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Product Identifiers
PublisherWestminster John Knox Press
ISBN-100664239145
ISBN-139780664239145
eBay Product ID (ePID)143518121
Product Key Features
Book TitleTruth Speaks to Power : the Countercultural Nature of Scripture
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicTheology, Christian Theology / Angelology & Demonology, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, General, Christian Life / Social Issues, Biblical Studies / General
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Philosophy
AuthorWalter Brueggemann
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8.2 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-032985
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal230/.0411
SynopsisWorld-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 truth, whether we recognize ourselves as such or not., World-renowned biblical interpreter Walter Brueggemann invites readers to take a closer look at the subversive messages found within the Old Testament.