The Hebrew prophets after the Shoah
Subtitle: a mandate for change
By: Hemchand Gossai ; foreword by Walter Brueggemann
Contributors: Brueggemann, Walter, author of foreword
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781625640048
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Political theology; Criticism, interpretation; Bible; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Biblical teaching
Description: The Shoah is without question the defining moment in modern history, and it has transformed the manner in which the Bible is read and how God is understood. Questions that hitherto were rarely posed publicly must now be posed, and the human drama born out of exile, bondage, and genocide must be reckoned with in a new light. These are issues that are predicated on a faithful God to whom challenging and even unanswerable questions must be voiced. So, how might the Hebrew prophets address such contemporary issues as imperial militarism, eminent domain, trust and trauma, hunger and power, memory and shame, blame and self-critique, madness and exceptionalism? The daring words of the Hebrew prophets must have voices of testimony and witness in our time. This book speaks to that challenge. (Publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) and indexes.