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The Decalogue: Living as the People of God

The Decalogue: Living as the People of God


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Table of Contents:
Preface Abbreviations What Is the Decalogue? Shape Form Origin Purpose Loving God 1. First of All 2. Worship 3. Reverence 4. Rest 5. Family Loving Neighbor 6. Life 7. Marriage 8. Property 9. Truth 10. Last but Not Least The Decalogue Today Living as the People of God Bibliography Author Index Subject Index Scripture Index

About the Author :
David L. Baker (PhD, University of Sheffield) is a lecturer in biblical studies at All Nations Christian College, Hertfordshire, England. Until 2014 he was senior lecturer in Old Testament at Trinity Theological College in Perth, Western Australia. Previously, he was deputy warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge, England, and a seminary lecturer in Indonesia for over twenty years. He is the author of Two Testaments, One Bible: The Theological Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments and Tight Fists or Open Hands? Wealth and Poverty in Old Testament Law, as well as several books in Indonesian. His research interests include Deuteronomy, the Decalogue, the relationship between the Testaments, and wealth and poverty in the Old Testament.

Review :
"I grew up in a generation of children required to memorize and recite the Ten Commandments by heart. They set the shape of accepted Christian ethics. Later, I visited many churches with the Ten Commandments inscribed on the walls but lacking the vital context of the opening affirmation of God's redeeming grace: 'I am the LORD your God who brought you up out of the house of bondage'—law without gospel. David Baker's timely book challenges us to reconsider the foundational place of the Decalogue in Christian personal and public ethics. But he is also careful to note the context—both the biblical context of God's people's obedience as a grateful response to saving grace, and the surrounding context of ancient Near Eastern cultures and laws, for helpful comparison and contrast. The result is a richly rewarding textbook, surveying the field of biblical scholarship comprehensively but with a light touch, drawing together many threads in wider biblical theology, and reflecting on the relevance of the Ten Commandments in contemporary church and society." "David Baker is someone who knows the Old Testament, the ancient Near East, and the scholarly literature, and his study of the Ten Commandments is clear, thorough, wide ranging, and knowledgeable. Furthermore, if you ever want to read anything else, the footnotes and the bibliography are a treasury." "This book is a very good summary of the ethical principles given in the Decalogue and does an excellent job calling the people of God to live accordingly." "This work offers a concise summary of the commands with a wealth of resources for further study." "Baker's reliable guide can be warmly recommended as an informative and suggestive introduction to a text which remains central to the Christian imagination and, for many, to Christian ethics."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780830851690
  • Publisher: IVP Academic
  • Publisher Imprint: IVP Academic
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Living as the People of God
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0830851690
  • Publisher Date: 06 Mar 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 336 gr


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