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Book Description

Title:
History, Prophecy and God
Author:
Publication Year:
Location:
London
Publisher:
Sunburst Communications
Pages:
422
Subjects:
Old Testament, Prophecy
Copyright Holder:
Reproduced by permission of the copyright holder
Robert Rendall, History, Prophecy and God

From the dust jacket:

Today's history was yesterday's prophecy; tomorrow, today's prophecy will have become history. Therefore history and prophecy are but different aspects of the same process, and must share a common origin and end. This book seeks to shew that Biblical history and prophecy point to a Divine movement within and behind the flow of human affairs, and have their common origin in the purpose of God as it culminates in Christ.

As this book emphasizes, the authenticity of Biblical history is of vital importance. While myths may be used to illustrate and teach moral truths, they cannot document circumstances of fact. And the Event of Christ in history is an event linked with clearly-stated antecedent circumstances of fact. Consequently, Biblical history and prophecy must be viewed as a coherent whole, or we do but grasp isolated links instead of a chain.

Moreover, the unity of history and prophecy in God presents us with a moral dilemma and a personal challenge. If history be grounded in the decisions of the Divine will: if the structure of events be not fortuitous but deliberate: and if all moves to a culminating purpose—then it behoves all of us, who are the raw material out of which history and prophecy are made, to discover that Divine purpose for each of our lives, and to fulfil it.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword By F. F. Bruce
  • Author's Preface
  • Introduction
  1. The Nature of Bible History
  2. The Note of Continuity in Old Testament History
  3. The Note of Progression in Old Testament History
  4. The Note of Crisis in Old Testament History
  5. The Unity of Old Testament History
  6. The Nature and Function of Biblical Prophecy
  7. The Note of Law in Old Testament Prophecy
  8. The Note of Prediction in Old Testament Prophecy
  9. The Messianic Note in Old Testament Prophecy
  10. The Unity of Old Testament Prophecy
  11. The Fulfilment of the Plan
  12. The Unity of All Things in God

London: The Paternoster Press, 1954. Hbk.

From the dust jacket:

Today's history was yesterday's prophecy; to­morrow, today's prophecy will have become history. Therefore history and prophecy are but different aspects of the same process, and must share a com­mon origin and end. This book seeks to shew that Biblical history and prophecy point to a Divine movement within and behind the flow of human affairs, and have their common origin in the purpose of God as it culminates in Christ.

As this book emphasizes, the authenticity of Biblical history is of vital importance. While myths may be used to illustrate and teach moral truths, they cannot document circumstances of fact. And the Event of Christ in history is an event linked with clearly-stated antecedent circumstances of fact. Consequently, Biblical history and prophecy must be viewed as a coherent whole, or we do but grasp isolated links instead of a chain.

Moreover, the unity of history and prophecy in God presents us with a moral dilemma and a personal challenge. If history be grounded in the decisions of the Divine will: if the structure of events be not fortuitous but deliberate: and if all moves to a culminating purpose—then it behoves all of us, who are the raw material out of which history and prophecy are made, to discover that Divine purpose for each of our lives, and to fulfil it.

Table of Contents

Chapter Page
Foreword By F. F. Bruce View in PDF format pdf

9

Author's Preface View in PDF format pdf

11

Introduction View in PDF format pdf

13

   
Part I History
I The Nature of Bible History View in PDF format pdf

17

II The Note of Continuity in Old Testament History View in PDF format pdf

25

III The Note of Progression in Old Testament History View in PDF format pdf

36

IV The Note of Crisis in Old Testament History View in PDF format pdf

46

V The Unity of Old Testament History View in PDF format pdf

57

     
Part II Prophecy
VI The Nature and Function of Biblical Prophecy View in PDF format pdf

63

VII The Note of Law in Old Testament Prophecy View in PDF format pdf

72

VIII The Note of Prediction in Old Testament Prophecy View in PDF format pdf

81

IX The Messianic Note in Old Testament Prophecy View in PDF format pdf

98

X The Unity of Old Testament Prophecy View in PDF format pdf

111

     
Part III God
XI The Fulfilment of the Plan View in PDF format pdf

117

XII The Unity of All Things in God View in PDF format pdf

122

     
 

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