An edition of Power and poverty
(2008)
Power and poverty
divine and human rule in a world of need
by Dewi Arwel Hughes
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Power and Poverty: Divine and Human Rule in a World of Need
2008, Inter-Varsity Press
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1844743128 9781844743124
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Power and poverty: divine and human rule in a world of need
2008, IVP Academic
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0830828095 9780830828098
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Old 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.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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