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The Ten Commandments and Human Rights

By: Walter J. Harrelson

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The Ten Commandments and Human Rights

By: Walter J. Harrelson

The Ten Commandments and Human Rights sets out to evaluate the importance of the Ten Commandments for the life of faith today. The general thesis is that the commandments are immensely important not only for Jews and Christians, but for all persons seeking to find or to reaffirm a moral foundation for their life and for the life of their children, their religious community, and their society.The fact that the commandments are put negatively is immensely important, for it means that the community that claims these commandments and builds on them has to work out for itself the positive import of not having other gods, not worshipping idols, not profaning the sabbath, not killing and stealing, and committing adultery. Put negatively, these commitments become the groundwork for a humanly free and responsible search for the will of God for individual, family, and corporate life today and in any day.It is true that the commandments originate in ancient Israel, are central to the faith of prophets, priests, and sages, and are claimed and made foundational by Jesus for the Christian community. But these commandments also share much with, for example, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has been presented by the United Nations for adoption by all the nations of earth.The Ten Commandments and Human Rights seeks to show how to avoid moralistic use of the Ten Commandments in religious life today while still affirming that there are absolutely foundational prohibitions that can and must guide the moral life of all peoples. The Ten Commandments need very little revision in order to become such a foundation for a free and responsible life today.

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Mercer University Press

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0865545421

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9780865545427

In Man We Trust

The Neglected Side of Biblical Faith

By: Walter Brueggemann

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In Man We Trust

The Neglected Side of Biblical Faith

By: Walter Brueggemann

This book suggests a fresh hearing of the Gospel in the traditions of the Old Testament. Israel's affirmation of faith is many-sided. One of the dimensions which has been largely neglected in our use of Scripture are those traditions which affirm the world, celebrate culture, and affirm human responsibility and capability. Such affirmations from the Bible sound strange to our ears, but they are no less scriptural and no less Gospel. This stress and the literature which express it are, of course, not all of Scripture but they are an important element. I have argued here that for our moment in cultural history, these elements in Scripture provide our best opportunity to make contact between biblical faith and the culture in which we do our 'faithing.' To that end I have tried to penetrate the teaching and intention of the wisdom traditions, especially as they are embodied in the book of Proverbs. The study of the wisdom traditions of the Old Testament is only beginning and there are many unresolved questions. But we knowenough to suggest some directions for theological reflection. On the basis of the wisdom traditions I have tried to pay attention to the cultural world in which they had meaning, for that world was not unlike our own. --from the Foreword Contents 1. Religious Despisers of Culture 2. The Trusted Creature 3. Theology Fit for a King 4. Tempted to Commodities 5. The Meaning and Maturity for Current Theology 6. The Wise Man as a Model for Ministry 7. Uneasy Reflections from a Son of Neoorthodoxy

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145

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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159752557X

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9781597525572

An Introduction to the Old Testament

The Canon and Christian Imagination

By: Walter Brueggemann

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An Introduction to the Old Testament

The Canon and Christian Imagination

By: Walter Brueggemann

This work introduces the reader to the broad theological and chronological sweep of the Old Testament. It covers every book of the Old Testament in the order in which it appears in the Hebrew Bible and treats the issues and methods in contemporary interpretations without jargon.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664224121

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9780664224127

The New Interpreter's Study Bible

New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha

By: Walter J. Harrelson

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The New Interpreter's Study Bible

New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha

By: Walter J. Harrelson

In a new study Bible based on The New Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha, 60 scholars provide background and insight on the biblical text, in a book that features extensive historical and theological annotations, brief introductions and outlines for each biblical book, 19 newly commissioned historical maps and more.

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0687278325

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9780687278329

The Book that Breathes New Life

Scriptural Authority and Biblical Theology

By: Walter Brueggemann

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The Book that Breathes New Life

Scriptural Authority and Biblical Theology

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Fortress Press

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0800636678

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A Commentary on Jeremiah

Exile and Homecoming

By: Walter Bruggemann

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A Commentary on Jeremiah

Exile and Homecoming

By: Walter Bruggemann

Jeremiah's poignant lament over Judah's social and religious disintegration reflects God's own pathos-laden yearning for his disobedient covenant people. In this widely praised expository commentary Walter Brueggemann, one of the premier Old Testament scholars of our time, explores the historical setting and message of Jeremiah as well as the text's relevance for the church today. Offering a fresh look at the critical theological issues in the Jeremiah tradition, Brueggemann argues that Jeremiah's voice compels us to rediscern our own situation, issuing an urgent invitation to faith, obedience, justice, and compassion. This combined edition of Brueggemann's original two-volume work, published until recently as part of the International Theological Commentary series, is an essential resource for students, pastors, and general readers alike. It is reprinted here with a new introduction by Brueggemann that surveys the current state of Jeremiah studies.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467419206

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Book's by Walter J. Harrelson

The Ten Commandments and Human Rights

The Ten Commandments and Human Rights

In Man We Trust

In Man We Trust

An Introduction to the Old Testament

An Introduction to the Old Testament

The New Interpreter's Study Bible

The New Interpreter's Study Bible

The Book that Breathes New Life

The Book that Breathes New Life

A Commentary on Jeremiah

A Commentary on Jeremiah

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