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The prophetic imagination quotes showing of 48 the prophet engages in futuring fantasy. Writing in a popular, conversational style, walter brueg. It is definitely a book that i will return to and reread many times in the future. It needs to be read and re read in order to first grasp the prophetic message and then to slowly allow that message to shape ones preaching, ministry and the fellowship of which you are a part a fragment of that body which is the local church. If the dominant narrative of our time promotes national selfsufficiency through militarism and personal selfsufficiency through consumerism, it must be opposed by a different narrative. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The necessary context of prophetic preaching, walter brueggemann argues, is a contestation between narratives. Few old testament scholars have been able to capture the liveliness of the hebrew scriptures the way walter brueggemann does. When it comes to literary artistry and spirituality of the old testament, brueggemann is arguably the best in the business. Walter brueggemann is william marcellus mcpheeters professor emeritus at columbia theological seminary in georgia. In this challenging and enlightening treatment, brueggemann traces the lines from the radical vision of moses to the solidification of royal power in solomon to the.
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And they are captivated by the man as much as his ideas, though most never experience more than his words on a page. Linking exodus to kings to jeremiah to jesus, he argues that the prophetic vision not only embraces the pain of the people, but creates an energy and amazement based on the new thing that god is doing. For the words which the dead have spoken are, as walter brueggemann reminds us in his book on the psalms, words that linger with power and authority after their speakers have gone. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Walter brueggemann is a kind of theological rock star. This book builds upon his earlier work, the prophetic imagination 1978. Much has changed tor me since then, but the basic thesis that i articulated there holds for me and continues to frame my ongoing work.
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