Finding Favour in the Sight of God

Finding Favour in the Sight of God
Phụ đề:	A Theology of Wisdom Literature
Tác giả:	Richard P. Belcher Jr
Ký hiệu tác giả:	BE-R
DDC:	223 - Các sách Lịch sử và Ngôn sứ
Ngôn ngữ:	Anh
Tập - số:	Vol 46
Số cuốn:	1

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	Series preface	xi
	Author's preface	xiii
	Abbreviations	xv
1	The problem of wisdom literature in Old Testament theology	1
	Wisdom literature: an orphan in Old Testament theology	1
	The difficult nature of wisdom literature	3
	A new foundation of wisdom literature: creation	4
	The influence of wisdom in the Old Testament	7
	The definition of wisdom	8
	The development of wisdom in biblical theology	11
	The plan of the book	14
2	The message of Proverbs 1-9	17
	A brief introduction to the book	17
	The preamble (1:1-7) key concepts and people	19
	Proverbs 1:8- 9:18: a choice between two ways	22
	Christological implications of Lady Wisdom	37
3	The4 hermeneutics of Proverbs	39
	The genre of a proverb	39
	The lack of literary context	40
	Secular or religious meaning?	41
	Are the proverbs absolute statement?	42
	Literary context in the book of Proverbs	43
	The context Proverbs 1-9	45
	The canonical context	45
	Life context	46
4	The theology of Proverbs	53
	Theology from proverbial sayings	53
	The sovereignty of God	53
	Creation order	55
	Life" in Proverbs: one horizon or two?	67
5	Theological issues in Job 1-3	75
	A brief introduction to the book	75
	Theological questions raised in Job 1-3	78
	Job's curse-lament in Job 1-3	83
6	Divine retribution, suffering and God's justice (Job 4-26)	89
	Eliphaz: a counsellor who misses the mark	90
	Bildad: the defender of God' justice	93
	Zophar: the interpreter of God 'ways	94
	A summary of the theology of the friends	96

	Job defends his innocence	98
	Job wrestles with despair	99
	Job's growing confidence	102
7	Where is wisdom to be found? (Job 27-42)	109
	The collapse of the debate	109
	Job' final words	110
	Elihu: friend or foe?	116
	God's speeches and Job's response	120
	The epilogue: the renewal of God's blessing	126
	The theological message of the book of Job	127
	The message of Job and Jesus	131
8	Key questions concerning the book of Ecclesiastes	133
	Authorship	133
	Genre	134
	Structure	135
	Approaches to Ecclesiastes	136
	The role of the calls to enjoyment	139
	The epistemology of Qoghelet	140
	The phrase 'under the sun'	142
	The role and meaning of hebel	142
	The breakdown of the deed-consequence relationship	144
	A summary of the conclusions	145
9	The message of Qohelet	147
	Prologue: exploration of the nature of the world (1:1 -11)	147
	The search for meaning under the sun (1:12-6:9)	149
	Human limitations concerning knowledge (6:10-10:20)	161
	Living with the uncertainty of the future (11:1-12:7)	167
10	The theology of Ecclesiastes	171
	Qohelet's view of the works of God	171
	Qohelet's view of God	178
	Qohelet's view of the works of the world	180
	Qohelet's message and New Testament teaching	182
	The theological message of Ecclesiastes (12:8-14)	183
	The purpose of the book of Ecclesiastes	186
11	Jesus and wisdom	189
	Wisdom in the teaching of Jesus	189
	Wisdom and person of Christ	202
	Wisdom and the work of Christ	210

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