{"product_id":"a-boundless-god-the-spirit-according-to-the-old-testament-9781540961181","title":"A Boundless God: The Spirit According to the Old Testament","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2021 Award of Merit (Biblical Studies)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe word \u003ci\u003erûaḥ\u003c\/i\u003e (commonly translated as \u003ci\u003ebreath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ewind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003espirit\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eSpirit\u003c\/i\u003e) occurs in the Old Testament 378 times--more frequently than \u003ci\u003etorah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eshalom\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eSabbath\u003c\/i\u003e. In this volume, a popular Old Testament scholar, whose previous books have received wide acclaim, cracks open the challenging and provocative world of the Spirit in the Old Testament, offering readers cogent yet comprehensive insights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in scholarship yet accessible and inviting, this book unlocks the world of the Spirit, plunging readers into an imaginative realm of fresh senses, sounds, and skills.d The book gives readers the opportunity to recapture Israel's tenacious sense of the Spirit's energy as it was expressed by a series of vibrant verbs: \u003ci\u003eblowing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ebreathing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecoming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eresting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003epassing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003epouring\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e filling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecleansing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003estanding\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eguiding\u003c\/i\u003e. Readers will encounter in these pages all of the Old Testament expressions of the Spirit--passages that will challenge the conventional, confront the commonplace, and transport them to a world of wisdom, work, and wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Levison \u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, Duke University) is W. J. A. Power Professor of Old Testament Interpretation and Biblical Hebrew at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. He previously taught at Duke Divinity School and Seattle Pacific University. Levison is the author or editor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eFilled with the Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFresh Air: The Holy Spirit for an Inspired Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e40 Days with the Holy Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInspired: The Holy Spirit and the Mind of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also been a featured blogger for \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50854936117522,"sku":"9781540961181","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4998acc3-1894-45d4-b84e-ca54c18032f2.jpg?v=1737473816","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-boundless-god-the-spirit-according-to-the-old-testament-9781540961181","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}