Worship and Waste (eBook)

A Christological Companion to the Book of 2 Samuel

Daniel J. D. Stulac (Autor)

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2025
136 Seiten
Wipf and Stock Publishers (Verlag)
979-8-3852-1903-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Worship and Waste is the third installment in Stulac's Christological Companion series, which focuses on the books of Judges (Gift of the Grotesque), 1 Samuel (Tragedy of the Commons), and now 2 Samuel. As the first two volumes demonstrate, Stulac's refreshing approach to biblical interpretation combines hard-won exegetical insights with poignant memoir and incisive reflections on culture, art, and Christian spirituality. Picking up the biblical storyline where Tragedy left off, Worship and Waste invites readers to sink deeply into the Bible's paradoxical portrait of King David--a rapist-murderer caught between God's unconditional love and his own brutality. Carefully avoiding moralisms, Stulac guides his readers through 2 Samuel's graphic depictions of sin by insisting that the text continually looks forward to Jesus Christ, the ultimate Davidic King. "David's Punishment thoroughly penetrates God's Promise," observes Stulac, "but at the same time, God's Promise still governs the execution of his Punishment. The two 'forevers' of 2 Samuel are forever mixed." Will David's tragedy transform into comedy before the final curtain falls? Will hope survive? "Can a ruined House," asks Stulac, "find within its suffering the durable Promises of God?"

Autor

Daniel J. D. Stulac is Assistant Professor of the Old Testament at Briercrest College in Caronport, Saskatchewan. He is the author of numerous books and essays.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.8.2025
• Verlagsort: Eugene
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Schlagworte: 2nd • 2 Samuel • Absalom • Bathsheba • Bible • bible readings • Biblical Biography • biblical commentary • Biblical Meditations • Biography: religious and spiritual • Christianity • Christian scripture • Criticism • Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts • Daniel J. D. Stulac • David • ETC • hermeneutics • Interpretation • Judaism • King of Israel • Old Testament • Samuel • selections and meditations • theological interpretation • Tragedy • Worship and Waste
• ISBN-13: 979-8-3852-1903-2 / 9798385219032