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Tetrateuch-Pentateuch-HexateuchTorahasaWholeAlexander,T.D.(1995).FromParadisetothePromisedLand:AnIntroductiontotheMainThemesofthePentateuch.Paternoster.Blenkinsopp,J.(1992).ThePentateuch.AnInt...[阅读全文]
得窥天境
得窥天境，须看透红尘万丈；人神相通，只凭借灵犀一缕。信靠耶稣，此外路路是绝望；坚定不移，万里迢迢聚天堂。
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ForFurtherStudyFox(1995)hastranslatedtheTorahinsuchawayastorecovertherhythmandpoweroftheoriginallanguagemoreeffectivelythanotherrenditions.Forclosestudyofthesourcedocuments,CampbellandO'Brien(1993)isindispensablebyprovidingthedocumentsincontinuousform,alongwithdetailednotes.Mann(1988)worksthroughtheTorahwithaninsightfulliteraryandthematicretelling.Part1BibliographylistsworksthatapplytotheTorahgene...[阅读全文]
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3.HistoricityTheTorahbeginsatthebeginning,withcreation.TheexactdateofcreationpresumablycouldbecalculatedbyfollowingthegenealogicalnoticesoftheHebrewBible--manygenealogiesprovidelifespans--andworkingbackwards.BishopJamesUssher(1581-1656)didjustthatanddeterminedthattheuniversewasbornon4004B.C.BasedonthepriestlygenealogiesofGenesis1-11,thespanfromcreationtothefloodwas1,656years,andfromthefloodtoAbram...[阅读全文]
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B.DivinePromisesInadditiontotheseriesofcovenantsthatstructurehistory,theTorahviewsIsrael'sexperienceasthefulfillmentofdivinepromises.ItpresentsIsrael'shistoryasgoalorientedanddivinelyguided.Thepromisesspecificallyconcernedposterityeventuallyleadingtonationhood,ahomeland,andcontinueddivinepresence.Clines(1978)arguesthatpromiseistheheartoftheTorah:ThethemeofthePentateuchisthepartialfulfilment--which...[阅读全文]
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4.CovenantsandtheExileEachofthethreecovenantsmarksasignificantdevelopmentinGod'scovenantalrelationshipwithIsrael.Eachcovenanthasaspecificsignattachedtoitwherebythecontinuationofthecovenantwouldbeevident.ThespecialimportanceofthelasttwosignsbecomesclearinthecontextoftheoriginofthePriestlysourceintheBabylonianexile.Allthreearecalledeternalcovenants(Genesis9:16,17:7;Exodus31:16),andthesignsofcircumci...[阅读全文]
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3.SinaiCovenant
ThethirdgreatPriestlycovenantwasmediatedbyMosesandmarksthelastdefiningmomentinthePriestlyhistoryofthedivine-humanbond.Thiscovenant,madewiththepeopleofIsrael,wasregulatedbyanextensivesetoflawsandregulationsinthebooksofExodus,Leviticus,Numbers,andDeuteronomy.ThepeopleexpresstheirsolidaritywithGodinthiscovenantbyobservingtheSabbathday,calledinExodus31:12-18the"signofthecovenant,"a...[阅读全文]
ThethirdgreatPriestlycovenantwasmediatedbyMosesandmarksthelastdefiningmomentinthePriestlyhistoryofthedivine-humanbond.Thiscovenant,madewiththepeopleofIsrael,wasregulatedbyanextensivesetoflawsandregulationsinthebooksofExodus,Leviticus,Numbers,andDeuteronomy.ThepeopleexpresstheirsolidaritywithGodinthiscovenantbyobservingtheSabbathday,calledinExodus31:12-18the"signofthecovenant,"a...[阅读全文]
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2.AncestralCovenant
ThecovenantthroughAbraham(Genesis17)ismorerestrictedthanthecreationcovenantbecauseitisultimatelynationalisticinscope.InthiscovenantGodassurestheancestralfamilythatitwillbecomeanationunderhiscareandprotection.Thiscovenantdiffersfromthecreationcovenantalsoinrequiringaritualactionfromtheancestralfamilytodemonstratecommitmentontheirpart.Thistakestheformofthecircumcisionofallmal...[阅读全文]
ThecovenantthroughAbraham(Genesis17)ismorerestrictedthanthecreationcovenantbecauseitisultimatelynationalisticinscope.InthiscovenantGodassurestheancestralfamilythatitwillbecomeanationunderhiscareandprotection.Thiscovenantdiffersfromthecreationcovenantalsoinrequiringaritualactionfromtheancestralfamilytodemonstratecommitmentontheirpart.Thistakestheformofthecircumcisionofallmal...[阅读全文]
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1.CreationCovenant
GodmadethefirstcovenantwithallcreationthroughNoahaftertheflood(Genesis9:1-17).ThecovenantcontainsthepromisethatGodwillneveragaindestroytheearthbyaflood.ThisisthefirstrecordedcovenantintheHebrewBible.ItestablishedabindingrelationshipbetweenGodandtheearth.Inthiscovenantthereisnoreciprocity,noreturnpledgeofloyaltyfromhumankindoranyothercreature.Alllivingthingsarethegraciousreci...[阅读全文]
GodmadethefirstcovenantwithallcreationthroughNoahaftertheflood(Genesis9:1-17).ThecovenantcontainsthepromisethatGodwillneveragaindestroytheearthbyaflood.ThisisthefirstrecordedcovenantintheHebrewBible.ItestablishedabindingrelationshipbetweenGodandtheearth.Inthiscovenantthereisnoreciprocity,noreturnpledgeofloyaltyfromhumankindoranyothercreature.Alllivingthingsarethegraciousreci...[阅读全文]
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A.PriestlyCovenantsTheYahwistnarrativemayhavebeenresponsibleforthebackboneoftheeventlineinGenesisinvolvingthecreationofhumanity,theirfirstrebelliousimpulses,andtheturntoAbraham.ThissequencesettheparametersofGod'schallengetocreateapeopleobedienttohim.TheElohistsourcesupplementedthisstoryline,andthePriestlywriteraddedcontinuitytotheeventlineusinggenealogies.
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