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Deliverance from Slavery
Attempting a Biblical Theology in the Service of Liberation
Series: - Historical Materialism Book Series, Volume: 110
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âDelivery from slaveryâ: these words, taken from a Dutch labour movement song, perfectly map onto the Bibleâs central concern. They are also similar to the Torahâs key phrase: âI am YHWH, your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage' (Ex 20:2).
The words are invoked here to serve as an axiom to be introduced into the modern period. The watchword âdelivery from slaveryâ translates the biblical message of the exodus from slavery into the theory and practice of a modern liberation movement. The present work argues that biblical theology is the attempt to âupdateâ the âlanguage of the messageâ. It searches for a language that attends to the concerns of todayâs world while âpreservingâ the concerns that originally motivated biblical language.
The words are invoked here to serve as an axiom to be introduced into the modern period. The watchword âdelivery from slaveryâ translates the biblical message of the exodus from slavery into the theory and practice of a modern liberation movement. The present work argues that biblical theology is the attempt to âupdateâ the âlanguage of the messageâ. It searches for a language that attends to the concerns of todayâs world while âpreservingâ the concerns that originally motivated biblical language.
Dick Boer, Dr. theol. [1939], theologian, retired professor at the University of Amsterdam. He has published monographs on 'theology and ideology', the history of modern theology and Karl Barth.
Translatorâs Note
Foreword by Roland Boer
Introduction
1. Text and Context
2. Canon
3. Exodus
4. Covenant
5. Creation
6. Anthropology (Gn 2â4)
7. Entry
8. The Real Israel
Postscript 1. Paul and the Messianic Community
Postscript 2. Though he liberated others, he could not liberate himself
References
Index
Foreword by Roland Boer
Introduction
1. Text and Context
2. Canon
3. Exodus
4. Covenant
5. Creation
6. Anthropology (Gn 2â4)
7. Entry
8. The Real Israel
Postscript 1. Paul and the Messianic Community
Postscript 2. Though he liberated others, he could not liberate himself
References
Index
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