Theology in Exodus: Biblical Theology in the Form of a Commentary
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Overview
This groundbreaking book points to a fresh new way of doing biblical theology. Donald Gowan organizes his study of the book of Exodus like a traditional commentary, following the text of Exodus from beginning to end. Unlike a traditional commentary, however, Gowan asks only one question of Exodus: what does this book say about God? He then traces the major affirmations about God found in Exodus through the rest of the scripture and into the theologies of Judaism and Christianity. This study will be of interest to any who wish to rethink the ways that biblical theology is done.
- Answers the question of what the book of Exodus says about God
- Connects the storyline of Exodus to the rest of Scripture
- Traces the themes of Exodus through postbiblical history
- Introduction: Biblical Theology in the Form of Commentary
- The Absence of God Exodus 1–2
- The Numinous Exodus 3–4
- “I Will Be with You” Exodus 3–4 (Continued)
- The Name Exodus 3–4 (Continued)
- Promise Exodus 3–4 (Concluded)
- The Divine Destroyer Exodus 5:1–15:21
- God of Grace and God of Glory Exodus 15b–31; 35–40
- The Distancing of God Exodus 32–34
Top Highlights
“Moses’ insistence that God change was clearly based on his conviction as to what is unchangeable in God, namely his unwavering intention to save.” (Page 226)
Donald E. Gowan is Robert Cleveland Holland Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and has authored several books on the Old Testament, including Theology in Exodus and Theology of the Prophetic Books.