Exile: A Conversation with N. T. Wright
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (824 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830851836 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Exile: A Conversation with N. It is essential reading for anyone engaged with Wright's work and the Jewish setting of Jesus and Paul.. While many find this a compelling key to understanding the New Testament, critical responses also abound. Wright. This book engages a variety of scholars in conversation with Wright's thesis. Finally, Wright offers a lively response to his interlocutors. Wright, is the controlling narrative that shaped the thinking of Jesus and Paul. T. Then, in a programmatic essay, Wright clearly restates his thesis. Next comes eleven essays from scholars such as Walter Brueggemann, Philip Alexander, Jörn Kiefer, Dorothy Peters, and Scot McKnight. His signature contention, that Israel's continuing exile was a pivotal issue in the emergence of Christianity, has found a central place in contemporary New Testament scholarship. It was this crisis of exile that reached its climax and resolution in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Scott, who has made significant contributions to the debate. T. Israel had grievously sinned against Yahweh and suffered the judgment of exile from its land. They interact with Wright's thesis from various perspectives: Hebrew Bible, Septuagint, early Judaism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the New Testament. Wright takes our understanding of this critical iss
. Scott (DTheol, University of Tübingen) is professor of religious studies at Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada. James M. He is the author of Paul and the Nations and Adoption as Sons of God, and is a recognized expert on the topic of exile and restoration in Jewish and Christian perspectives
It's the best exploration to date of what it meant for the Jewish people, including the early church, to look forward to the day when 'many will come from the east and west to recline in the company of Abraham.'" (Michael F. Bird, lecturer in theology, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia) . In this volume, James Scott has assembled a wonderful cast of scholars to prod, evaluate, critique, and engage Wright's thesis about exile in biblical theology, Jewish literature, and as a theological idea in the New Testament. "N. T. Wright's thesis that most Second Temple Jews believed that they were in a protracted state of punitive exile, despite the fact that many Judeans had returned to the