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The Place and Limit of The Wisdom in The Framework of The Old Testament Theology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2009

Walther Zimmerli
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The faith of the Old Testament has its origin in the fundamental fact that God encountered Israel in the midst of history. The preamble of the decalogue mentions it: ‘I am Yahweh thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.’ From this beginning Israel knows that her God encountered her not in a reaction but in a free divine action in history. Through this action He laid hold upon Israel, called her and made her His people. At a later time this previous deed of God came to be designated by the term ‘election of Israel’. The powerful word-event of Old Testament Prophecy made plain once more this structure of God's action: Yahweh, the God who addresses Israel in and through history by the word of His messengers and who is not only reacting against Israel's sin but acting by His free grace, proves to be the God who stands by the independence of His election.

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Scottish Journal of Theology , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , June 1964 , pp. 146 - 158
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Copyright © Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd 1964

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