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978-0-8254-5355-7
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RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General
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October 20, 2026
•	 A timely and appropriate compendium advancing the field 
of biblical theology
•	 Renowned contributors offering scholarly insight through 
the lens of the Old Testament
•	 Intellectually precise yet clear and direct in its presentation
Wilderness as a Theme in 
Biblical Theology
T. Desmond Alexander & Brian S. Rosner, 
editors
Explore the Bible’s wilderness events and imagery 
through a biblical-theological lens
G
od’s people continuously show up in the wilderness through-
out the pages of Scripture. The authors of this study interpret 
and reinterpret for new generations these scenes of restriction, 
isolation, and deprivation.
Wilderness as a Theme in Biblical Theology looks at both the 
larger picture of Scripture and the specific texts that deal with 
wilderness themes. Studies include
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wilderness stories in Genesis,
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Israel’s forty-year wandering in Exodus and Numbers,
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the experience of Job,
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judgment and exile in Isaiah,
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Jesus’s wilderness recapitulation in the Gospels,
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portrayals of the Christian life in Paul’s epistles and in 
Hebrews, and
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the symbolism of the wilderness in Revelation.
A team of experts in biblical theology investigate these 
texts deeply through three interrelated questions: What are the 
purpose and function of wilderness experiences in Scripture? 
What is the role wilderness plays in salvation history? And how 
does wilderness shape the Christian life? An underexplored yet 
coherent teaching emerges about one means God uses to shape 
his people.
T. Desmond Alexander (PhD, Queen’s University Belfast) is 
senior research fellow in biblical studies at Union Theological 
College, Belfast. Dr. Alexander is one of the general editors for 
the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible and a coeditor for New Dic-
tionary of Biblical Theology.
Brian S. Rosner (PhD, University of Cambridge) was principal 
of Ridley College where he now serves as the director of research 
and senior lecturer in New Testament.
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