DOC JPS Torah Commentary; 5 Volume Set by Jewish Publication Society Inc. in History

Description

After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count; from every nation; tribe; people and language . . . (Revelation 7:9). The visions in the book of Revelation give a glimpse of the people of God at the consummation of history―a multiethnic congregation gathered together in worship around God's throne. Its racial diversity is expressed in a fourfold formula that first appears in Genesis 10. The theme of race runs throughout Scripture; constantly pointing to the global and multiethnic dimensions inherent in the overarching plan of God. In response to the neglect of this theme in much evangelical biblical scholarship; J. Daniel Hays offers this thorough exegetical work in the New Studies in Biblical Theology series. As well as focusing on texts which have a general bearing on race; Hays demonstrates that black Africans from Cush (Ethiopia) play an important role in both Old and New Testament history. This careful; nuanced analysis provides a clear theological foundation for life in contemporary multiracial cultures and challenges churches to pursue racial unity in Christ. Addressing key issues in biblical theology; the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson; aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify; to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead.