MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 03432nam a22002658a 4500
001 2008046031
003 DLC
005 20081106150534.0
008 081103s2008 ilu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008046031
020 $a9780830828098 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aBS680.P47$bH84 2008
082 00 $a261.8/325$222
100 1 $aHughes, Dewi Arwel.
245 10 $aPower and poverty :$bdivine and human rule in a world of need /$cDewi Arwel Hughes.
260 $aDowners Grove, Ill. :$bIVP Academic,$c2008.
263 $a0903
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aOld Testament -- Finding the roots of poverty in Genesis 1-11 -- God, humanity, and the soil -- The legacy of Cain -- The flood and its aftermath -- The development of nations -- God's covenant with Abraham and its significance in the history of redemption -- The story of Abraham and Sarah -- The content of the covenant with Abraham -- Divinely ordained government in the Old Testament -- Moses as a ruler -- Israel's four categories of ruler -- The laws to prevent poverty -- The significance of the land for Israel -- God's laws that condition Israel's occupancy of the land -- Welfare law and what it implies about being poor -- Old Testament welfare laws -- What the law teaches about being poor -- The glory and inadequacy of the mosaic covenant -- The age of the Judges -- The transition to monarchy -- Israel's failure and the prophetic vision of a new covenant -- Jesus and the final revelation of divine government -- Jesus the supreme ruler -- Jesus superior to Adam -- Jesus superior to Abraham -- Jesus superior to Moses -- Jesus superior to Israel -- Jesus as prophet, priest, king and judge -- What Jesus did : the acts of the supreme ruler -- Touching the untouchable -- Driving out unclean spirits -- Forgiving sins -- The death of Jesus : breaking the power of sin -- What Jesus taught : the Beatitudes -- The Beatitudes (Matt. 5:3-10) -- Salt, light, and a city on a hill (Matt. 5:13-16) -- The Old and the New righteousness/justice (Matt. 5:17-20) -- What Jesus taught : strategies for kingdom living -- Actions that break the cycle of sin (Matt. 5:21-48) -- The standard pious acts of kingdom people (Matt. 6:1-18) -- The disciples' reason for living (Matt. 6:19-34) -- To whom do we entrust the good news of the kingdom? (Matt. 7:6-11) -- The golden rule (Matt. 7:12) -- The conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount -- What Jesus is doing : the work of the Holy Spirit -- The spirit in the Old Testament -- The spirit in the Gospels and Acts -- The sanctifying work of the Spirit -- What Jesus is going to do : the final judgment -- The Christian hope -- Continuity between the present and the eschatological future? -- Eternal rewards -- The judgment of the unrighteous/unjust -- God's governed society, the church -- The ordered society of the Supreme ruler -- The church is a gathering community -- The church is a suffering community -- The church is a joyful community -- The impact of the Resurrection : a new humanity -- The early church was a sharing community -- The testimony of the Epistles -- The church in the world -- The church is a community who speak God's words -- Prophecy -- Prayer.
650 0 $aPoverty in the Bible.
650 0 $aPoverty$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.
650 0 $aPower (Christian theology)
650 0 $aChristian life.