Worship in Ancient Israel: An Essential Guide

In an engaging style--characteristic of the author, Walter Brueggemann--this Essential Guide describes the leading motifs of ancient Israel's worship traditions in the Old Testament. The author guides the reader through the themes, central texts, prayers, festivals, and practices of that worship. He sees throughout the Old Testament a central emphasis on worship as a covenantal gesture and utterance by the community in the presence of God. In addition to being an essential guide to this subject, this book is intended to be in the service of current theological and practical issues concerning worship of the church in its ecumenical character.

Author: Walter Brueggemann
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 05/01/2005
Pages: 118
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.62w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780687343362

About the Author
Brueggemann, Walter: - Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. A past president of the Society of Biblical Literature, he is one of today's preeminent interpreters of Scripture.