Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif

Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif

Israelâ€™s exodus from Egypt is the Bibleâ€™s enduring emblem of deliverance. It is the archetypal anvil on which the scriptural language of deliverance is shaped. More than just an epic moment, the exodus shapes the telling of Israelâ€™s and the churchâ€™s gospel. From the blasting furnace of Egypt, imagery pours forth. In the Song of Moses Yahweh overcomes the Egyptian army, sending them plummeting to the bottom of the sea. But the exodus motif continues as God leads Israel through the wilderness, marches to Sinai and on the Zion. It fires the psalmistâ€™s poetry and inspires Isaiahâ€™s second-exodus rhapsodies. As it pulses through the veins of the New Testament, the Gospel writers hear exodus resonances from Jesusâ€™ birth to the gates of Jerusalem. Paul casts Christâ€™s deliverance in exodus imagery, and the Apocalypse reverberates with exodus themes. In Echoes of Exodus, Bryan Estelle traces the motif as it weaves through the canon of Scripture. Wedding literary readings with biblical-theological insights, he helps us weigh again what we know and recognize anew what we have not seen. More than that, he introduces us to the study of quotation, allusion, and echo, providing a firm theoretical basis for hermeneutical practice and understanding. Echoes of Exodus is a guide for students and biblical theologians, and a resource for preachers and teachers of the Word.
Country USA
Brand IVP Academic
Manufacturer IVP Academic
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780830851683
ReleaseDate 2018-03-13

Country	USA
Brand	IVP Academic
Manufacturer	IVP Academic
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780830851683
ReleaseDate	2018-03-13

Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif

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