The Land: Place As Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith (Overtures to Biblical Theology, 1) - Softcover

Walter Brueggemann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800615263 ISBN 13: 9780800615260

Publisher: Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Fortress Pr, 1977

Synopsis

The land was one of the most vibrant symbols for the people of ancient Israel. In the land-gift, promise, and challenge-was found the physical source of Israel's fertility and life, and a place for the gathering of the hopes of the covenant people. In this careful treatment, Walter Brueggemann follows the development of his theme through the major blocks of Israel's traditions. The book provides a point of entrance both to the theology of the Old Testament and to aspects of the New Testament-even as it illuminates crucial issues of the contemporary scene. In this fully revised version, Brueggemann provides new insights, as well as updating the discussion, notes, and bibliography.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A classic work fully revised.

About the Author:

Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia. He is a prolific author, and his award-winning Theology of the Old Testament (Fortress Press, 1997) has quickly become a foundational work in the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Fortress Pr
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0800615263
• ISBN 13: 9780800615260
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 203