Christopher Ansberry

Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Backfish and Shafer-Elliott offer readers a rare gift: the ability to see. They serve as interpretive optometrists, helping us to perceive how various aspects of Israel’s cultural and material context illuminate the theology of the Hebrew Bible. From households and covenant to worship and warfare, they connect the ground to God. Prepare to look down and then to look up to discern the depths of divine accommodation through the interconnectedness of culture and theology.”