A Social Reading of the Old Testament: Prophetic Approaches to Israel's Communal Life

by Walter Brueggemann

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for A Social Reading of the Old Testament

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

In this book Walter Brueggemann raises a variety of contemporary and intriguing questions on the relation of society and text in the Old Testament, among them-the hidden agendas that underlie the making and reading of Scripture the conflictual tension in ancient Israel the cry to God of the oppressed and God's response the political dimension of mercy theodicy, violence, horses, and chariots Brueggemann opens to a variety of readers a compelling picture of subversive paradigm and social possibility in the Hebrew Bible.
  • ISBN10 0800627342
  • ISBN13 9780800627348
  • Publish Date 1 October 1994
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Augsburg Fortress
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 336
  • Language English