Worship and the Hebrew Bible: Essays in Honor of John T. Willis

Worship and the Hebrew Bible: Essays in Honor of John T. Willis
ISBN-10
0567394212
ISBN-13
9780567394217
Category
Religion
Pages
284
Language
English
Published
1999-10-01
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Authors
M. Patrick Graham, Steven L. McKenzie, Richard R. Marrs

Description

A collection of fifteen articles by colleagues and former students of Professor Willis of Abilene Christian University. The papers deal with the topic of worship from a variety of perspectives and, in different connections, with the life and thought of ancient Israel. These include the participation of foreigners in the worship of ancient Israel, the prophetic critique of the cult, the tradition of the construction of the Jerusalem temple, women and prayer in the Deutero-canonical literature, various ethical aspects of worship and the value placed on the internal dynamics of worship offered to God, the Psalms and ancient Near Eastern mourning customs, and some of the implications of the Old Testament tradition regarding worship for contemporary communities of faith. A select bibliography of Willis's writings is also included.

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