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A God Of Faithfulness : Essays In Honour Of J. Gordon Mcconville On His 60th Birthday, Jamie A. Grant, Alison Lo, Gordon J. Wenham
A God Of Faithfulness : Essays In Honour Of J. Gordon Mcconville On His 60th Birthday, Jamie A. Grant, Alison Lo, Gordon J. Wenham
Seminary Faculty Publications
This is a Festschrift dedicated to J. Gordon McConville on the occasion of his 60th birthday. This Festschrift is published on the occasion of J. Gordon McConville's 60th birthday in recognition of the outstanding contribution that he has made to the field of Old Testament studies over the last 25 years. The collection incorporates 13 essays written by colleagues, friends and former research students along with an introduction and complete list of McConville's publications. The essays focus on Pentateuch, History, Prophets and Writings with each paper addressing key issues of interpretation of the biblical text. The breadth of subject matter …
Remnant Motif In Amos, Micah And Zephaniah, Alison Lo
Remnant Motif In Amos, Micah And Zephaniah, Alison Lo
Seminary Faculty Publications
‘Remnant’ is one of the significant motifs in the Minor Prophets. This essay will examine the remnant motif in Amos, Micah and Zephaniah, seeking to find out the commonality of this concept between these three pre-exilic books. In order to facilitate this study, finding the remnant terminology helps us locate the remnant passages. In Amos the term תיראשׁ is used with reference to Israel, i.e. the ‘remnant of Joseph’ (Amos 5.15). It also refers to other peoples, like the remnant of the Philistines (Amos 1.8) and Edomites (Amos 9.12). The term תיראשׁ is used five times in Micah (Mic. 2.12; …