A Theology of Hesed in the Old Testament, Revised Edition
By Randy Neal
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This book is a revision of one that was published over two years ago. Some material is new and there is an index containing the occurrences of Hesed in the Old Testament. Some of the fonts that were difficult to read have also been fixed.
Randy Neal
Randy Neal is a part-time minister who also works as a house manager in a group home with adults who have disabilities. His wife, Kim, is a graduate of MTSU and an elementary school teacher. They have three adult children (the oldest is a teacher and the other two are planning on a career in law). Randy has been preaching since high school (1982) and has worked various public jobs as well as taught college. Randy grew up on a dairy farm (along with his dad, mom, brother, and two sisters) in Middle Tennessee and still enjoys the rural life. His dad also preached part-time for rural congregations over 55 years. He has earned a BA, MA, and completed a PH.D. in August 2019. Randy has several works in the pipeline that he wants to publish and looks forward to working with draft2digital.
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A Theology of Hesed in the Old Testament, Revised Edition - Randy Neal
A Theology of חֶסֶד
In the Old Testament
© 2021
Observant Publishing
"Teaching them to observe all things ..." (Matt. 28:19).
Abbreviations
Abbreviations of Old Testament Books[1]
Book Abbreviation
Genesis Gen.
Exodus Exod.
Leviticus Lev.
Numbers Num.
Deuteronomy Deut.
Joshua Josh.
Judges Judg.
Ruth Ruth
1 Samuel 1 Sam.
2 Samuel 2 Sam.
1 Kings 1 Kings
2 Kings 2 Kings
1 Chronicles 1 Chron.
2 Chronicles 2 Chron.
Ezra Ezra
Nehemiah Neh.
Esther Esth.
Job Job
Psalms Ps.
Proverbs Prov.
Ecclesiastes Eccles.
Song of Solomon Song
Isaiah Isa.
Jeremiah Jer.
Lamentations Lam.
Ezekiel Ezek.
Daniel Dan.
Hosea Hos.
Joel Joel
Amos Amos
Obadiah Obad.
Jonah Jon.
Micah Mic.
Nahum Nah.
Habakkuk Hab.
Zephaniah Zeph.
Haggai Hag.
Zechariah Zech.
Malachi Mal.
TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
B-D-B Brown-Driver-Briggs
I.D.B. Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible
OT/NT Old Testament/New Testament
Chapter 1
Theology of Hesed in the OT:
Loyalty or Loving-kindness?
One of the most important theological terms in the Old Testament is the word חֶסֶד . This Hebrew word is often rendered by several different English equivalents, such as love, loyalty, mercy, kindness,
steadfast love, and loving-kindness.
Each of these English renderings finds their basis in the nuance
of the specific passage and the interpretative understanding of the translator.
Depending upon the context, a translator might select any of the above English terms for חֶסֶד (for example, see Gen. 24:27; Exod. 24:6; Ps. 25:10; 40:10-11 [H 11-12]; Isa. 63:7). [2] The translation committee of the RSV normally renders the term as steadfast love,
kindness,
or sometimes even loyalty.
Both the KJV and ASV (1901) typically use mercy
or lovingkindness.
[3] Due to the difficulty of finding one term in the English language that best describes the Hebrew concept, often scholars simply transliterate the Hebrew word into English characters (hesed or chesed).
The purpose of this research paper is to examine how the term Hesed should best be translated in our English versions. Does the word carry the idea of loyalty (to covenant) or loving kindness? First, this paper will give an overview of the various views of the meaning of this term, beginning with work of Nelson Glueck. Second, the paper examines the term from an etymological standpoint. Third, we will give an in-depth overview of Glueck’s position on the concept of covenant loyalty and his contribution to the field of Hesed studies. Fourth, we want to contrast Glueck’s views with those of others like Clark who uses the modern field of linguistics which focuses upon a contextual approach. How is the term used with other related terms (the context) in order to determine the word’s meaning? Fifth,