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2. The Patriarchs and the Matriarchs

   The patriarchs – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (or Israel) – are the ancestors of the Jewish people, and their stories are recounted in the book of Genesis (chapters 12–50), covering a span of three hundred years (c. 2000–1700 BCE). God forged an irrevocable bond with them – the covenant of t...

   ​Author

   Rachel Adelman

   ​Faith tradition

   Judaism

   ​Topics

   Sacred texts

3. Law in the New Testament

   This article explores the theme of law in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Law is almost ubiquitous in the twenty-seven books comprising the New Testament, being a main theme in the letters of Paul and several Gospels, as well as parts of Acts and the Catholic letters. In these s...

   ​Author

   Matthew V. Novenson

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Law, Sacred texts

4. The Spirit in the Christian Bible

   With nearly 800 references to ruaḥ and pneuma in Christian scripture, it is a consequential task to distil the scriptural uses of these words into themes that can unite them in a coherent summary. After a discussion of terminology, with particular attention to ruaḥ and pneuma in cosmology a...

   ​Author

   John (Jack) R. Levison

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Sacred texts

5. Theology in Africa

   This article provides a broad overview of key issues that have animated theology in Africa. It thinks of theology in Africa as African Christian theology and engages the key issues from a historical and continental perspective. It shows how Christian theology in Africa has engaged key issue...

   ​Author

   David Ngong

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Theological movements

6. Science and Fallenness

   This entry offers an overview of some ways to consider the Christian doctrine of the fall in light of the conclusions of contemporary science. Commencing with a concise account of the biblical basis for this doctrine, it looks to the second creation story in Genesis and some relevant pass...

   ​Author

   Andrew Torrance

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Philosophy and science

7. Israel in the Christian Bible

   Israel is a prominent topic in the Jewish and Christian scriptures, though it was not as prominent in Christian theological reflection until the aftermath of the Holocaust. As is the case with any theme in theology, insight on it benefits from considering it in the various historical and so...

   ​Author

   John Goldingay

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Sacred texts

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