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Title: The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith - 2nd Edition By: Walter Brueggemann Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Vendor: Fortress Press Publication Date: 2002 | Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 X 0.63 (inches) Weight: 11 ounces ISBN: 0800634624 ISBN-13: 9780800634629 Series: Overtures to Biblical Theology Stock No: WW34623 |
The land was one of the most vibrant symbols for the people of ancient Israel. In the landgift, promise, and challengewas found the physical source of Israel's fertility and life, and a place for the gathering of the hopes of the covenant people. In this careful treatment, Walter Brueggemann follows the development of his theme through the major blocks of Israel's traditions. The book provides a point of entrance both to the theology of the Old Testament and to aspects of the New Testamenteven as it illuminates crucial issues of the contemporary scene. In this fully revised version, Brueggemann provides new insights, as well as updating the discussion, notes, and bibliography.
Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he is regarded as the premier Old Testament interpreter and biblical theologian of today. Among his many publications are Prophetic Imagination and Old Testament Theology.
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