God's Word for Our World: Biblical studies in honor of Simon John De Vries

Download or read book God's Word for Our World: Biblical studies in honor of Simon John De Vries written by Simon John De Vries and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume work in biblical studies is a commemorative presentation to Simon John DeVries, noted Old Testament Scholar. Volume two encompasses the worldviews of the Bible for Jews and Christians, the Holiness of God, Psalms in LXX, similarities in ancient Near Eastern narrative and Hebrew Bible, the Bible in the cultural settings of ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Oriental theologies, and contemporary cultural imperatives, and the function of biblical metaphors.