Prophets Beyond Activism - Rethinking the Prophetic Roots of Social Justice

Prophets beyond Activism insightfully challenges the common progressive narrative that the prophets of ancient Israel were primarily concerned with social justice. Instead it daringly offers more life-giving ways of engaging the prophetic books for the causes of justice.

About the author

Julia M. O'Brien is the Paul H. and Grace L. Stern Chair of Hebrew Bible at Lancaster Theological Seminary. She earned a PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies from Duke University. Specializing in the prophetic literature of the Hebrew Bible as well as the intersection of gender studies and biblical studies, she has authored several books, including Challenging Prophetic Metaphor, and served as editor of The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets and the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies.

Summary

Prophets beyond Activism insightfully challenges the common progressive narrative that the prophets of ancient Israel were primarily concerned with social justice. Instead it daringly offers more life-giving ways of engaging the prophetic books for the causes of justice.

Product details

• Authors: Julia M O'Brien, Julia M. O'Brien
• Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9780664267834
• ISBN: 978-0-664-26783-4
• No. of pages: 175
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity