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Locations of God: Political Theology in the Hebrew Bible

Autor Mark G. Brett
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 oct 2019
The Hebrew Bible is hardly what might be called a "unified" account of the national history of Israel. The texts, with their myriad genres and competing perspectives, show the forming and re-forming of Ancient Israel's social body in a number of geographical settings. The communities are shown in and out of political power. We read about in-fighting and peace, good kings and bad, freedom and subjugation. Ultimately, the Hebrew Bible is a text about nationhood and empire in the ancient world.Critical reflection on the intersections of religious and political life -- which includes such topics as sovereignty, leadership, law, peoplehood, hospitality, redemption, creation, and eschatology -- can be broadly termed "Political Theology." In Locations of God, Mark G. Brett focuses primarily on the historical books of the Bible, comparing them with selected prophetic and wisdom books, setting all of them against the lived realities under the shadow of successive empires. Brett suggests that national ideas and their imperial alternatives were woven into the biblical traditions by authors who enjoyed very little in the way of political sovereignty. Using political theology to motivate the discussion, Brett shows us just how the earthly situation of ancient Israel contributed to its theology as reflected in the Hebrew Bible.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780190060237
ISBN-10: 0190060239
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 165 x 243 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

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Brett's seminal work presupposes a deep understanding of the Hebrew Bible's diverse and complexly-layered narratives to underscore the nuances of positions within the prose, prophetic, poetic, and wisdom traditions.
Nearly every chapter stands up well on its own, and researchers focused on one of the texts or traditions concerned could easily consult parts of Brett's work with profit. But readers who engage the whole will find a subtly advanced argument bearing on place, both human and divine, that merits a serious dialogue with our existing theologies and anthropologies.
Mark Brett's excavation of Israel's evolving conceptions of nationhood and empire, sovereignty and hospitality, rule and redemption, and the role of these concepts in shaping and reshaping Israel's self-understanding and political life is remarkable. It is also timely, giventhe dramatic shifts in the imaginations of political communities that we see today.Locations of God should spark vital conversations among students of theology, political theory, international relations, and more.
In this important and original study, the author sets a series of political ideologies in the Hebrew Bible in relation to theological convictions about the location of God in the world. While throwing new light on development within biblical texts, this exceptional book has far reaching implications for such modern issues as covenant-making, sovereignty and human rights, and it develops a remarkable theology of place which deserves attention across a wide range of disciplines.
Mark Brett's Locations of God is a courageous and truly illuminating tour de force. He shows the highly political nature of the Hebrew Bible, in which various concepts from various times and groups interact with each other. In a very modern way, Brett uncovers and explains these concepts, their interdependence and enduring significance. Undoubtedly, Brett's book is the new opus magnum for any political reading of the Hebrew Bible.

Notă biografică

Mark Brett is a Professor of Hebrew Bible at Whitley College, the University of Divinity, in Melbourne, Australia. His recent books include Political Trauma and Healing: Biblical Ethics for a Postcolonial World and Decolonizing God: The Bible in the Tides of Empire.