The growth of a Biblical tradition Montague, George T. creator text nyu New York Paulist Press 1976 monographic eng

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ix, 374 pages ; 23 cm. This book is a commentary on all the major biblical text dealing with the Spirit, from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament to the book of Revelation in the New testament. It is an invaluable reference book for students, teachers, bible study groups, and charismatic Christians, both Protestant and Catholic. The author, George T. Montague, has not only provided a rich and thoughtful commentary on individual texts, but he ahs, by the nature of his work, offered a multi-faceted overview of the growth of biblical doctrine on the Spirit covering many centuries. From the time of the Yahwist, when the Spirit was pictured as God's "breath of life", to the personalized pneumatology of the Fourth Gospel, the biblical doctrine of SPirit has shown steady development. The approach of the book is neither fundamentalist nor purely rational. It uses the contributors of scholarship without burdening the reader with academic detail, and attempts to place a wealth of theological knowledge within he reach of persons seeking spiritual erichment. The Mountain Seen from the Valley -- The Old Testament -- Life-Breath and Prophetic Impulse: The Earliest Traditions -- The Charismatic Spirit in the Deuteronomist -- Spirit of Judgment and Salvation: The Pre-Exilic Prophets -- Spirit and Covenant: The Prophets of the Exile and the Return -- The Spirit and Cosmic Order: The Priestly Tradition -- The Spirit in Israel's Songs: The Psalms -- The Spirit, the Temple and the Past: Voices of the Restoration -- The Spirit in Apocalyptic -- The Spirit in the Wisdom Tradition -- the Spirit and the Torah -- The Spirit in the Community at Qumran --The New Testament -- The Spirit in Paul's Early Letters: Thessalonians and Philippians -- Spirit and Body in 1 Corinthians -- The Spirit and the Service of the Body 1 Corinthians 12-14 -- the new Covenant of the Spirit: 2 Corinthians -- The Spirit, Proof of Sonship, Gift of Freedom: Galatians -- The Spirit and the Christian Journey: Romans -- Eclipse and Return of the Spirit: Colossians and Ephesians -- The Spirit in Sacrament, Scripture and Ministry: Pastoral Epistles -- The Spirit and the Cross: Mark -- The Evangelist of the Holy Spirit: Luke -- The Gift of the Spirit and the Development of the Church: Acts 3-28 -- The Discreet Pneumatology of Matthew -- The Spirit in James, Jude, 1 and 2 Peter and Hebrews -- The Puzzling Pneumatology of John -- The View from the Mountain-Top George T. Montague. Includes index. Holy Spirit Biblical teaching BS 680.H56 M66 231/.3 0809119501 : 76004691 DLC 760812 20230814133930.0 2232806 spa