Truth Speaks to Power The Countercultural Nature of Scripture

Name: Truth Speaks to Power The Countercultural Nature of Scripture
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ISBN: 9780664239145

ISBN-10: 0664239145

ISBN-13: 9780664239145

Edition: 2013

Authors: Walter Brueggemann

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World-renowned biblical interpreter Walter Brueggemann invites readers to take a closer look at the subversive messages found within the Old Testament. Brueggemann asserts that the Bible presents a "sustained contestation" over truth, in which established institutions of power do not always prevail. But this is not always obvious at first glance. A closer look reveals that the text actually contradicts the apparent meaning of an innocent, face-value reading. Brueggemann invites the reader into this thick complexity of the textual reading, where the authority of power is undermined in cunning and compelling ways. He insists that we are--as readers and interpreters--always contestants for…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 3/8/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.41" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction



Truth Speaks to Power: Moses



Visible Power, Truth Cunningly Subversive: Solomon



Truth Has Its Day: Elisha



Truth Transforms Power: Josiah



Power and Truth among Us