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The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah
Walter Brueggemann
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Description for The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah
Paperback. This volume investigates the theological themes and issues of the Book of Jeremiah. Series: Old Testament Theology. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
The present study focuses on the theology of the Book of Jeremiah. That theology revolves around themes familiar from Israel's covenantal faith, especially the sovereignty of YHWH expressed in judgment and promise. The outcome of this theological nexus of context, person, and tradition is a book that moves into the abyss and out of the abyss in unexpected ways. It does so, in part, by asserting that God continues to be generatively and disturbingly operative in the affairs of the world, up to and including our contemporary abysses (such as 9/11). The God attested in the Book of Jeremiah invites ... Read more
The present study focuses on the theology of the Book of Jeremiah. That theology revolves around themes familiar from Israel's covenantal faith, especially the sovereignty of YHWH expressed in judgment and promise. The outcome of this theological nexus of context, person, and tradition is a book that moves into the abyss and out of the abyss in unexpected ways. It does so, in part, by asserting that God continues to be generatively and disturbingly operative in the affairs of the world, up to and including our contemporary abysses (such as 9/11). The God attested in the Book of Jeremiah invites ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Old Testament Theology
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521606295
SKU
V9780521606295
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About Walter Brueggemann
Dr Walter Brueggemann is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and former President of the Society of Biblical Literature.
Reviews for The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah
'I know of no better introduction to the book of Jeremiah than this work of a master expositor. … Buy and read!' Theology Reviews '… a gem and a must for anyone interested in Jeremian studies.' Journal for the Study of the Old Testament