Could it be that the liberation of the Israelites from the oppression of the Egyptians was primarily a spiritual liberation, with release from political and social oppression as by-products of this?
Hmmm.....
an exploration of the theme of liberation in the old testament
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As part of my courses at Moody Theological Seminary I have been designated the task of exploring themes in the Old Testament through the blogging world. As an urban major, the suggestion of 'Liberation' was given and duly taken. So here begins the search for true biblical freedom; feel free to join me on the journey...
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Liberation Theology Bibliography
Anderson, G & Gerald Stransky, Mission Trends No. 4: Liberation Theologies, Paulist Fathers Inc, New York, 1979 which includes:
- R Brown, Liberation Theology: Paralysing Threat or Creative Challenge?
- Pope Paul VI, Evangelisation and Liberation
Ashforth, A, Madumo: A Man Bewitched, Chicago Press, Chicago, 2005
Bonino, J, Doing Theology In A Revolutionary Situation, Fortress Press, Philadelphia, 1975
Conn, H. & Ortiz M., Urban Ministry: The Kingdom, the City and the People of God, InterVarsity Press, 2001
Gutierrez, G, A Theology Of Liberation: History, Politics and Salvation, Orbis Books, New York, 1973
Haugen, G, Good News about Injustice, IVP Books, Illinois, 1999
Hennelly, A, Theology For A Liberating Church: The New Praxis Of Freedom, Georgetown
University Press, 1989
Nash, R, ...On Liberation Theology, Mott Media, Michigan, 1984 which includes:
- Brown, H, What is Liberation Theology?
- Henry, C, Liberation Theology and the Scriptures
Newbigin, L, The Open Secret, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1978
Nunez, E, Liberation Theology, Moody Press, Chicago, 1985
Websites
(All accessed last on 4th March 2009)
Boff, L &C, http://www.landreform.org/boff2.htm
Compolo, T, http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices /2008/04/what_is_liberation_theology.html
Hillar, M, http://www.socinian.org/liberty.html
Rhodes, R, http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/Liberation.html
http://mb-soft.com/believe/txn/liberati.htm
Ancient Near East Bibliography
Horowitz, Wayne. Mesopotamian cosmic geography. Winona Lake, Ind: Eisenbrauns, 1998. Print.
"Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Main Page." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 8 Oct. 2009. . *
Kamil, Jill. The Ancient Egyptians A Popular Introduction to Life in the Pyramid Age. Cairo: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr, 1986. Print.
Levenson, J?n Douglas. Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, and historical criticism Jews and Christians in biblical studies. Louisville, Ky: Westminster/John Knox, 1993. Print.
Millard, Alan, and Piotr Bienkowski, eds. Dictionary of the ancient Near East. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, 2000. Print.
Naydler, Jeremy. Temple of the cosmos the ancient Egyptian experience of the sacred. Rochester, Vt: Inner Traditions, 1996. Print.
Sasson, Jack, ed. Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Endrickson, 2000. Print.
Silverman, David P. Ancient Egypt. New York: Oxford UP, USA, 2003. Print.
A time to tear down | A Time to Build Up. Web. 8 Oct. 2009. . *
Walton, John H. Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006. Print.
Weinfeld, Moshe. Social justice in ancient Israel and in the ancient Near East. Minneapolis, Minn: Fortress, Magnes, 1995. Print.
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2 comments:
8 October 2009 at 09:55
In the modern western world we have catergories like spiritual, political and social.I do not think that this modern western worldview does justice to the OT or NT. I do not think they would share our assumptions. Creation and covenant should be kept together. Does this make sense?
8 October 2009 at 10:01
This is what I had in mind. However, perhaps it could be argued that at the crux of the ancient Near Eastern worldview was an understanding of the divine. Perhaps it wasn't that all realms were equal or even interrelated but that they all tied into and were centrally based upon an understanding of deity. Perhaps it's not that everything has a spiritual aspect, but that everything is spiritual. So the spiritual liberation is the essence of liberation, the central piece..?
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