A Theology of Justice in Exodus

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Penn State University Press

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491_9781575068381

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This book traces the theme of justice throughout the narrative of Exodus in order to explicate how yhwhs reclamation of Israel for service-worship reveals a distinct theological ethic of justice grounded in yhwhs character and Israels calling within yhwhs creational agenda.Adopting a synchronic, text-immanent interpretive strategy that focuses on canonical and inner-biblical connections, Nathan Bills identifies two overlapping motifs that illuminate the theme of justice in Exodus. First, Bills considers the importance of Israels creation traditions for grounding Exoduss theology of justice. Reading Exodus against the backdrop of creation theology and as a continuation of the plot of Genesis, Bills shows that the ethical disposition of justice imprinted on Israel in Exodus is an application of yhwhs creational agenda of justice. Second, Bills identifies an educational agenda woven throughout the text. The narrative gives heightened attention to the way yhwh catechizes Israel in what it means to be the particular beneficiary and creational emissary of yhwhs justice. These interpretative lenses of creation theology and pedagogy help to explain why Israels salvation and shaping embody a programmatic applicability of yhwhs justice for the wider world.This volume will be of substantial interest to divinity students and religious professionals interested in the themes of exodus, exile, and return.

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