Proverbs and Politics: The Biblical Foundation for Righteous Governing - Softcover

Waltke, Dr. Bruce K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1508436193 ISBN 13: 9781508436195

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

In the 21st Century and in a representative form of government, we as American Christians must appeal to “We the People.” Our appeal, to our fellow citizens, government officials, and people of faith, is not a call to arms “to take our nation back.” Our call is to prayerfully and humbly to turn to God, seek his guidance, protection, and correction to heal our land. "What can I do?" Proverbs and Politics is a solid instructional manual for those calling on God’s promise given in 2 Chron. 7:14: “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” Wisdom calls out from the highest points of the cities to the center of commerce and the public square. We must welcome it and discern how to impart it to every area of life. How will you answer Wisdom’s call?

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Bruce Waltke, a preeminent Old Testament scholar, holds a doctorate in Greek and New Testament from Dallas Theological Seminary and a doctorate in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature from Harvard. His teaching career, spanning Dallas Theological Seminary, Regent College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary won him a reputation of being a master teacher with a pastoral heart. Dr. Waltke also pastored several churches, lectured at many evangelical seminaries in North America and has spoken at numerous Bible conferences. He is a member of the Committee of Bible Translation of the New International Version and helped translate the New American Standard Version. He served as editor for the Theological Word Book of the Old Testament, , The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, The New Geneva Study Bible, Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible, as the Old Testament editor for the Expositor’s Bible Commentary series. He served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society and is an honorary member of the committee responsible for Today’s New International Version. Waltke’s books include Intermediate Hebrew Grammar, Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax, Finding the Will of God, Creation and Chaos, and commentaries on The Book of Proverb s and Micah. He received an ECPA Christian Book Award in 2008 for An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and , and Thematic Approach. He and C.J. Fredricks won the 2002 Gold Medallion Book Award for Genesis (Zondervan 2001). Genesis (Zondervan 2001). Genesis J.I. Packer and Sven K. Soderland wrote a book in honor of Waltke, entitled The Way of Wisdom: Essays in Honor of Bruce K. Waltke (Zondervan, 2000).

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1508436193
• ISBN 13: 9781508436195
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 62