The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah: Old Testament Theology

Author: Brueggemann, Walter

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: 1

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 213

Release Date: 30-11-2006

Part Number: black & white illustrations

Details: Product Description
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 its readers into and through any and all such dislocations to new futures that combine divine agency and human inventiveness rooted in faithfulness.
Review
'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
Book Description
This volume investigates the theological themes and issues of the Book of Jeremiah.
About the Author
Dr Walter Brueggemann is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and former President of the Society of Biblical Literature.

EAN: 9780521606295

Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English