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Shepherds after My Own Heart: Pastoral Traditions and Leadership in the Bible »

Authors: Timothy S. Laniak
ISBN-13: 9780830826216, ISBN-10: 0830826211
Format: Paperback
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Date Published: May 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

1	Metaphors for the moment	31
2	Shepherds in the ancient world	42
3	Shepherd rulers in the ancient world	58
4	YHWH, Moses and the 'flock' of God in the wilderness	77
5	YHWH, David and the royal traditions	94
6	Isaiah : the Davidic messiah and a way in the wilderness	117
7	Jeremiah : righteous shepherds	131
8	Ezekiel : the faithful shepherd	145
9	Zechariah : the militant and suffering shepherd	162
10	Mark : the shepherd king and the second exodus	173
11	Matthew : the compassionate Davidic shepherd	182
12	Luke : the seeking and saving shepherd	195
13	John : the self-sacrificing shepherd and Passover lamb	207
14	1 Peter : on being aliens and shepherds	225
15	Revelation : the slain lamb and ruling shepherd	235
App. A	Mesopotamian deities with shepherd titles
App. B	Mesopotamian kings with shepherd titles and epithets