Word and presence : a commentary on the book of Deuteronomy / Ian Cairns.
Series: International theological commentaryPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans ; Edinburgh : Handsel Press, 1992.Description: x, 309 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0802801609
- 9780802801609
- 1871828171
- 9781871828177
- 222/.1507 20
- BS1275.3 .C35 1992
- 11.41
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) | BS 1275.3 .C35 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 25639 |
New Zealand author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-309).
This commentary presents Deuteronomy as a slowly evolving, complex composite -- as legal code, as treaty text or covenant, as Moses' farewell speech, and as the final volume of the Pentateuch. Despite Deuteronomy's structural complexity, however, the author shows how the theme "Word and presence" permeates the entire book: God is the living presence who can be encountered and known through his word addressed to each generation in turn. This commentary is unique in its emphasis on the theology of Deuteronomy (e.g., law as "humane instruction") as well as in its modern applications and illustrations from non-Western cultures.
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