I Am Yahweh offers a formidable combination of the basic thoughts and principles behind Walther Zimmerli’s exegetical and theological work, reflecting the rigorous methods he uses in tracing the development of theological formulae through biblical usage. Zimmerli’s compilation demonstrates a clear, disciplined method and careful exegetical insight. These essays cover: —Old Testament theology —the prophets (with special emphasis on Ezekiel) —the crisis of the exile —the meaning of revelation Zimmerli has the amazing capacity to move from exegesis to hermeneutics. His work is faithful to the text, yet he is very attentive to the theological implications contained therein. This latest work is destined to become a standard resource and text for seminary instruction and continuing education for pastors.

How were holidays chosen and taught in biblical Israel, and what did they have to do with the creation narrative? Michael LeFebvre considers the calendars of the Pentateuch, arguing that dates were added to Old Testament narratives not as journalistic details but to teach sacred rhythms of labor and worship. LeFebvre then applies this insight to the creation week, finding that the days of creation also serve a liturgical purpose.

"An examination of the recognition formula 'you/they shall know that I am Yahweh' as a dominant feature of Ezekiel's prophecy. Reviews past scholarship, details of the refrain's usage, and the origin of the formula"--Provided by publisher.

The Book of Revelation is a work of profound theology. But its literary form makes it impenetrable to many modern readers and open to all kinds of misinterpretations. Richard Bauckham explains how the book's imagery conveyed meaning in its original context and how the book's theology is inseparable from its literary structure and composition. Revelation is seen to offer not an esoteric and encoded forecast of historical events but rather a theocentric vision of the coming of God's universal kingdom, contextualised in the late first-century world dominated by Roman power and ideology. It calls on Christians to confront the political idolatries of the time and to participate in God's purpose of gathering all the nations into his kingdom. Once Revelation is properly grounded in its original context it is seen to transcend that context and speak to the contemporary church. This study concludes by highlighting Revelation's continuing relevance for today.

I Am Yahweh offers a formidable combination of the basic thoughts and principles behind Walther Zimmerli’s exegetical and theological work, reflecting the rigorous methods he uses in tracing the development of theological formulae through biblical usage. Zimmerli’s compilation demonstrates a clear, disciplined method and careful exegetical insight. These essays cover: —Old Testament theology —the prophets (with special emphasis on Ezekiel) —the crisis of the exile —the meaning of revelation Zimmerli has the amazing capacity to move from exegesis to hermeneutics. His work is faithful to the text, yet he is very attentive to the theological implications contained therein. This latest work is destined to become a standard resource and text for seminary instruction and continuing education for pastors.

What you believe about God sets the foundation of the person you will become. In God Has a Name, pastor and New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer invites you to rethink many of the prevalent myths and misconceptions about God and weigh them against what God actually tells us about himself. After all, what you believe about God will ultimately shape the type of person you become. We all live at the mercy of our ideas, and nowhere is this more true than our ideas about God. The problem is many of our ideas about God are wrong. Not all wrong, but wrong enough to form our souls in detrimental and disheartening ways. God Has a Name is a simple yet profound guide to understanding God in a new light--focusing on what God says about himself in the Bible. This one shift has the potential to radically alter how you relate to God, not as a doctrine, but as a relational being who responds to you in an elastic, back-and-forth way. John Mark Comer takes you line by line through Exodus 34:6-8--Yahweh's self-revelation on Mount Sinai, one of the most quoted passages in the Bible. Along the way, Comer addresses some of the most profound questions he came across as he studied these noted lines in Exodus, including: Why do we feel this gap between us and God? Could it be that a lot of what we think about God is wrong? Not all wrong, but wrong enough to mess up how we relate to him? What if our "God" is really a projection of our own identity, ideas, and desires? What if the real God is different, but far better than we could ever imagine? No matter where you are in your spiritual journey, God Has a Name invites you to step into a fresh and biblically rooted vision of who God is that has the potential to alter your life with God and shape who you become.