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Download an introduction to the old testament, second edition. Laugh at ministers all you want, they have the words we need to hear, the ones the dead have spoken. He is the author of numerous books, including the prophetic imagination, finally comes the poet, and interpretation and obedience. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The publication of the prophetic imagination in 1978 was my first publication in which i moreorless found my own voice as a teacher in the church. Few old testament scholars have been able to capture the liveliness of the hebrew scriptures the way walter brueggemann does. The prophetic imagination quotes by walter brueggemann. Walter brueggemann the prophetic imagination dec 19, 20. Prophetic imagination has remained a relevant and seminal work for. Walter brueggemann the prophetic imagination the on being. Buy a cheap copy of the prophetic imagination book by walter brueggemann. Much can be said for the virtues of such a work and the reams of books that brueggemann has since written. In this challenging and enlightening treatment, brueggemann traces the lines from the radical vision of moses to the sol.
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