Zion City of Our God - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080284426X ISBN 13: 9780802844262

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1999

Synopsis

Zion, city of our God gathers studies by an international team of scholars that help portray the full significance of Jerusalem in the First Temple period of the Old Testament. John M. Monson explores Jerusalem's temple of Solomon in its original ancient Near Eastern context. Richard S. Hess looks at one of the most important events in the Bible's record of pre-exilic Jerusalem - Sennacherib's attack on the city. Martin J. Selman and Gary N. Knoppers outline the theological significance of Jerusalem in the books of Chronicles, providing as well a summary statement on the key role of the city in the entire Old Testament. Thomas Renz examines the Zion tradition as it underwent its greatest challenge, the fall of Jerusalem. Philip E. Satterthwaite and Knut M. Heim describe Jerusalem's place in the poetry of the Hebrew Bible, giving special attention, respectively, to the Songs of Ascents and Lamentations. Lastly, Rebecca Doyle discusses what Ugaritic, Old Testament, and other texts tell us about the cult of Molek and the worship of this god in Jerusalem.

About this title

About the Author

Gordon J. Wenham (1943-2025) was professor emeritus of Old Testament at the University of Gloucestershire. His published works include The Book of Leviticus, Story as Torah: Reading Old Testament Narrative Ethically, and Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch.

Edition details

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080284426X
• ISBN 13: 9780802844262
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220
• Editor: Hess Richard S., Wenham Gordon John