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Worship in Ancient Israel: An Essential Guide
In an engaging style--characteristic of the author, Walter Brueggemann--this Essential Guide describes the leading motifs of ancient Israel s worship traditions in the Old Testament. The author guides the reader through the themes, central texts, prayers, festivals, and practices of that worship. He sees throughout the Old Testament a central emphasis on worship as a coven...more
Paperback, 108 pages
Published
May 1st 2005
by Abingdon Press
(first published April 1st 2005)
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If you want me to dislike a book call it "an essential guide." This sets me up to be critical because whenever I pick up one of these 'essential' books, I say sarcastically to whoever may be listening, "How did I ever manage until now?!?"
So I was predisposed to not like this book even though I normally enjoy Bruggemann. Plus the first couple chapters I felt were good, but just okay. I was ready to give this a middle of the road review.
Then I read the last chapter and loved it. Bruggemann talks...more
So I was predisposed to not like this book even though I normally enjoy Bruggemann. Plus the first couple chapters I felt were good, but just okay. I was ready to give this a middle of the road review.
Then I read the last chapter and loved it. Bruggemann talks...more
This was a rather analytical look at the worship practices of ancient Israel and a cursory comparison/contrast to the worship practices of other cultures and religions of its time (as in time when the practices originated). Not an easy read by any means. Though the pages are few the concepts and word choice make it extremely scholarly and heady. It was still an interesting read, and made clear especially the points that are held in delicate tension which many modern worshipers misunderstand as b...more
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Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary. He is the world's leading interpreter of the Old Testament and is the author of numerous books, including Westminster John Knox Press best sellers such as Genesis and First and Second Samuel in the Interpretation series, An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christ...more
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