6 “I Knew That You Are a Gracious God, and Merciful”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: The Widening of God’s Mercy in the Old Testament
6. 1 Widening Through Creation 25
7. 2 Mercy for God’s People 37
8. 3 Widening Justice 49
9. 4 “I Gave Them Statutes That Were Not Good” 61
10. 5 Widening the Borders 71
11. 6 “I Knew That You Are a Gracious God, and Merciful” 84
12. 7 “Besides Those Already Gathered” 95
13. Part II: The Widening of God’s Mercy in the New Testament
14. 8 Jesus Upsets People 111
15. 9 Sabbath as a Time for Healing 122
16. 10 Mercy, Not Sacrifice 131
17. 11 Mercy to Foreigners and Outsiders 140
18. 12 The Holy Spirit Begins to Change the Church’s Mind 152
19. 13 The Conscripted Apostle 162
20. 14 “Who Was I That I Could Block God?” 168
21. 15 The Jerusalem Council 176
22. 16 Mercy All the Way Down 188
23. III The Widening of God’s Mercy in the Present Day
24. 17 Moral Re-Vision 205
25. Epilogue 222
26. Notes 227
27. General Index 249
28. Index of Biblical References and Other Ancient Sources 261