Gary A. Anderson
Autor von Sin: A History
Über den Autor
Gary A. Anderson is Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology, University of Notre Dame.
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Werke von Gary A. Anderson
Christian Doctrine and the Old Testament: Theology in the Service of Biblical Exegesis (2017) 68 Exemplare
The Call of Abraham: Essays on the Election of Israel in Honor of Jon D. Levenson (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui) (2013) — Herausgeber — 19 Exemplare
A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance: The Expression of Grief and Joy in Israelite Religion (1991) 13 Exemplare
New Approaches to the Study of Biblical Interpretation in Judaism of the Second Temple Period and in Early Christianity… (2013) 7 Exemplare
Literature on Adam and Eve: Collected Essays (Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha) (2000) 4 Exemplare
That I May Dwell among Them: Incarnation and Atonement in the Tabernacle Narrative (2023) 4 Exemplare
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In Dominico Eloquio/in Lordly Eloquence: Essays on Patristic Exegesis in Honor of Robert Louis Wilken (2001) — Mitwirkender — 47 Exemplare
Pomegranates and Golden Bells: Studies in Biblical, Jewish, and Near Eastern Ritual, Law and Literature in Honor of… (1995) — Mitwirkender — 38 Exemplare
The Temple of Jerusalem: From Moses to the Messiah: In Honor of Professor Louis H. Feldman (Brill Reference Library of… (2011) — Mitwirkender — 9 Exemplare
Things Revealed: Studies In Early Jewish And Christian Literature In Honor Of Michael E. Stone (Supplements to the… (2004) — Mitwirkender — 7 Exemplare
A Teacher for All Generations (2 vol. set) (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism) (2011) — Mitwirkender — 6 Exemplare
Biblical Perspectives: Early Use and Interpretation of the Bible in Light of the Dead Sea Scrolls : Proceedings of the… (1998) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
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For a book that spends a good deal of time looking at the historical development of Hebrew words, it was hard to put down.
The book begins by showing the development of sin, as a word and as a tangible evil, and the consequences, need for atonement and lingering effects that sin generates. It takes this discussion into the historical shift in the Biblical language of sin from sin as a weight or stain in the first temple period to language where sin is described as a debt following the exile to Babylon.
One of the key shifts in this language change is that a weight or stain has no corresponding credit metaphor for virtue. A debt, on the other hand, does provide for the accumulation of credit by virtuous activities. Anderson makes a Biblical case that the primary “credit” for virtue is generosity toward the poor. He doesn’t stop there, but addresses the obvious questions regarding works righteousness that arise when we start to speak of earning credit on our sin debt.
Sin: A History provides a Biblical foundation for attempting good works, especially giving to the poor without diminishing the work of Christ on the cross. It brings in the importance of almsgiving and generosity to the Jews and Christians and deals with a number of difficult passages throughout the Bible with a good support into how these are linked together and how they relate to the Biblical language of sin.
And if you ‘ve ever wondered about Esau moving away from Jacob after they reconcile (Genesis 36), Anderson has a very interesting explanation for that….
But I don’t want to give too much away. Read this book!… (mehr)