Overview

The Old Testament constitutes the majority of the Christian Bible and provides much of the language of Christian faith. However, many churches tend to neglect this crucial part of Scripture. This timely book details a number of ways the Old Testament is showing signs of decay, demise, and imminent death in the church. Brent Strawn reminds us of the Old Testament's important role in Christian faith and practice, criticizes current misunderstandings that contribute to its neglect, and offers ways to revitalize its use in the church.

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Author:   Brent A. Strawn
Publisher:   Baker Publishing Group
Imprint:   Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.474kg
ISBN:  

9780801048883

ISBN 10:   0801048885
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   14 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Contents Testimonia Part 1: The Old Testament as a Dying Language 1. The Old Testament Is Dying A (Non)Telling Vignette The Diagnosis, in Brief, with a Caveat The Old Testament Is (Like) a Language Plan of the Book and Two Additional Caveats 2. Initial Testing The U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey The ""Best""(?) Sermons The Psalms in Mainline Hymnody The Revised Common Lectionary (and the Psalms) Conclusion 3. On Language Growth and Change, Contact and Death Language Change and Language Contact Pidgins and Creoles, Pidginization and Creolization Language Death Conclusion Part 2: Signs of Morbidity 4. The New Atheism Dawkins and the New Atheists on the Old Testament Answering Dawkins Pidgin versus Pidgin 5. Marcionites Old and New The Old Marcion Tertullian contra Marcion Von Harnack pro Marcion, or the New Marcion(ism) Contra von Harnack, or the Deadly Ramifications 6. New Plastic Gospels: The ""Happiologists"" The Bible and Your Best Everything Right Now! Assessing Osteen ""and Company"" Conclusion to Part 2 Part 3: Path to Recovery 7. Recommended Treatment On Saving Dying Languages Resurrecting Hebrew Learning First, New, and Very Old Languages Bilingualism and Code-Switching It Could Happen to You (Us) 8. Saving the Old Testament Evidence of Further Decline Deuteronomy as a Model of/for Second-Language Acquisition (SLA) 9. Ways Forward and Not The Most Basic (and Obvious) Recommendation: Regular Use The Need for Adequate Linguistic Training Intentionality in Language Practice and Language Learning On Creating Bilinguals On ""Bothness"" The Challenge of Future Change Music, Memory, Poetry, . . . and Children (Again) Conclusion Appendix 1: Newton Series Appendix 2: Butler Series Appendix 3: Cox Series Appendix 4: Size of Testaments Appendix 5: Sermon Data from Walter Brueggemann Appendix 6: Old Testament Texts Used by Walter Brueggemann Indexes"

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Brent A. Strawn (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is professor of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. He previously taught at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He has authored or coedited numerous volumes, including The World around the Old Testament.

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