Christian Ambivalence Toward Its Old Testament

by Alexander Blair

Book Overview

The Old Testament Torah and Prophets recount the history of an Israel understanding the essence of each person to be the sum of its interactive thus essence-creating social roles, such as citizen, parent, or employee. In contrast, the European world had developed a culture described by Plato as emanating from the logos but actually directed from its upper class. Each individual was to fill its logos-determined place in the social order, in contrast...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608991067
• ISBN13: 9781608991068
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"