{"product_id":"the-great-intermission-paperback","title":"The Great Intermission - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlbert Peter Krueger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Intermission is a study of the shape of the Bible. It introduces a new perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the structure of the narrative, especially regarding the Old Testament. The governing idea is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat the Canon of the Old Testament, then the Hebrew Scriptures, was completed in and around\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe dates of the Dead Sea Scrolls and that the order of placement of large sections of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enarrative is intentional and revealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis interpretive device can be called \"postmodern\" or even \"neo-deconstructive\" in the sense\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat it rejects the conventional point A-to-Point B historical point of view that takes the reader\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirectly from the moment of creation to the exile in a linear fashion. Instead, the radical breaks in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe narrative, i.e., the Flood, the Exodus, the Exile, and then the destruction of Jerusalem itself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich is a part of historical facticity, are considered essential to any discernment of the spiritual, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ephilosophical, and pastoral meaning and sense of the completed narrative and teachings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this approach to a reading of the Old Testament, the discontinuities in the narrative are the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emost important evidence regarding what the text is intended to reveal to us about God and His\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople and the profound relationship between the two. The thread that holds this approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etogether is the developing Apocalyptic Tradition, a literary and declaratory tradition that begins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the time of the divided Kingdom and courses through to its climax in the Book of Revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is in this beginning-and-end vision of life in the Spirit as a community conveys the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprofound meaning for the individual and the nation that it does. This means that such events as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecrossing rivers, dealing with floods, and crossing or being stymied in a journey by seas are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eessential to an understanding of the broader apocalyptic intent of the Holy Scriptures. It also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eembraces the lived continuities of family, clan, and tribe and their significance in the creation of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea Holy Nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719968559167,"sku":"9781638125976","price":22.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/736a8240c8b3ce94ca8069208d1a7989.webp?v=1765087519","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-great-intermission-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}