You are my people
Subtitle: an introduction to prophetic literature
By: Louis Stulman and Hyun Chul Paul Kim.
Contributors: Kim, Hyun Chul Paul, 1965-
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780687465651
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Prophets -- Introductions
Description: Building on recent developments in biblical studies, this book introduces the prophetic literature of the Old Testament against the background of today's postmodern context and crisis of meaning. Pulsating with anxiety over the empire -- Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian -- the prophetic corpus is a disturbing cultural expression of lament and chaos. Danger, disjunction, and disaster bubble beneath the surface of virtually every prophetic text. Sometimes in denial, sometimes in despair, and sometimes in defiance, the readers of this literature find themselves living at the edge of time, immediately before, during, or after the collapse of longstanding symbolic, cultural, and geo-political structures. These written prophecies not only reflect the social location of trauma, but are also a complex response. More specifically, prophetic texts are thick meaning-making maps, tapestries of hope that help at-risk communities survive.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.