Social Critique By Israels Eighth Century Prophets

Author : Hemchand Gossai
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1597526304
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Critique by Israel's Eighth-Century Prophets written by Hemchand Gossai and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an exhaustive and perceptive analysis of the use of 'mishpat' and 'sdq' in the Hebrew Bible and in particular the EightÐCentury Prophets. The author focuses on the social critique of these prophets and the role of 'mishpat' and 'sdq' in this development. Further, the book offers an insightful exploration of chosen texts and provides a daring platform for contemporary society to discern the intrinsic connection between worship and social justice.

Author : D N Premnath
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 9780827208179
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eighth Century Prophets written by D N Premnath and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful sociological introduction, D. N. Premnath brings together the social reality of eighth century B.C.E. Israel and Judah and the prophetic oracles of Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, and Micah to explore the significance of their prophetic message and vision in today's context. He focuses on various dimensions of land accumulation by the upper class and its effect on the poor. Premnath uniquely uses a systemic sociological approach, incorporating both comparative and historical data to reconstruct the social reality of the period and to reveal aspects of the oracles not covered by previous exegesis. The sociohistorical section will be of keen interest to students as well as to scholars.

Author : Bernhard W. Anderson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1592443540
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Eighth Century Prophets: Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah written by Bernhard W. Anderson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-09-22 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernhard Anderson has written a commentary that gives new perspective and clarity to the prophetic tradition and demonstrates the timely nature of the prophets' messages for today. 'The Eighth Century Prophets' treats the four Old Testament figures as a 'prophetic quartet' that produced a powerful and startling consensus about Israel's relationship to God and the world. The core of the prophetic message is shown to be both religious and political as Anderson describes and explains the great themes of Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, and Micah: divine judgment, the present and the future, justice and mercy, the covenant, walking humbly with God, and waiting for God. Included is a bibliography and time chart of Eighth Century Israel.

Author : Hemchand Gossai
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625640048
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hebrew Prophets after the Shoah written by Hemchand Gossai and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shoah is without question the defining moment in modern history, and it has transformed the manner in which the Bible is read and how God is understood. Questions that hitherto were rarely posed publicly must now be posed, and the human drama born out of exile, bondage, and genocide must be reckoned with in a new light. These are issues that are predicated on a faithful God to whom challenging and even unanswerable questions must be voiced. So, how might the Hebrew prophets address such contemporary issues as imperial militarism, eminent domain, trust and trauma, hunger and power, memory and shame, blame and self-critique, madness and exceptionalism? The daring words of the Hebrew prophets must have voices of testimony and witness in our time. This book speaks to that challenge.

Author : B. Gossai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SDQ, MISPAT and the Social Critique of the Eighth Century Prophets written by B. Gossai and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marvin L. Chaney
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532604424
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peasants, Prophets, and Political Economy written by Marvin L. Chaney and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents 1 Ancient Palestinian Peasant Movements and the Formation of Premonarchic Israel 2 Joshua 3 Coveting Your Neighbor's House in Social Context 4 Systemic Study of the Israelite Monarchy 5 Debt Easement in Israelite History and Tradition 6 The Political Economy of Peasant Poverty 7 Bitter Bounty: The Dynamics of Political Economy Critiqued by the Eighth-Century Prophets 8 Whose Sour Grapes? The Addressees of Isaiah 5:1-7 9 Accusing Whom of What? Hosea's Rhetoric of Promiscuity 10 Producing Peasant Poverty: Debt Instruments in Amos 2:6b-8, 13-16 11 Micah--Models Matter: Political Economy and Micah 6:9-15 12 Review of Roland Boer, The Sacred Economy

Author : Lisa P. Stephenson
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493436945
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Redemptive Service written by Lisa P. Stephenson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces readers to redemptive service, benevolence, and the pursuit of justice. Bringing together expertise in Christian theology and sociology, Lisa Stephenson and Ruthie Wienk write from the conviction that service to others--especially those who are disenfranchised and impoverished--is central to our identity and mission as Christians. Redemptive Service articulates the biblical, theological, and sociological foundations of service and explains why it is an important part of true Christian identity. The authors use the parable of the good Samaritan to frame redemptive service as a twofold process. First, true Christian service must emerge from a genuine love of our neighbor, which can only come about when service emerges from a Christian worldview. Second, our vision must be accompanied by intentional and informed action. We must discern and respond to the cries for help that surround us through relief, development, and advocacy work. The authors highlight why we should engage in service while providing readers with a framework to use when deciding whom to serve and how to serve well.

Author : Hemchand Gossai
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1630873209
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hebrew Prophets after the Shoah written by Hemchand Gossai and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shoah is without question the defining moment in modern history, and it has transformed the manner in which the Bible is read and how God is understood. Questions that hitherto were rarely posed publicly must now be posed, and the human drama born out of exile, bondage, and genocide must be reckoned with in a new light. These are issues that are predicated on a faithful God to whom challenging and even unanswerable questions must be voiced. So, how might the Hebrew prophets address such contemporary issues as imperial militarism, eminent domain, trust and trauma, hunger and power, memory and shame, blame and self-critique, madness and exceptionalism? The daring words of the Hebrew prophets must have voices of testimony and witness in our time. This book speaks to that challenge.

Author : G MCCONVILLE
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN 13 : 178974038X
Total Pages : 1542 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets written by G MCCONVILLE and published by Inter-Varsity Press. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 1542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writings of the prophets make up over a quarter of the Old Testament. But perhaps no other portion of the Old Testament is more misunderstood by readers today. For some, prophecy conjures up knotted enigmas, opaque oracles and terrifying visions of the future. For others it raises expectations of a plotted-out future to be reconstructed from disparate texts. And yet the prophets have imprinted the language of faith and imagination with some of its most sublime visions of the future - nations streaming to Zion, a lion lying with a lamb, and endlessly fruiting trees on the banks of a flowing river. We might view the prophets as stage directors for Israel's unfolding drama of redemption. Drawing inspiration from past acts in that drama and invoking fresh words from its divine author, these prophets speak a language of sinewed poetry, their words and images arresting the ear and detonating in the mind. For when Yahweh roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem, the pastures of the shepherds dry up, the crest of Carmel withers, and the prophetic word buffets those selling the needy for a pair of sandals. The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets is the only reference book of its kind. Not only does it focus exclusively on the prophetic books; it also plumbs their imagery of mountains and wilderness, flora and fauna, temple and Zion. It maps and guides us through topics such as covenant and law, exile and deliverance, forgiveness and repentance, and the Day of the Lord. Here the nature of prophecy is searched out in its social, historical, literary and psychological dimensions as well as its synchronic spread of textual links and associations. And the formation of the prophetic books into their canonical collection, including the Book of the Twelve, is explored and weighed for its significance. Then too, contemporary approaches such as canonical criticism, conversation analysis, editorial/redaction criticism, feminist interpretation, literary approaches and rhetorical criticism are summed up and assayed. Even the afterlife of these great texts is explored in articles on the history of interpretation as well as on their impact in the New Testament.

Author : Tobias Marevesa
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031541685
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary African Perspectives on the Bible written by Tobias Marevesa and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: