Creation in Jewish and Christian Tradition

In 14 papers drawn from symposia between the Bible department of Tel Aviv U. and the Protestant theology faculty of the U. of the Ruhr, Bochum, Germany, with which Hoffman and Reventlow are respectively affiliated, contributors share insights on aspects of biblical creation accounts which underlie Jewish and Christian traditions. Themes discussed include how a poetic reading affects meaning, the process of creation as a prototype for Israel's historical redemption, creation in Paul's theology, and the issue of providence ("power that is active in the present") in the doctrine of creation. Sheffield Academic Press is an imprint of Continuum. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Henning Graf Reventlow is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Exegesis and Theology, Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of the Ruhr, Bochum, Germany.Y. Hoffman is an Emeritus Professor of Bible at Tel-Aviv University. He has published books on various biblical topics such as: of the Exodus; Prophecies Against Foreign nations; The book of Job; recently he has published a 2 volumes' commentary on the Book of Jeremiah.