num_pages: 196
description: Marianne Thompson surveys the portrayal of God as Father in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism, in the ministry of Jesus, in the Synoptic Gospels, and in the writings of Paul and John. Thompson argues that, rather than rooting the image of God in a debate about gender, "Father" terminology really identifies an ancestor who grants inheritance.
language: English
title: The Promise of the Father: Jesus and God in the New Testament
titlecomplete: The Promise of the Father: Jesus and God in the New Testament
genres: New Testament, Theology
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Westminster John Knox Press