Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Time and History in the Old Testament

De Vries, Mr. Simon J.

ISBN 10: 0802826644 / ISBN 13: 9780802826640

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source, 1975

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Time and History in the Old Testament
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans-Lightning Source
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802826644
• ISBN 13: 9780802826640
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
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Synopsis

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

This is the first systematic and comprehensive study of the biblical view of time and history as it occurs in the Old Testament. The author specifically focuses on the use and function of certain formal expressions involving the Hebrew word yom, 'day'. The first chapter formally surveys the use of yom in the Old Testament. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 investigate, respectively, The Day Past, The Day Present, and The Day Future. They discuss, first, the various genres of historical narration: legend, saga, annals, etc,; second, various kinds of discourse in which the meaning of 'today' is spoken about; and third, the prophetic and apocalyptic genres, in which the future is being defined from the present point of view.

About the Author

Simon J. De Vries is Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Methodist Theological School in Ohio. His previous books include Prophet Against Prophet and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Time and History in the Old Testament.