First and Second Chronicles: Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching - Hardcover

Tuell, Steven S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804231109 ISBN 13: 9780804231107

Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press, 2001

Synopsis

Steven Tuell shows how the books of Chronicles present the revelation of God's plan and purposes through the history of Israel, emphasizing the important role that King David plays within that story. Using up-to-date scholarship, Tuell focuses on the theological message of these books--that the purpose of life is to seek God, that those who find God's will and live accordingly will experience blessing, and that God's presence is found in the events of ordinary life.

Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.

About this title

Synopsis:

The Christian scholar St Jerome once said that in the First and Second Chronicles we find "the meaning of the whole sacred history". This text focuses on the theological messages of these books - that the purpose of life is to seek God in the words of Scripture, and in the worship of the temple; that those who seek and find God's will and purpose for their lives, and live accordingly, experience blessing; and that God's presence and activity are found in the events of ordinary life.

About the Author:

Steven S. Tuell is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0804231109
• ISBN 13: 9780804231107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 175