The Blessing and the Curse: Trajectories in the Theology of the Old Testament

by Jeff S Anderson and Jeff S. Anderson

Book Overview

The "magical power of the spoken word" is a topic that often comes up in a discussion of biblical blessings and curses. What is the source of social and linguistic power behind these blessings and curses? Many theologians would agree that God can and does bless, but does God also curse? If so, what does that mean to the biblical theology of the Old Testament and the Christian church? Anderson's The Blessing and the Curse applies speech act theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620328216
• ISBN13: 9781620328217
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"