Thigpen Divine Motive in the Hebrew Bible

A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3655-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 64, 258 Seiten

Reihe: Gorgias Biblical Studies

This study begins with a comprehensive survey and analysis of divine motive in the Hebrew Bible. Building on the survey it explores divine motive in Jeremiah and Ezekiel, which contain 25% of the divine motive statements in the Hebrew canon.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thigpen, J. Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Table of Contents (page 7)
- Acknowledgments (page 9)
- List of Tables (page 11)
- Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Study (page 13)
- Chapter 2. The History of Research (page 19)
- Motive Clause Research (page 19)
- Form-Critical and Theological Studies (page 26)
- Chapter 3. The Plan of the Study (page 53)
- Text Selection Criteria (page 54)
- Examination of the Textual Data (page 55)
- Defining Motive (page 56)
- The Nature of the Study (page 57)
- Chapter 4. The Divine Motive Statement: Survey and Analysis (page 59)
- Distribution of Texts and Motive Types (page 59)
- The Form of the Divine Motive Statement (page 62)
- Sample Passages and Key Features of the Motive Statements (page 72)
- Major Categories of Divine Motive (page 79)
- A Theological Summary of Divine Motive (page 92)
- Chapter 5. Divine Motive in the Book of Ezekiel (page 95)
- The Distribution of Divine Motive Statements in Ezekiel (page 95)
- The Form of the Divine Motive Statement in Ezekiel (page 97)
- Divine Motive and Key Themes in Ezekiel (page 108)
- Key Motive Texts in Ezekiel (page 110)
- Conclusion (page 150)
- Chapter 6. Divine Motive in the Book of Jeremiah (page 153)
- The Distribution of Divine Motive Statements in Jeremiah (page 153)
- The Form of the Divine Motive Statement in Jeremiah (page 155)
- Divine Motive and Key Themes in Jeremiah (page 159)
- Conclusion (page 197)
- Chapter 7. Conclusions (page 199)
- Divine Motive in Jeremiah and Ezekiel (page 199)
- The Temple, the Land, and Divine Motive (page 201)
- Popular Sayings, Audience Quotation and Divine Motive (page 204)
- The Knowledge of YHWH and Divine Motive (page 211)
- Summary and Suggestions for Future Research (page 216)
- Appendix: Texts Containing a Divine Motive Statement (page 219)
- Bibliography (page 223)
- Index (page 237)