Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament―especially the Old Testament law―has to do with your Christian life? You are not alone. Some Christian leaders believe we should cast off the Old Testament now that we have the New. Carmen Joy Imes disagrees. In this warm, accessible volume, Imes takes readers back to Sinai, the ancient mountain where Israel met their God, and explains the meaning of events there. She argues that we've misunderstood the command about "taking the Lord's name in vain." Instead, Imes says that this command is about "bearing God's name," a theme that continues throughout the rest of Scripture. Readers will revisit the story of Israel as they trudge through the wilderness from a grueling past to a promising future. The story of Israel turns out to be our story too, and you'll discover why Sinai still matters as you follow Jesus today.

Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters

Religion & Spirituality

Imes, Carmen Joy

Christian Books & Bibles

IVP Academic

What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our purpose, identity, and significance. Amidst the many voices clamoring to shape our understanding of humanity, the Bible reveals important truths related to our human identity and&nbsp;vocation that are critical to the flourishing of all of creation. Carmen Joy Imes seeks to recover the theologically rich message of the creation narratives starting in the book of Genesis as they illuminate what it means to be human. Every human being is created as God's image. Imago Dei is our human identity, and God appointed humans to rule on God's behalf.&nbsp;Being God's Image&nbsp;explores the implications of this kinship relationship with God and considers what it means for our work, our gender relations, our care for creation, and our eternal destiny. The Bible invites us into a dramatically different quality of life: a beloved community in which we can know God and one another as we are truly known. Includes a discussion guide for personal reflection or group study, as well as links to related video material through the BibleProject.

Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters

Reference

Middleton, J. Richard

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

The Name Command (NC) is usually interpreted as a prohibition against speaking Yhwh’s name in a particular context: false oaths, wrongful pronunciation, irreverent worship, magical practices, cursing, false teaching, and the like. However, the NC lacks the contextual specification needed to support the command as speech related. Taking seriously the narrative context at Sinai and the closest lexical parallels, a different picture emerges—one animated by concrete rituals and their associated metaphorical concepts. The unique phrase ns' shm is one of several expressions arising from the conceptual metaphor, election as branding, that finds analogies in high-priest regalia as well as in various ways of claiming ownership in the Ancient Near East, such as inscribed monuments, the use of seals, and the branding of slaves. The NC presupposes that Yhwh has claimed Israel by placing Yhwh’s own name on her. In this light, the first two commands of the Decalogue reinforce the two sides of the covenant declaration: “I will be your God; you will be my people.” The first expresses the demand for exclusive worship and the second calls for proper representation. As a consequence, the NC invites a richer exploration of what it means to be a people in covenant with Yhwh—a people bearing his name among the nations. It also points to what is at stake when Israel carries that name “in vain.” The image of bearing Yhwh’s name offers a rich source for theological and ethical reflection that cannot be conveyed nonmetaphorically without distortion or loss of meaning.

Bearing Yhwh’s Name at Sinai: A Reexamination of the Name Command of the Decalogue (Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement)

History

Ancient Civilizations

Eisenbrauns

ספרים א־ה לתהלים: Illustrated Psalms 1–150 in Hebrew (GlossaHouse Illustrated Biblical Texts) (Hebrew Edition)

Reasoner Jr., R. Mark

GlossaHouse

Product Description Illustrated Exodus in Hebrew belongs to the series GlossaHouse Illustrated Biblical Texts (GIBT) that presents the books of the Bible in their original languages, embedded scene by scene in the context of Keith Neely’s evocative, full-color illustrations. These innovative resources will accelerate your comprehension by helping you distinguish narrative from dialogue at a glance. The illustrations provide visual cues for action, tension, and emotion, inviting an immersive reading experience in the ancient languages. While the books are supported by an original English translation on each page, the graphic approach of the GIBT series pushes against a tendency in biblical language learning to make translation the end goal. On the contrary, we hope that these books will help you begin to think in the biblical language—to hear echoes of the authors’ own voices, thick with the accents of their ancient dialects. Whether you are a beginning student of biblical languages, or an accomplished scholar, our hope is that this fresh presentation of the ancient texts will ignite your imagination and turn the world of these words into an expansive, multicolored landscape in your mind’s eye. About the Author Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton College) is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Prairie College in Alberta, Canada. She is the author of Bearing YHWH’s Name at Sinai: A Reexamination of the Name Command of the Decalogue (Eisenbrauns, 2017). She blogs at www.carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com.

Illustrated Exodus in Hebrew (GlossaHouse Illustrated Biblical Texts) (Hebrew Edition)

«Rara vez encontramos eruditos que sean capaces de destilar la esencia de nociones complejas y refundirlas en formas que sean accesibles y convincentes para los lectores laicos. Las habilidades de Carmen Imes en este sentido son extraordinarias. En la academia, las personas que han leído su monografía técnica publicada sobre llevar el nombre de Dios se han apresurado a celebrar la calidad estelar de su trabajo. En este volumen, Carmen presenta a los lectores laicos y a los estudiantes serios de las Escrituras sus principales descubrimientos mediante una prosa atractiva y persuasiva, con muchas ideas para su aplicación. Para los lectores que anhelan recuperar el mensaje vivificante de la gracia en la Torá, este libro será un gran punto de partida».Daniel I. Block, Profesor Emérito Gunther H. Knoedlerdel Antiguo Testamento, Wheaton College

Portadores de su Nombre: La Importancia del Sinaí (Spanish Edition)

Publicaciones Kerigma

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