An Introduction to the Old Testament, Third Edition: The Canon and Christian ImaginationWestminster John Knox Press, 2021 M01 5 - 512 pages In this updated edition of the popular textbook An Introduction to the Old Testament, Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt introduce the reader to the broad theological scope of the Old Testament, treating some of the most important issues and methods in contemporary biblical interpretation. This clearly written textbook focuses on the literature of the Old Testament as it grew out of religious, political, and ideological contexts over many centuries in Israel's history. Covering every book in the Old Testament (arranged in canonical order), the authors demonstrate the development of theological concepts in biblical writings from the Torah through postexilic Judaism. Incorporating the most current scholarship, this new edition also includes concrete tips for doing close readings of the Old Testament text, and a chapter on ways to read Scripture and respond in light of pressing contemporary issues, such as economic inequality, racial and gender justice, and environmental degradation. This introduction invites readers to engage in the construction of meaning as they venture into these timeless texts. |
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The Canon and Christian Imagination Walter Brueggemann, Tod Linafelt. 1. Imaginative. Remembering. The. Theological ... theologically responsible Bible reading in the church. For the most part, we shall state the main contours of current ...
... theological claims it makes, is not to be confused with a study of either the history of ancient Israel or the history of Israelite religion. Nonetheless, it is also clear that one cannot understand the literature of the Old Testament ...
... theological reality. The matter of canon, however, is complicated for Christian usage beyond this disciplined Jewish ... theological practice. That is, the development of the literary corpus, it is now recognized, took place through a ...
... theological aspect of this imagination is that the world is articulated with YHWH as the defining character, even though YHWH in all holiness defies every attempt to make this character available or accessible in any conventional mode ...
... theology that derives from Deuteronomy and that dominates the corpus of Joshua–Kings. To the extent that we may ... theological ending. Given that ending, whereby royal Judah winds up in deportation to an “unclean land,” the Primary ...
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An Introduction to the Old Testament, Third Edition: The Canon and Christian ... Walter Brueggemann,Tod Linafelt No preview available - 2020 |