{"product_id":"holy-people-holy-land-228886","title":"Holy People, Holy Land","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Crossings Book Club Selection; 2006 Book Award Winner, Catholic Press Association\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThe second-century heretic Marcion believed it was impossible to reconcile the Old Testament message of Law and sacrifice with the New Testament message of grace and forgiveness. Even today, many believers struggle to find unifying themes in scripture that can make sense of its great diversity.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDauphinais and Levering suggest that holiness--that is, love as communion with God and neighbor--is the common thread that runs through scripture. Holiness, they say, manifests itself in profuse biblical language about a promised land and a holy people, all of which reveals a holy God desiring to recreate us in his image. The authors point out that this idea is as old as the church itself and as new as the work of contemporary biblical scholars.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e*\u003cstrong\u003eHoly People, Holy Land\u003c\/strong\u003e* is a mind-expanding journey through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. The authors reveal that the Old Testament themes of land and Law, temple and covenant, all begin and end with God's gracious salvific work in Christ, who fulfills the Law, establishes perfect justice, and is the true Temple.   \u003cbr\u003e***-Publisher.***  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bible doesn't come with a secret decoder ring, which means that it is left to church theologians to make sense of the Bible's many intricate and overlapping themes. Over the centuries, the church has identified several themes--such as love and covenant--that have helped the faithful to better understand a sometimes bewildering book. *\u003cstrong\u003eIn Holy People, Holy Land\u003c\/strong\u003e*, authors Dauphinais and Levering make the case that holiness--which they define as communion with God through love of neighbor--is the central theme of Scripture. *\u003cstrong\u003eHoly People, Holy Land\u003c\/strong\u003e* will give any reader the tools to better understand Scripture by showing how a holy God desires to recreate his children in his image so that they too can be holy.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51570028380447,"sku":"9781587431234","price":44.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9781587431234_810505.jpg?v=1769338922","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/products\/holy-people-holy-land-228886","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}