Prophetic Imagination: Revised EditionIn 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 prophetic critique of that power with a new vision of freedom in the prophets. Here he traces the broad sweep from Exodus to Kings to Jeremiah to Jesus. He highlights that the prophetic vision and not only embraces the pain of the people but creates an energy and amazement based on the new thing that God is doing. In this new edition, Brueggemann has completely revised the text, updated the notes, and added a new preface. |
Contents
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Countering the Counterculture | xvii |
Prophetic Energizing and the Emergence of Amazement | xxxiv |
Energizing and Amazement in Jesus of Nazareth | liii |
Notes | lxvii |
Common terms and phrases
alternative community alternative consciousness amazement anguish announces articulated Babylon beginning Biblical bring child church comfort concerns concrete David dead death denied despair discerned disciples dismantling dominant culture doxology Egypt Egyptians embrace empire energizing Eucharist evoke exile Exod Exodus Fortress Press future Gerhard von Rad God’s freedom grief grieving healing heard heart hope human Israel Israelites Jeremiah Jeroboam Jerusalem Jesus John Judah Jürgen Moltmann justice and compassion king lamentation land language Lazarus liberation live Luke Mark Matthew Moses narrative nazirites numbness old order Old Testament pain passion Pharaoh Pharisees Philadelphia Phyllis Trible poetry politics of justice practice present promises Prophecy prophetic imagination prophetic ministry public expression radical criticism regime religion royal consciousness Sabbath satiation says the LORD scribes Second Isaiah situation Solomon song speak speech subcommunity symbols teaching temple texts Theology things ultimate criticism voice Walter Brueggemann weeping word Yahweh