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Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks

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21 February 2014

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*Brilliantly applies crucial biblical prophetic messages to our contemporary society*     Walter Brueggemann is one of the most highly regarded Old Testament scholars of our time; talk-show host Krista Tippett has even called him "a kind of theological rock star." In this new book Brueggemann probes the tasks performed by the...

*Brilliantly applies crucial biblical prophetic messages to our contemporary society*  
  
Walter Brueggemann is one of the most highly regarded Old Testament scholars of our time; talk-show host Krista Tippett has even called him "a kind of theological rock star." In this new book Brueggemann probes the tasks performed by the ancient prophets of Israel and points out striking correlations between the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. and the catastrophic crisis of 9/11 in A.D. 2001.  
  
Brueggemann identifies a characteristic ideology of "exceptionalism" -- chosenness, entitlement, privilege -- which must be countered by prophetic realism and truth-telling. Denial must give way to honest grief. And, finally, widespread despair must be overcome by a buoyant hope. This sequence of ideology-realism, denial-grief, and despair-hope corresponds to Brueggemann's unpacking of the books of Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Isaiah.  
  
Thoughtful readers will find provocative fare aplenty in Brueggemann's *Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks*.

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*Brilliantly applies crucial biblical prophetic messages to our contemporary society*     Walter Brueggemann is one of the most highly regarded Old Testament scholars of our time; talk-show host Krista Tippett has even called him "a kind of theological rock star." In this new book Brueggemann probes the tasks performed by the...

*Brilliantly applies crucial biblical prophetic messages to our contemporary society*  
  
Walter Brueggemann is one of the most highly regarded Old Testament scholars of our time; talk-show host Krista Tippett has even called him "a kind of theological rock star." In this new book Brueggemann probes the tasks performed by the ancient prophets of Israel and points out striking correlations between the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C.E. and the catastrophic crisis of 9/11 in A.D. 2001.  
  
Brueggemann identifies a characteristic ideology of "exceptionalism" -- chosenness, entitlement, privilege -- which must be countered by prophetic realism and truth-telling. Denial must give way to honest grief. And, finally, widespread despair must be overcome by a buoyant hope. This sequence of ideology-realism, denial-grief, and despair-hope corresponds to Brueggemann's unpacking of the books of Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Isaiah.  
  
Thoughtful readers will find provocative fare aplenty in Brueggemann's *Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks*.
Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks $34.99
Koorong code 391121
ISBN 9780802870728
Pages 179
Publisher Eerdmans
Publication date 21 February 2014
Dimensions 17 x 139 x 215mm
Weight 0.227kg
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