth

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Synopsis "Including the Stranger: Foreigners in the Former Prophets "

The Old Testament, particularly the Former Prophets, has frequently been regarded as having a negative attitude towards foreigners. This has meant that these texts are often employed by those opposed to the Christian faith to attack the Bible; and such views can be echoed by Christians. While the stories of David and Goliath are cherished, other texts are seen to involve 'ethnic cleansing' or 'massacre' and are avoided. David Firth's contention is that this approach emerges from an established interpretation of the text, but not the text itself. He argues that the Former Prophets subvert the exclusivist approach in order to show that the people of God are not defined by ethnicity but rather by their willingness to commit themselves to the purposes of Yahweh. God's purposes are always wider than Israel alone, and Israel must therefore understand themselves as a people who welcome and include the foreigner. As well as addressing contemporary concerns about the ongoing significance of the OT for Christians and showing how opponents of Christianity have misunderstood the Bible in their desire to attack it, this reading of the Former Prophets has significant ethical implications for Christians today as we wrestle with the issues of migration and what it means to be the people of God.

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