A Social Reading of the Old Testament

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 themthe 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 chariotsBrueggemann opens to a variety of readers a compelling picture of subversive paradigm and social possibility in the Hebrew Bible.

Author: Walter Brueggemann
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 10/01/1994
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.53w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9780800627348

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/1994 pg. 99

About the Author
Brueggemann, Walter: -

Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is regarded as the premier Old Testament interpreter and biblical theologian of today. Among his many publications are Prophetic Imagination and Old Testament Theology.

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