Like Fire in the Bones Listening for the Prophetic Word in Jeremiah by Walter Brueggemann Edited by Patrick D. Miller

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Like Fire in the Bones Listening for the Prophetic Word in Jeremiah by Walter Brueggemann Edited by Patrick D. Miller

Description

Jeremiah : portrait of the prophet -- The book of Jeremiah : meditation upon the abyss -- Recent scholarship : intense criticism, thin interpretation -- Theology in Jeremiah : creatio in extremis -- Next steps in Jeremiah studies -- The prophetic Word of God and history -- An ending that does not end -- A second reading of Jeremiah after the dismantling -- A shattered transcendence : exile and restoration -- Haunting book, haunted people -- Prophetic ministry : a sustainable alternative community -- A world available for peace : images of hope from Jeremiah and Isaiah -- "Is there no balm in Gilead" : the hope and despair of Jeremiah -- Guidance for those who have not yet lost all shame -- Why prophets won't leave well enough alone. xvi, 255 p. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Brueggemann, Walter.

Place Published

City

Minneapolis, MN

Date Published

2006

Publication Subjects

Bible.--Jeremiah--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Call No.

BS1525.52 .B78 2006

ISBN

9780800635619 (alk. paper), 0800635612 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2006010165

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-248) and indexes.