Introduction to Biblical Themes in Cultural Context

<p><em>Introduction to Biblical Themes in Cultural Context</em> presents to students a number of prominent theological themes in the Bible such as sin redemption humanity and divine presence in the world. It shows how in the light of a social science understanding of the ancient societies that produced the biblical documents those themes were plausible and relevant to those societies. Armed with this understanding students are then equipped to appreciate how these biblical themes came to massively shape today’s Western civilization.<br /><br />The text is divided into two parts that address the development and elaboration of these biblical themes in the Old Testament and New Testament respectively. In Part I four distinct units cover these themes during the conception birth maturity and collapse of the Nation of Israel. In Part II two units trace the further development of the themes in the four gospels and in the “New Era” of Jesus’ resurrection the writings of the Apostle Paul and the Book of Revelation.<br /><br /><em>Introduction to Biblical Themes in Cultural Context</em> is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate-level courses in religion and biblical studies.</p><p><strong>James N. Pohlig</strong> is an adjunct professor of religion and philosophy at Wingate University. He served with SIL International as a linguist and Bible translator in Nigeria and Cameroon West Africa. He is the author of <em>An Exegetical Summary of Joel</em> and <em>An Exegetical Summary of Malachi</em> as well as various papers describing languages in West Africa.</p>