A Biblical Theology of Water
Initiating, Cleansing, and Sustaining Life
- Theology
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2024
FritzSearch.com earns a commission on purchases made through Bookshop.org links.
Publisher's Description
Water. It's in nearly every book of the Bible! The world was made from water and was flooded by it. People were both killed and saved by it. Life requires water. It was in Eden and will be in the New Jerusalem. Moses, David, and most of the Old Testament prophets spoke about it, as did Jesus, Peter, and John. So why has no one yet figured out what all this water talk is about? God is revealing something exciting using water as his means of communication. In this book nearly all the uses of water throughout the Bible have been examined and organized into common categories. The mentions of water have ramifications for other major biblical teachings such as on the work of the Holy Spirit, salvation, and baptism. This work unveils something that has remained hidden to most until now: a biblical theology of water.
Endorsements (3)
“Eric Waller competently organizes and discusses a vast amount of material on the ‘water motif’ in Scripture. Water initiates and sustains life and provides cleansing. This comprehensive study fills a gap in the literature and is highly recommended.”
“While theologians often consider the specific ways that each biblical writing contributes to the overarching theme of God’s redemption, the manner in which water imagery is used throughout Scripture has been largely overlooked. With keen insight and clarity, Waller vividly demonstrates how water imagery is used by the biblical authors to describe God’s work of creating, cleansing, and sustaining life, both physical and spiritual. Readers will find Waller’s treatment both compelling and illuminating.”
“With the lack of comprehensive studies on water in the Bible, one might echo Coleridge and say, ‘Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.’ Waller engagingly articulates the birthing, cleansing, and sustenance through water in a biblical theology approach. He gives us an opportunity to plunge in and explore these concepts with a view toward the coherent whole across time and concepts in relevant biblical texts from Genesis through Revelation.”
See something wrong on this page? Report a problem