2 Kings
19:19,116
19:21,116
19:34,116
23:27,116
1 Chronicles
29:3,31
Psalms
2,141
2:9,154
19,198
25:11,133
45:6,153
48:2,103
50:2,103
51:4,42
79:9,133
100,90
109:21,133
115:1,133
119,33
132:13,103
135:4,31
Ecclesiastes
2:8,31
Isaiah
2:3,103
31:5,13
42,146
42:4,147
43:20,169
44:1,124
44:3,172
44:5,125
45:22,153
45:23,152
58–62,125
63,128
63:7,125
63:10,126
63:11,126
63:12,126
63:14,126
63:16,126
63:18,126
63:19–64:1,126
64:4,126
Jeremiah
7,201
7:4,121
7:9,122
7:18,122
7:31,201
17:1,129
30:3,128
30:9,128
30:20,128
30:22,128
31,128
31:5,128
31:31,128
31:33,129
Lamentations
3:23,129, 130
5:21,130
Ezekiel
11:17,129, 130
18:31,130
36:20,123
36:23,123
36:24,130
36:32,123
Daniel
7:13,146
7:27,146
9,133, 201
9:4,134
Hosea
1:9,169
2:14,127
2:23,127, 169
6:6,145
Joel
2,152, 202
2:32,152
Amos
1–2,44
9:12,175
Zechariah
8:3,103
Malachi
3:17,31, 170, 172
3:18,172
NEW TESTAMENT
Matthew
1:1,145
1:5,177
1:16,137
1:20,145
1:21,137
1:23,137
1:25,137
3:16,145
4–7,201
4:1,140
4:6,141
4:8,141
4:9,141
5:17,142
6:5,143
6:9,138, 180
6:16,143
7:12,201
7:17,201
7:21,138, 143
7:29,144
9:3,145
9:11,145
9:34,145
10:1-20,155
10:8,155
10:16,145
10:18,177
12,144
12:3,145
12:5,145
12:6,145
12:7,145, 146
12:8,146
12:21,147
16:21,157
16:24,155, 158
16:25,155
17:2,147
17:5,148
19:29,155
22,166
22:20,166
28:18,155, 157
28:19,152
Mark
3:13,155
7:5,138
10:29,155
Luke
6:46,138
9:1,155
10:17,155
11:2,138
24:47,177
John
5:36,138
6:27,139, 180
12:28,139
12:45,139
13:15,139
13:20,155
14:7,139
14:13,155
Acts
1:18,177
2:21,152
3:6,152
3:22,143
4:12,137, 152
5:41,155
8–12,184, 194
9,155, 202
9:13,155
9:15,155
9:16,155
10–11,171, 202
10:15,172
10:34,172
10:44,172
11:15,202
11:17,172
15,2, 174
15:7,174
15:13,184
15:14,175
21:13,155
Romans
1,202
1:5,179, 202
1:6,156, 179
2:24,156
2:29,161
5:10,179
10:5,178
1 Corinthians
5:11,156
10:36,156
11:1,156
11:27,156
15:2,156
15:15,156
2 Corinthians
1:21,149, 180
3:18,149
4:11,156
6:1,156
Galatians
3–4,202
3:23,161
4:21,161
6:17,180
Ephesians
1:13,180
5:1,156
6:2,54
Philippians
2,152, 202
2:9,153
2:14,156
Colossians
1:15,164
1:18,149
3:17,186
2 Thessalonians
1:11,156
2 Timothy
2:19,156
Hebrews
1,202
1:8,153
1:12,202
8:13,130
12,57, 163, 167
James
2:7,156
1 Peter
1:2,173
2,202
2:9,169, 187, 202
2:9–10,184
2:12,170, 173
4,202
4:12,158
4:14,170
4:15,158
4:16,170
Revelation
2:3,158
7,202
7:2,180
7:4,180
7:14,202
14:1,181, 185
14:11,181
19:11,154
19:12,154
22:4,185
PRAISE FOR BEARING GOD’S NAME
“Warm, witty, wise, and winsome; theologically rigorous, rhetorically convincing, and pastorally helpful, this book is not to be missed. Taking the reader through the narrative of the exodus, Carmen Joy Imes shows us that it is our story, not an arcane, ancient document as dry as last year’s bird nest. The genre of Law speaks today. You will see the name Carmen Joy Imes regularly in the future as she continues to bless the church with accessible and edifying scholarship.”
Jeffrey D. Arthurs, Haddon Robinson Professor of Preaching and Communication at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and author of Preaching as Reminding
“Rarely do we encounter scholars who are able to distill the essence of complex notions and recast them in forms that are both accessible and compelling for lay readers. Carmen Imes’s skills in this regard are extraordinary. In the academy, people who have read her published technical monograph on bearing God’s name have been quick to celebrate the stellar quality of her work. In this volume Carmen introduces lay readers and serious students of Scripture to her major findings through writing in engaging and persuasive prose—with plenty of ideas for application. For readers who long to recover the life-giving message of grace in the Torah, this book will be a great place to start.”
Daniel I. Block, Gunther H. Knoedler Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Wheaton College
“If you are ready to be transformed by a book, read this one! Like Lucy and Edmund in C. S. Lewis’s The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Carmen Imes plunges her reader deep into the world of the Old Testament (and
the New). The journey will reshape what you know about God’s name, Israel’s law, and our identity as Christians who bear God’s name.”
Beth Stovell, associate professor of Old Testament at Ambrose University and national catalyst for theological and spiritual formation, Vineyard Canada
“Professor Imes refuses to divide the Bible into a simplistic dichotomy of rigid law and abounding grace. Her goal is to highlight continuity between Sinai and Calvary; between lawgiver Moses and grace-dispenser Jesus. . . . Imes skillfully highlights the teachings of Sinai law throughout the New Testament. Yes, grace and mercy win out, but within a proper understanding of the foundation which was laid by Yahweh in the first covenants. My favorite emphasis of Imes’s writings centers on her exposition of ‘chosen people.’ Yes, Israel, but now all tribes, all races, all linguistic flavors can be included in the massive throng of the new chosen people who will one day gather at the Throne of God and sing in glorious unison, ‘Hallelujah, for our God almighty reigns!’ Well done, Professor Imes.”
Phil Parshall, former president of International Christian Fellowship, active missionary among Muslim people for forty-three years
“Carmen Joy Imes’s Bearing God’s Name is a marvel. Imagine a scholar who writes for the church, a member of the academy who cares deeply for the parish. However you phrase it, Imes has done it-given the gift of both accessibility and accuracy to the church. I learned much in this text and look forward to returning to it again and again. I suspect your experience will be the same.”
Talbot Davis, pastor of Good Shepherd UMC in Charlotte, North Carolina, and author of Simplify the Message: Multiply the Impact
“Get ready to receive an abundance of insight from the story of Israel's exodus and dedication to their divine calling. Carmen Imes brings this ancient story to life in a sharp and approachable read that will help you understand the divine calling in your life.”
Jonathan Collins, cofounder of The Bible Project, author of Why Emotions Matter
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton) is associate professor of Old Testament at Prairie College, in Alberta, Canada, and the author of Bearing YHWH's Name at Sinai. She is also a regular contributor to The Well and she serves on the board of directors of the Institute for Biblical Research. She is also a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Biblical Literature.
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