Old Testament Today, 2nd Edition: A Journey from Ancient Context to Contemporary Relevance by Walton John H. & Hill Andrew E

Author:Walton, John H. & Hill, Andrew E. [Walton, John H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: REL006210
ISBN: 9780310498223
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2014-02-11T00:00:00+00:00

It gets worse. In our postmodern society, history itself, biblical or otherwise, has lost much of its appeal. The values of postmodernism are much more inclined to be rooted in the present than in an understanding of the past. Even given the cliché that those who don’t learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat the mistakes, the past may seem irrelevant to those who are focused on the present or the future.

Hopefully, information gained in the earlier discussions of historical literature has already begun to remedy these perceived problems. Biblical narrative literature is not simply a record of or discussion of the past. It is God’s revelation of himself. Do you want to know God? Listen to his story. How can anything be more relevant to us than stories about the creator of the universe? This is not the study of the past—this is the study of a person.

Consider for a moment a comparison between a history of World War II and a biography of Winston Churchill. There would of necessity be a lot of overlap between them. Both would include reports of events that were significant in the war. From our vantage point in history, both of these books would be talking about the past. But there would be a very real difference between them as well. The goal of the history book would most likely be to offer the reader insight into the events of the war. The goal of the biography would be to gain an appreciation of Winston Churchill, in some measure through the events of the war.

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