In this volume, Walter Brueggemann writes on Isaiah 1-39, which many scholars believe had a single author, Isaiah, of the eighth century BCE, who wrote in the context of the Assyrian empire between…
In Prayers for a Privileged People, this much-published author sculpts―as carefully as if with chisel―prayers on behalf of those who are people of privilege and entitlement―the haves―at an …
In this challenging and enlightening treatment, Brueggemann traces the lines from the radical vision of Moses to the solidification of royal power in Solomon to the prophetic critique of that power…
In today's confused and confusing world, it is good to be shown once more that God is never absent. That is the heartening message of Ichabod toward Home. In this volume one of today's most respect…
This book, drawn from the heart of foremost Old Testament theologian Walter Brueggemann's Theology of the Old Testament, distills a career's worth of insights into the core message of the Hebrew Bi…
In these essays, Walter Brueggmann addresses the necessity for thinking about the shape and structure of Old Testament theology-and for the impact such thinking can have on the large issues of cont…
This text introduces the book of Psalms and provides an exposition of each psalm with attention to genre, liturgical connections, societal issues, and the psalm's place in the book of Psalms as a w…
This important, lucid book informs readers about recent trends in technical scholarship and offers convinving insights into the Psalter's sociological background and social-justice implications. Th…
Being a collection of essays, there was bound to be a lot of rerpetition though some editing might have helped reduce it. The ‘authority of scripture’ is something I don’t worry about very mu…
These probings onto ancient texts and contemporary consciousness are an invitation to the reader to return to the texts and to let their words explode once more. it may not be a pleasant experience…