The Meaning of Hesed in the Hebrew Bible: A New Inquiry
| Author | : Katharine D. Sakenfeld |
| Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 275 |
| Release | : 2002-03-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781579109271 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1579109276 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (276 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Meaning of Hesed in the Hebrew Bible: A New Inquiry by : Katharine D. Sakenfeld
Download or read book The Meaning of Hesed in the Hebrew Bible: A New Inquiry written by Katharine D. Sakenfeld and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2002-03-29 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, republished without revision from the 1978 edition, offers an analysis of the development of usage of the Hebrew term hesed. Judgments are made about the relative age of the texts in which the term appears, and connotations of the word are traced chronologically from earlier to later texts. The study encompasses secular usage, human religious behavior called hesed, and the hesed of God.