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An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Old Testament is more than a religious history of the nation of Israel. It is more than a portrait gallery of heroes of the faith. It is even more than a theological and prophetic backdrop to the New Testament. Beyond these, the Old Testament is inspired revelation of the very nature, character, and works of God. As renowned Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke writes in the preface of this...

about an “I-Thou” relationship. The biblical phrase daʿaṯ ʾelōhîm denotes a personal understanding of truth and a commitment to God. In his Treatise on the Religious Affections¸ the outstanding American theologian Jonathan Edwards (1703–58) argues that true religion is a matter of the heart (see chap. 8) rather than simply the intellect.1 An authentic relationship with God, however, demands intelligent reflection on his objective revelation. In Proverbs the sage lectures his son: “My son, if you
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