num_pages: 144
description: In this book James Crenshaw covers five Hebrew Bible tales in which God subjects one of his creatures to a test that amounts to considerable oppression. These are: Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac Jeremiah's confessions the story of Job Ecclesiastes and Psalm 73.
language: English
title: Whirlpool of Torment: Israelite Traditions of God as an Oppressive Presence
publisher: Fortress Press