Theology of the Hebrew Bible, Volume 2 : Texts, Readers, and Their Worlds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sweeney, Soo Kim.

Contributor:

Frankel, David.

Sweeney, Marvin A.

Series:

Resources for Biblical Study Series

Resources for Biblical Study Series ; v.107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theophanies in the Bible.

Reader-response criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (487 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2024.

Summary:

This scholarly volume, 'Theology of the Hebrew Bible, Volume 2: Texts, Readers, and Their Worlds', edited by Soo Kim Sweeney, David Frankel, and Marvin A. Sweeney, focuses on the engagement of readers with the Hebrew Bible and their communities. The book is divided into three parts: the first explores divine images and theological concepts through various theophanies in the text; the second examines how these insights can form new reading strategies or foundations for alternative theologies; and the third highlights the interaction between readers and their communities, both ancient and modern. Contributors offer analyses of past literature and guide readers to explore innovative depictions of divine beings and human responses. It is suitable for theologians and scholars interested in biblical studies, providing fresh perspectives on the interpretation of biblical texts. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part 1. Theological Readers and the God in the Text

The Joban Theophany and the Education of God

Toward an Internal Profiling of God in the Hebrew Bible

The Joban Theophany

Wings of Desire

Seeing God While Female: Blessing or Curse?

“I Gave Them Laws That Are Not Good” (Ezek 20:25)

Rattling Noises in the Dry Bone Plain

Part 2. Theological Readers and Reading Strategies

Biblical Law as a System of Theodicy

Experiencing a Future Theophany in Light of the Past

Aspects of a Theology of the Book of Psalms

David’s Shadow in God’s Rejection of Saul

Female Power as Liability

Jeremiah 34

Angels by Another Name

God’s Loyal Opposition

Part 3. Theological Readers and Reading Communities

A Message of Hope

Two Brothers, Two Communities, Double Themes

Story Theology from the Perspectives of Asian Creation Stories

Hapa Haole?

Asian Biblical Theology

Bibliography

Contributors

Ancient Sources Index Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781628375978

1628375973

OCLC:

1460467707