The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah by Walter Brueggemann

The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah by Walter Brueggemann

The present study focuses on the theology of the Book of Jeremiah. That theology revolves around themes familiar from Israel's covenantal faith, especially the sovereignty of YHWH expressed in judgment and promise. The outcome of this theological nexus of context, person, and tradition is a book that moves into the abyss and out of the abyss in unexpected ways. It does so, in part, by asserting that God continues to be generatively and disturbingly operative in the affairs of the world, up to and including our contemporary abysses (such as 9/11). The God attested in the Book of Jeremiah invites its readers into and through any and all such dislocations to new futures that combine divine agency and human inventiveness rooted in faithfulness.

'I know of no better introduction to the book of Jeremiah than this work of a master expositor… Buy and read!' Theology Reviews
'… a gem and a must for anyone interested in Jeremian studies.' Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

Dr Walter Brueggemann is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and former President of the Society of Biblical Literature.

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ISBN 13	9780521606295
ISBN 10	0521606292
Title	The Theology of the Book of Jeremiah
Author	Walter Brueggemann
Series	Old Testament Theology
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2006-11-13
Number of pages	232
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