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S'està carregant… Shepherds After My Own Heart: Pastoral Traditions and Leadership in the Bible (New Studies in Biblical Theology) (2006)de Timothy S. Laniak
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 As a survey the book provides an impressive overview of a very important and often misunderstood biblical metaphor. The author's ability to do cross-disciplinary work is both unusual and admirable given the complexities of biblical studies today. Pertany a aquestes sèries
Scripture says, "I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding" (Jeremiah 3:15).Most of Israel's pastoral imagery is grounded in two traditions: Moses as God's under-shepherd and David as shepherd-king. These traditions, explains author Timothy S. Laniak, provided prototypes for leaders that followed, and formed the background for the ministry of Jesus, the good shepherd. The pastoral role was central to the ongoing life of local churches in the Christian movement, and today's pastors are still called to be shepherds after God's own heart, to lead his people, living on the margins of settled society, to their eternal home.In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Laniak draws on a wide range of Old and New Testament texts to develop the biblical theology of "shepherd" imagery, and concludes with some principles and implications for contemporary pastoral ministry.A wonderful resource for pastors, teachers and seminary students, as well as readers interested in the study of biblical imagery.Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising New Studies in Biblical Theology are creative attempts to help Christians better understand their Bibles. The NSBT series is edited by D. A. Carson, aiming to simultaneously instruct and to edify, to interact with current scholarship and to point the way ahead. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Shepherds after My own Heart can be described in three sections:
1. What did shepherding look like in the ancient world surrounding Israel?
2. How is the shepherd metaphor used of God and of human leaders throughout the Old and New Testament?
3. What does this mean for pastors today?
The first section on the ancient world was fascinating. Laniak delved deeply into ancient literature and unearthed relevant background information helpful for understanding God's use of the shepherd metaphor. An Akkadian hymn to the sun god, Shamash, is particularly interesting:
You care for all the peoples of the land . . .
Whatever has breath you shepherd without exception . . .
Shepherd of that beneath, keeper of that above,
You, Shamash, direct, you are the light of everything (60).
Swap YHWH for Shamash, and most people would assume you're quoting Psalms!
The middle section (and bulk of the book) was where I was disappointed. Laniak provided a comprehensive survey of the shepherd metaphor throughout the entire Bible (Genesis to Revelation). Instead of deep exegetical work, though, it felt at times like reading an embellished concordance. It was clearly an epic amount of work—Laniak interacts with Hebrew and Greek with equal fluidity—it just didn't go deep enough exegetically.
The final section, officially titled "Concluding observations and reflections" returned to the great insight provided in the introduction. Unfortunately, using 5 pages to explore the implications of the other 308 was too little too late.
Shepherds after My own Heart is a fine book for what it is: a detailed survey of "shepherd" across the Canon. (