RT Book
T1 Delivered into covenant: pivotal moments in the book of Exodus, part two
T2 Pivotal moments in the Old Testament
A1 Brueggemann, Walter 1933-
LA English
PP Louisville, Kentucky
PB Westminster John Knox Press
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1857256336
AB The book of Exodus brims with dramatic stories familiar to most of us: Moses' ringing proclamation to Pharaoh to "let my people go," the freed Israelites astonished by manna in the wilderness, God's descending on Mount Sinai in a cloud of fire and glory to deliver the law to Moses and the people. These signs of God's liberating agency, provision, and covenant have sustained oppressed peoples over the ages. But Exodus is also a complex book, which is why we divide it into two parts. Readers of parts one and two of Pivotal Moments in the Book of Exodus will encounter multilayered narratives about the mysterious action of the divine to overturn exploitative systems, the giving of a new law meant to set the people of Israel apart, and instructions for building a tabernacle in which God will dwell in glory. How does a contemporary reader make sense of it all? In Delivered into Covenant, Walter Brueggemann offers a guide to the second half of Exodus--from Israel's journey through the wilderness to Mount Sinai to the establishment of the tabernacle--drawing out "pivotal moments" in the text. Throughout, Brueggemann shows how Exodus consistently reveals a God who is in radical solidarity with the powerless and who is dedicated to cultivating a covenant people who act to repudiate the powers of empire. Questions for reflection and discussion are included at the end of each of the fourteen chapters, making it ideal for individual or group study
NO Includes bibliographical references
CN BS1245.52
SN 9780664267360
SN 066426736X
K1 Bible : Exodus : Criticism, interpretation, etc
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