Challenging Prophetic Metaphor Theology and Ideology in the Prophets

Name: Challenging Prophetic Metaphor Theology and Ideology in the Prophets
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ISBN: 9780664229641

ISBN-10: 0664229646

ISBN-13: 9780664229641

Edition: 2008

Authors: Julia M. O'Brien

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"The prophets of the Old Testament use a wide variety of metaphors to describe God. Some of these metaphors are familiar and soothing; others are unfamiliar and confusing. Still others portray God in ways that are difficult and uncomfortable: God as abusive husband or as neglectful father, for instance. Julia O'Brien searches the Prophetic Books for these metaphors, looking for ways that these images intersect and build off one another. When confronted with disturbing metaphors, she deals with them unflinchingly, providing a sharp critique and evaluation of their predominant interpretations. Attending to the possible uses of these metaphors in the church (for good or ill), O'Brien points us…

Book details

List price: $38.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 10/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792



Acknowledgments


Bible Translations Used


Introduction



Prophetic Theology: A Brief History of Interpretation



The Challenge of Feminist Criticism of the Prophets



Another Way of Doing Theology



God as (Abusing) Husband



God as (Authoritarian) Father



God as (Angry) Warrior



Jerusalem as (Defenseless) Daughter



Edom as (Selfish) Brother


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Scripture Index


Index of Subjects and Names