
Judgment and Salvation
A Rhetorical-Critical Reading of Noah's Flood in Genesis
Dustin G. Burlet(Author)
Pickwick Publications (Publisher)
Published on 3. November 2022
Book
Hardback
306 pages
978-1-6667-9546-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book contends the text of the Noachian deluge narrative categorically underscores all God did to preserve life in spite of the disaster. Despite the picture of devastation that the narrative depicts, the prominent emphasis of the text is on deliverance and redemption, i.e., salvation, not judgment. The focus of the Genesis flood is acutely bent towards God's salvific rather than punitive purposes. The arc of salvation within the flood narrative can be broken down into two main ideas. Firstly, God's intention for creation is not thwarted, and, secondly, God commits himself to his intentions of creation. God's intention for creation can be stated thus: the establishment of order via covenant showing the sanctity of human life and the upholding of all life. This involves, in particular, humanity as his image bearers, including the lex talionis (life-for-life) principle.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6667-9546-2 (9781666795462)
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11/2022
Wipf and Stock Publishers
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Persons
Dustin G. Burlet is an instructor at Millar College of the Bible in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His reviews and articles have appeared in journals including the Canadian-American Theological Review, Conspectus, the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, and others.