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Review: The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith (Overtures to Biblical Theology #1)User Review - Brian Collins - GoodreadsThe virtue of Brueggemann's work is that he takes land seriously as a biblical theme. Unlike WD Davies, who wrote the other major theology of land, Brueggemann affirms the remaining relevance of the ... Read full review Review: The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith (Overtures to Biblical Theology #1)User Review - Carolyn Clark - GoodreadsThis is a great book that is accessible. It sets out the theological points clearly and yet is easy to relate to life today. Read full review Related books
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10 other sections not shown Common terms and phrasesAbraham affirmation alternative Amos announced Apocalyptic articulated assertion barren Behold Bible biblical faith blessing boundary bread Canaanite central Christian claim Claus Westermann Compare concerns context contrast covenant covenantal coveting David defilement Deut Deuteronomy discerned Egypt exile Exod Exodus Ezekiel fathers fertility Fortress Press Genesis Gerhard von Rad gift give given God's Gospel Gottwald Harper & Row heir Hermeneutic homelessness Honor hope human imagery images inheritance interpretation Isaiah Israel issue Jehoiachin Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus Jewish John Knox John Van Seters Judah Judaism king kingship land management land-loss landlessness Luke Mendenhall monarchy motif Naboth narrative nations old history Old Testament Philadelphia possession precisely presented promise prophet radical reflection relation Rolf Rendtorff royal Sabbath satiation says Yahweh secure sexuality social sojourn Solomon speak statement story surely theme theodicy tion Torah tradition trans trust turf Univ Walter Brueggemann Wendell Berry wilderness word yearning York Bibliographic information |