Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. From El Shaddai to Pantokrator: Reflections on the History of Israelite and Jewish Religion and on Biblical Theology through the Lens of a Divine Name1. El Shaddai (אל שׁדי) 

2. Pantokrator

3. Conclusion

Chapter 2. From Divine Justice to Human Justice1. Introduction

2. The Case of Cain

3. David and the King as Guarantor of Justice

4. Job and the Crisis of Justice

5. The Torah of Habakkuk

6. Pseudo-Solomon’s Promotion of Justice

7. Conclusion

Chapter 3. From Yahweh to the Messiah: Images of God in the Old Testament as Background for the Discourse on Jesus Christ in the New Testament1. Introduction

2. Jesus Christ as the Subject of Old Testament Exegesis

3. Jesus Christ as Reflected in the Names of God in the Old Testament

4. Jesus Christ as Reflected in the Experience of God in the Old Testament

5. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Authors

Index of ScriptureOld Testament

New Testament

Deuterocanonical Works

Pseudepigrapha

Index of Subjects, Names, Words, and Other Ancient SourcesSubjects and Names

Akkadian Words

Aramaic Words

Egyptian Words

Greek Words

Hebrew Words

Jewish Texts outside the Bible and Rabbinic Texts

Greek Authors

Aramaic, Phoenician, Ugaritic, and Egyptian Texts