{"product_id":"7716-esed-and-the-new-testament-an-intertextual-categorization-study-paperback","title":"\u0026#7716;esed and the New Testament: An Intertextual Categorization Study - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Hebrew Bible, \u003ci\u003eḥesed\u003c\/i\u003e (steadfast love, loyalty, devotion) denotes an important concept that is relevant to interpersonal relationships in every generation. In this book, Karen Nelson investigates New Testament engagement with that concept and the exegetical value of recognizing such engagement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis investigation employs an original hybrid of two methodological approaches: intertextuality, used to consider how New Testament authors appropriate texts that evoke \u003ci\u003eḥesed\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eḥāsîd\u003c\/i\u003e, and categorization, used to analyze and compare instances of the categories \u003ci\u003eḥsd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eḥsyd\u003c\/i\u003e within the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Nelson's work challenges assertions that the New Testament equivalent of \u003ci\u003eḥesed\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eagapē \u003c\/i\u003e(love) or \u003ci\u003echaris\u003c\/i\u003e (grace). Rather, she contends that \u003ci\u003eḥesed \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eḥāsîd\u003c\/i\u003e are more likely to be evoked by the terms with which they are most often rendered in the Septuagint: \u003ci\u003eeleos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ehosios\u003c\/i\u003e, respectively. Nelson rereads selected New Testament pericopes in light of \u003ci\u003eḥesed\u003c\/i\u003e, highlighting points about ongoing devotion to kinship and covenantal relationships often overlooked in those contexts and showing how New Testament authors and figures utilize the \u003ci\u003eḥesed\u003c\/i\u003e tradition to critique the contemporary socioreligious situation and encourage belief, enduring commitment, and appropriately changed lifestyles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing a topic that spans the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, this study will be of value to biblical scholars, especially those who are interested in semantics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690507341920,"sku":"9781646022427","price":93.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/gqQ50rMW7J9781646022427.webp?v=1775771465","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/7716-esed-and-the-new-testament-an-intertextual-categorization-study-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}