{"product_id":"9780802882110","title":"God's Righteousness and Justice in the Old Testament","description":"\u003cp\u003eA semantic study of God's righteousness and justice in the  Hebrew Bible that draws exegetical, theological, and philosophical  conclusions about the character of God and God's relationship with  humanity.   God's work of creation and salvation for the good  of Israel, humanity, and the world manifests the nature of God's being.  Thus, if we can understand God's characteristics of righteousness and  justice, we can better understand God.   In the Hebrew Bible, these  aspects of God are not expressed by abstract concepts but by semantic  elements within literary structures. From this premise, Joze Krasovec  undertakes the present study to put semantics into dialogue with  exegesis and theology to illuminate exactly how God's righteousness and  justice in the Old Testament should be understood.   In the first part of the book, Krasovec analyzes occurrences of the Hebrew root ?dq (meaning righteous)  and other synonyms, working systematically through the entire Old  Testament canon. In the second part, he builds off this lexical study  with a more broadly exegetical, theological, and philosophical  exploration of guilt, punishment, mercy, forgiveness, and  reconciliation. Krasovec concludes, among other things, that the  biblical writers use \"righteousness\" as an expression of God's affection  for faithful people, especially those in distress because of  persecution. God's righteousness therefore exists in the Hebrew Bible in  relation to the righteousness of human individuals and  communities. Justice-whether in the form of forgiveness for the penitent  or punishment for those who have hardened their hearts against God-is  always carried out with the goal of building better community among  God's people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EERDMANS ACADEMIC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039238877458,"sku":"9780802882110","price":80.44,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3093\/4173\/files\/9780802882110.jpg?v=1774736070","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.com.au\/products\/9780802882110","provider":"Bargain Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}