| Isaiah 1-39 Contributor(s): Brueggemann, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664255248 ISBN-13: 9780664255244 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Exploring the richness, density, and literary complexity of Isaiah, Brueggemann identifies its theological claims and shows how they are evoked by and addressed to particular historical situations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - Prophets - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 224.107 |
| LCCN: 98-16400 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.12" W x 8.93" (1.08 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this volume, Walter Brueggemann writes on Isaiah 1-39, which many scholars believe had a single author, Isaiah, of the eighth century BCE, who wrote in the context of the Assyrian empire between 742 and 701. Books in the Westminster Bible Companion series assist laity in their study of the Bible as a guide to Christian faith and practice. Each volume explains the biblical book in its original historical context and explores its significance for faithful living today. These books are ideal for individual study and for Bible study classes and groups. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brueggemann, Walter: - Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He is the world's leading interpreter of the Old Testament, and is the author of numerous books, including Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination and Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament Themes. |