The Decalogue
Living as the People of God
by David L. Baker
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Pub Date Apr 03 2017 | Archive Date May 05 2017
InterVarsity Press | IVP Academic
Description
The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, have long been a pillar of Western law and culture. In more recent times they have been a point of controversy in the public square. But on closer scrutiny, the commandments are particularly addressed to the people of God.
Setting each commandment within its ancient Near Eastern setting, David L. Baker clearly backlights their cultural profile. Then, within their covenental framework, he illuminates their biblical-theological meaning. Finally, viewing each commandment in light of our contemporary setting, he reflects on how they cut against the cultural grain and shed light on our pathway as the people of God.
The result is a focused commentary on the Decalogue, an indispensable guide to the "Ten Words" God delivered at Sinai, for students, laypeople, teachers, or preachers.
Advance Praise
"David Baker is someone who knows the Old Testament, knows the ancient Near East, and knows the scholarly literature, and his study of the Ten Commandments is clear, thorough, wide ranging, and knowledgeable. Further, if you ever want to read anything else, the footnotes and the bibliography are a treasury."
—John Goldingay, Fuller Theological Seminary
David Baker's timely book challenges us to reconsider the
foundational place of the Decalogue in Christian personal and public
ethics. But he is also careful to note the context—both the biblical
context of God's people's obedience as a grateful response to saving
grace, and the surrounding context of Ancient Near Eastern cultures and
laws, for helpful comparison and contrast. The result is a richly
rewarding textbook, surveying the field of biblical scholarship
comprehensively but with a light touch, drawing together many threads in
wider biblical theology, and reflecting on the relevance of the Ten
Commandments in contemporary church and society."
—Christopher J. H. Wright, international ministries director, Langham Partnership, author of Old Testament Ethics for the People of God
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780830851690 |
| PRICE | $20.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 192 |
Featured Reviews
Kenson G, Reviewer
The Ten Commandments or the Decalogue. A subject that has occupied many books and has aroused diverse opinions.
In this book, David L. Baker guides us to know more about the Ten Commandments. In a fresh and serious way, the author makes us see essential elements for the understanding of the ten commandments, such as:
A) The cultural, social and religious context
B) The implications of the commandment
C) How can we apply the commandments to our life
We can not study the Decalogue without consulting this book. David, uses very serious and academic sources, which is a treasure for those who want to go even deeper into this subject.
I have planned to use it to give a Bible study on the Ten Commandments.
Thanks to InterVarsity Press for the digital copy of this book for review.
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