Singing and Suffering with the Servant - Second Isaiah as Guide for Preaching the Old Testament

The Old Testament is transformed from problem to ally when preachers attend to power at work in ancient and modern contexts by mirroring Second Isaiah's proclamation, listening to contemporary servant Israel, and learning from African American preaching in context of domination. This book analyses the impact of domination on Old Testament proclamation and thus leads to several unique contributions. Firstly, it reads Second Isaiah as a homiletic model for proclaiming older (pre-exilic) texts in response to exilic domination. Secondly, it treats the Old Testament as a rich resource for confronting racism and anti-Semitism though teaching and it introduces contemporary Christian-Jewish dialogue in Germany as a model for the Church. Lastly, it highlights preaching traditions within the African American Church as instructive for formulating an effective Old Testament preaching strategy.

About the author

David Stark is Assistant Professor of Homiletics at the University of the South, School of Theology, USA.

Product details

• Authors: David M Stark, David M (Dr.) Stark, David M. Stark
• Assisted by: Eberhard Hauschildt (Editor), Karl Prassl (Editor), Franz Karl Prassl (Editor), Karl Prassl (Prof. (Editor), Anne M Steinmeier (Editor), Anne M Steinmeier (Prof. Dr.) (Editor), Prass (Editor), Franz Karl Praßl (Editor), Anne M. Steinmeier (Editor), Eberhard Hauschildt (Editor of the series), Franz Karl Praßl (Editor of the series), Anne M. Steinmeier (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2022
• EAN: 9783525573464
• ISBN: 978-3-525-57346-4
• No. of pages: 313
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 26 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 643 g
• Series: Arbeiten zur Pastoraltheologie, Liturgik und Hymnologie
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Altes Testament, Predigt, Hermeneutik, Jüdisch-christlicher Dialog