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2. Salvation in the Bible

   Salvation in the Bible has two aspects, which might be called deliverance and blessing. In love, God takes the initiative to rescue human beings from a negative condition – such as illness, danger, death, exclusion, oppression, or sin – and bring them into a positive condition – such as hea...

   ​Author

   Brenda Colijn

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Sacred texts

3. Law in the Old Testament

   In the Bible, legal discourse is often employed for theological purposes. It contributes to the search for an ordered life in the presence of God. While many factors are involved in such a quest, this essay focuses on four primary concepts: divine presence, holiness, righteousness, and th...

   ​Author

   William S. Morrow

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Law, Sacred texts

4. The Exodus Motif in the Christian Bible

   The book of Exodus and the exodus event are reactualized and recontextualized in subsequent biblical books. Indeed, the Israelites developed a virtual ‘exodus grammar’ when talking about their liberation from the Egyptians. The New Testament literature appeals to the founding event as well; i...

   ​Author

   Bryan Estelle

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Sacred texts

5. Substance Dualist Theological Anthropology

   This article explores a conception of the human from a substantival perspective of the wider Christian tradition. After a general survey of substance dualist theological anthropology, the article focuses on the interplay between human constitution and the imago Dei (image of God). By focusi...

   ​Author

   Joshua Farris

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Being and existence

6. 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

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

8. Democracy

   It is a statement of the obvious to say that Christianity is not necessary for democracy to exist. It is no less true, but perhaps less obvious, to say that democratic politics is intrinsic to the practice of Christianity, and democracy, broadly understood, is a way of enacting fundamental Ch...

   ​Author

   Luke Bretherton

   ​Faith tradition

   Christianity

   ​Topics

   Society and culture

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