Brueggemann, Walter

Hopeful Imagination : Prophetic Voices in Exile / Walter Brueggemann - Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1986 - x, 146 p. ; 22 cm.

Introduction : Exile and the voice of hope -- PART 1. Only grief permits newness. 1. Jeremiah -- designed for conflict -- 2. "Because no one cares" (Jer. 30:12-17) -- -- PART 2. Only holiness gives hope. 3. Ezekiel -- tough and submissive -- 4. "For the sake of my holy name" (Ezek. 36:22-32) -- -- PART 3. Only memory allows possibility. 5. Second Isaiah -- homecoming to a new home -- 6. "Sing, o barren one" (Isa. 54:1-17) -- Conclusion : Hurt as hope's home.

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Bible.—Jeremiah—Criticism, interpretation, etc..Bible.—Ezekiel—Criticism, interpretation, etc..Bible.—Isaiah—Criticism, interpretation, etc..

BS1505.2 / .B78 1986