Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Returning From The Abyss: Pivotal Moments In The Book Of JeremiahISBN13:9780664266868ISBN10:066426686XAuthor:Brueggemann, Walter (Author), Strawn, Brent A. (Editor)Description:The Pivotal Moments In The Old Testament Series Helps Readers See Scripture With New Eyes, Highlighting Short, Key Texts--Pivotal Moments--That Shift Our Expectations And Invite Us To Turn Toward Another Reality Transformed By God's Purposes And Action The Book Of Jeremiah Tells The Story Of A Prophetic Mission That Seems Doomed To Fail God Instructs Jeremiah To Call To Account A People Who Refuse To Turn From Their Unfaithfulness Until It Is Too Late, And They Encounter Destruction At The Hands Of The Babylonians Yet Underlying The Themes Of Warning And Judgment Is A Steady Refrain: God's Desire To Draw God's People Back Into Covenant, Even When Things Seem Past The Point Of No Return What Lessons Can Contemporary Readers Draw From The Narrative Of A Stubborn People Who Cling To Their Exploitative Ways And A God Who, Even So, Relentlessly Pursues Them? In Returning From The Abyss, Walter Brueggemann Explores The Historical And Literary Context Of The Book Of Jeremiah To Illuminate The Dual Themes Of Israel's Long Walk Into, And Out Of, The Trauma And Devastation Of Exile Throughout, Brueggemann Points Out The Role Of The Prophet In Overturning A People's Illusory Sense Of Security In Unjust Structures That Are Not Of God And Leading Those Same People Toward The Hope Of Restoration And Return He Also Highlights The Persistent Themes Of Empire, Self-Sufficiency, And Withholding From Neighbor That Inform The Narratives Of Both Israel And American Exceptionalism And Examines How The Holiness Of God Is At Work In Untamed Historical Processes That Point Us Toward A Costly Hope For A Just Economic And Political Future Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Westminster John Knox PressPublication Date:2022-03-22Weight:0 lbsDimensions:Number of Pages:170Language:English
Price: 17.13 USD
Location: USA
End Time: 2024-09-21T22:43:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Item Weight: 0 lbs
Book Title: Returning from the Abyss : Pivotal Moments in the Book of Jeremiah
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Walter Brueggemann
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Biblical Studies / Prophecy, Biblical Meditations / Old Testament, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Christian Education / Adult
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: Religion
Number of Pages: 170 Pages
