| The Promise of the Father: Jesus and God in the New Testament Contributor(s): Thompson, Marianne Meye (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664221971 ISBN-13: 9780664221973 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: Thompson surveys the portrayal of God as Father in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism, in the ministry of Jesus, in the Synoptic Gospels, and in the writings of Paul and John. She argues that, rather than rooting the image of God in a debate about gender, "Father" terminology really identifies an ancestor who grants an inheritance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Jesus, The Gospels & Acts |
| Dewey: 231.109 |
| LCCN: 00039909 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Marianne Thompson surveys the portrayal of God as Father in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism, in the ministry of Jesus, in the Synoptic Gospels, and in the writings of Paul and John. Thompson argues that, rather than rooting the image of God in a debate about gender, "Father" terminology really identifies an ancestor who grants inheritance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thompson, Marianne Meye: - Marianne Meye Thompson is George Eldon Ladd Professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). |