Like Fire in the Bones
Author | : Walter Brueggemann |
Publisher | : Fortress Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2006-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781451419672 |
ISBN-13 | : 1451419678 |
Rating | : 4/5 (678 Downloads) |
Download or read book Like Fire in the Bones written by Walter Brueggemann and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These landmark essays on the prophet Jeremiah allow us to hear the prophet's voice as an urgent message in our own day. The contents include: Listening for the Prophetic Word Jeremiah: Portrait of the Prophet The Book of Jeremiah: Meditation upon the Abyss Recent Scholarship: Intense Criticism, Thin Interpretation Jeremiah's Use of Rhetorical Questions An Ending That Does Not End Theology in Jeremiah: Creatio in extremis Next Steps in Jeremiah Studies Hearing the Word in Exile The Prophetic Word of God and History A Second Reading of Jeremiah after the Dismantling A Shattered Transcendence: Exile and Restoration A "Characteristic" Reflection on What Comes Next Haunting Book--Haunted People Carrying Forward the Prophetic Task Prophetic Ministry A World Available for Peace God's Relentless "If" When Jerusalem Gloats over Shiloh Why Prophets Won't Leave Well Enough Alone.