TY  - BOOK
AU  - Capulong,Noriel C.
TI  - Reading and hearing: the Old testament in Philippine context 
SN  - 9711012021
AV  - FIL BS 1192.5 .C37 2009 V.2
U1  - FIL 221.66 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Quezon City
PB  - New Day Pub. : United Church of Christ in the Philippines
KW  - Bible. O.T
KW  - Theology
KW  - Bible O.T
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Contents:  V. 2 From the seventh-century prophets to Daniel; Chp. I:  Voices of revival and reform; The International situation ca. seventh century: the peak of Assyrian imperial domain; The reign of Manasseh; The prophet Zephaniah; Zephaniah's rebuke of idolatry; Zephaniah's proclamation of the " Day of the Lord"; Towards the concept of the Remnant; Deuteronomy; Authorship and origin; Audience of Deuteronomy; The discovery of the scroll of Deuteronomy in the time of Josiah; Basic call of Deuteronomy: to remember and love the Lord; The motive for the command to love: the gospel basis; Basic ethical implication of loving the Lord; Law governing the King; Social dimension of the Festival Law; The Sabbatical Law; On sanctuary and landgrabbing; Some vital themes; Of blessings and curses; Summary of themes in Deuteronomy; Continuing impact of Deuteronomy and the reform movement on other Prophets; Second stage editor of Amos, ca. 620; The Prophet Jeremiah and the Deuteronomic history (DH-I); The failure of the Deuteronomic reform; The battle of Megiddo and the death of Josiah; Theological implications and Habakkuk's discernment of the times; Habakkuk's complaints to the Lord and the watch post; Nahum; Hearing Nahum's voices today; Chp. II: Prophetic Agony over the Impending Death of the nation; The person and call of Jeremiah; The Book of Jeremiah: its structure and arrangement; Historical setting of the book; Possible story behind the formation of the book; Jeremiah's preaching against the temple; Idolatry and socio-ethical crimes of the powerful; Reliance on other nations as idolatry; On the rulers true knowledge of the Lord; The root cause of the human Malady; Prophetic witness to the reversal of creation; The reign of Zedekiah and the popular prophets; The issue of true and false prophet; Mockery of the Sabbatical year law; Nationalist perspective vs class perspective and their view of God; Jeremiah's letter to the exiles; Continuing clash with the local leaders before the tragedy of 587; Prophetic words of comfort and hope; Jeremiah's confessions; The Book of Lamentations; Chp. III: Prophetic -Priestly voices from the Land of Exile; Historical background of the period; The Prophet and Priest Ezekiel; The Book of Ezekiel: its chronology and structure; The call of Ezekiel and the Prophet's image of God; The Bizarre prophetic signs of Ezekiel; The mission of Ezekiel and the Judgment of Israel; Primary task of Ezekiel: to be a watchman; Individual accountability vs corporate responsibility; Socio-ethical dimension vs Pastoral responsibility; The Priestly language of Ezekiel; Ezekiel on the other nations: a prophetic word on monopolistic economies; God's judgment on the nations: the example of Tyre; Implications of the  judgment on Tyre on; Contemporary economic realities; Prophecies of restoration; The vision of the valley of dry bones; Vision of the New Temple in Jerusalem; A new system of Land reapportionment in Jerusalem; The nature transforming river from the Temple; The right of non-Jewish Dwellers to inherit their share of the Land; Prophetic vision vs historical reality; The exilic edition of other writings; The exilic edition of Amos; The exilic edition of Micah; The exilic edition of the Deuteronomistic history; The Priestly tradition in the  Pentateuch; Type of priestly materials in the Pentateuch; The priestly view of history; The priestly view of creation; The place of human being as male and female in creation; P's three perpetual covenants in history; The covenant with Noah; The covenant with Abraham; The Mosaic covenant with Israel and the sign of Sabbath; The Book of Leviticus; Chp. IV: Prophetic vision of a new age: the Book of Second Isaiah; Historical setting of second Isaiah; The significance of Cyrus in second Isaiah; The last days of Babylon; Cyrus Decree of release from exile; The differences between Isaiah and  second Isaiah; Major themes in second Isaiah; Comfort and pardon; The Lord is coming; Strong rhetoric against idols; Rejecting the idols on the basis of creation theology; Echoes of anti-idolatry rhetoric in other traditions; Deconstructing idolatry; No other God  except Yahweh; God initiating a new thing in history; God summoning a pagan Messiah as instrument; The servant of the Lord and the servant songs: a collective or individual identity?; Recalling in the old themes of Israel's faith: a new Exodus; Creation synonymous with redemption; Features of the "new thing" that Yahweh is doing; Suffering that brings about healing and atonement; Images of suffering in the past as paradigm for a new Exodus; Implication on the contemporary situation; The "new thing" as exemplified in Jesus the Christ; Chp. V:Priestly vision of restoration; Historical and literary background; Thematic overview of the materials; Specific themes in Ezra and Nehemiah; Some problems in the text of Ezra; The period of Ezra's mission; Renewal of the covenant and reinstitution of the law; The historical setting of the Book of Nehemiah; Looking at our situation through the lens of Nehemiah's story; The response of Nehemiah and the people; Significance of the rebuilding of the walls and other reforms of Nehemiah; Learning lessons from the leadership of Nehemiah; The Prophets Haggai and Zechariah; Haggai's temple theology; I and II Zechariah; I Zechariah (1-8); II Zechariah (9-14); The Book of I and II Chronicles; Discernible themes; Authorship and intention of Chronicles; Some draw backs of Chronicles; Ignoring of David's  human frailties; Almost zero acknowledgement of the role of women; Conclusion; Malachi; Joel; Obadiah; III Isaiah; A feminine image of God the comforter; Re-envisioning the future by III Isaiah; A metaphor for a new creation: a new garden of Eden and the Messiah's mission; Chp. VI: The voices of worship and praises of Israel; What is Psalm?; The Psalms and Filipino music in worship; "Handbook of the second Temple"; Basic themes and types of Psalms; Psalms of orientation; Psalms of disorientation; Psalms of reorientation; Message of Psalms; Cultic centered religion and ethically conscious life of thanksgiving; God's justice and  God's steadfast love; Human glory and human finitude; The "praise" and the contemplative" traditions with Psalms; Anti-idolatry Rhetoric; A stronghold for the oppressed: the justice of God; From powerless to being empowered: royal responsibility and accountability; Chp. VII: Voice of Wisdom from the sages; Wisdom's understanding of life and reality; Classification of Wisdom literature; Basic genres and setting of Wisdom literature; Wisdom as a universal phenomenon; Wisdom in Filipino culture; The Book of Proverbs; Possible context of the Book of Proverbs; Wisdom's offer of an alternative life; Various collections in the Book of Proverbs; Women in proverbs; Parallelism in the Book of Proverbs; Wisdom as a tool for status quo preservation; Amidst serious contradiction; The Song of Songs; Message and theological implications of book; The Book of Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth); Authorship and date of composition; General features of the book; Historical setting of the book; The message of Qoheleth; His view of life and one's toil; The value and limitations of Wisdom; The reality and inevitability of death for all creatures; The mystery and hiddenness of God; Living in hope and joy in the meantime; The Book of Job; Nature and structure of the  book; Historical context of Job; Issues and the themes in the Book of Job; A disinterested religion of faith; The justice of God Amidst the suffering of the innocent; Solidarity with the other oppressed and suffering as one way; To search for an answer (Language of Prophecy); The inscrutability of the way (Wisdom) of God; Receiving God's response from beyond our normal categories; From knowing and hearing about God to knowing and hearing God face to face (Language of contemplation); Chp. VIII: Voices of Faith and hope for the last days; The Book of Ruth; Context and possible authorship; The flow of the story; Theme in the story; From Emptiness to fullness; From the margins to center; From death to life; Women at the center; Acceptance of foreigners in the community of faith; From the ordinary to the extraordinary; The Book of Jonah; Brief summary of the book; Style and message of the Book; Significance of Jonah for today; The Book of Esther; Nature, context and form of the book; Some unique features of the book; The story in summary; The function and invention of the story; Message of a strongly Jewish book to the Christians of today; Daniel and Apologetic; The context prior to the Book of Daniel; Historical precedents of Antiochus persecution of the Jews; Greek replaces Hebrew as Dominant Language; Seleucids take over Palestine from Ptolemies; The reign of Antiochus IV (Epiphanes); Sale of the office of the High Priest to the highest bidder; Growing contradiction between the city and the country side; Antiochus takes his vengeance; Apocalyptic literature; Features of Apocalyptic literature; Revelatory nature of the Writings; Dualism; Pessimism regarding the present Age; Determinism; Difference with Prophetic message; On sin, suffering, and ethical perspective; On the idea of spirit "possession"; On the judgment and triumph of God; On the collective and the individual; The context of apocalyptic literature as seen in Daniel; The Hasidimas among the revolutionaries; Possible sate of writing; The problem of an exilic date of Daniel; The main literary divisions in Daniel; The Bilingual nature of the Book; Themes of message of Daniel from the two main divisions; Some themes from Daniel relevant to the Philippine situation; Chp. IX: Hearing voices of authority and inspiration: reaffirming the Old Testament for the  Filipino Christian today; The parting of the ways; The problem of the authority of the Old Testament for Filipinos; The danger of fragmented Bible for the Filipino; The Old Testament in relation to the New Testament; Respecting the Jewish nature and origin of the Old Testament; Acknowledging the polyphonic or multivocal character of the Old Testament; Openness to various possibilities of interpretive construction; New Testament concept given definitive meaning and description in the Old Testament; Jesus as the Messiah and suffering servant of the Lord; Jesus as the Revelation of the nature and character of God; Jesus as the embodiment of the hope made definitive in the Old Testament; Scripture as mirror of people's live and history
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