The Spirit of God is an important subject in the Old Testament - and yet it has been the focus of surprisingly little scholarship. This volume presents major thematic essays and studies of specific, relevant biblical texts under eight main headings.
In Persia in the fifth century BC, the Jews were threatened with genocide, and the book of Esther describes how this crisis was averted. David Firth's exposition brings out the book's theology and relevance for Christian living by faith today.
Isaiah is a high point of the Old Testament prophetic literature, and has been formative to the identity of God's people. This presentation of evangelical scholarship assumes some foundational knowledge and guides readers through a variety of issues and approaches.
In this excellent commentary, David G. Firth takes seriously the narrative techniques employed in the books of Samuel and explores the central theme of how the reign of God is worked out in the interplay between king and prophet.
New introduction to aspects of literary theory and their contribution to biblical interpretation
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