Reverberations of faith : a theological handbook of Old Testament themes /

Brueggemann, Walter.

Reverberations of faith : a theological handbook of Old Testament themes / Walter Brueggemann. - First edition. - xii, 256 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The ancestors -- Angel -- Apocalyptic thought -- The ark -- Asherah -- Assyria -- Atonement -- Baal -- Babylon -- Blessing -- Book of the covenant -- Canaanites -- Canon -- Chaos -- The chronicler -- Circumcision -- Community -- Covenant -- Creation -- David -- The day of the Lord -- Death -- The Decalogue -- Deuteronomic theology -- Divine council -- Education -- Egypt -- Election -- Elijah -- Ethics -- Exile -- Exodus -- Ezra -- Faith -- The fall -- Fertility religion -- Festivals -- Forgiveness -- Glory -- Hannah -- Herem -- High place -- History -- Holiness -- Hope -- Huldah -- The hymn -- Image of God -- Jerusalem -- Jezebel -- Jubilee -- Kingship -- The lament -- Land -- Listening -- Love -- Messiah -- Miracle -- Miriam -- Money -- Monotheism -- Moses -- Neighbor -- Persia -- Plague -- Prayer -- Priestly tradition -- Priests -- Promise -- Prophets -- Purim -- Redemption -- Reform of Hezekiah -- Reform of Josiah -- Remnant -- Repentance -- Resurrection -- Retribution -- Righteousness -- Sabbath -- Sacrifice -- Salvation -- Samaritans -- Satan -- Scribes -- Sexuality -- Sin -- Sojourner -- Spirit -- Suffering -- Suffering servant -- Temple -- Thanksgiving -- Theodicy -- Theophany -- Torah -- Tradition -- Vengeance -- Violence -- War -- Widow -- Wilderness -- Wisdom -- Worship -- YHWH.

Explores more than 100 Old Testament themes. Each entry states the consensus reading, identifies what is at issue in the interpretive question, and discusses the practical significance of the issue for the church today, in part by suggesting contemporary connections to the ancient texts.--

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Bible.--Old Testament--Theology.

BS1192.5 / .B785 2002

230.0411 / BRU
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