Paul Ballard and Stephen R. Holmes (eds), The Bible in Pastoral Practice: Readings in the Place and Function of Scripture in the Church

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Ballard, P. H., and S. R. Holmes, eds. (2005). The Bible in Pastoral Practice: Readings in the Place and Function of Scripture in the Church. Using the Bible in Pastoral Practice. London: Darton, Longman & Todd.
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The Bible is at the heart of Christian life and witness. All traditions see it as the [...]

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Abingdon Old/New Testament Commentaries (Abingdon)

These are designed to be ‘compact, critical commentaries’ on the books of the Old and New Testament. They offer section-by-section exposition and are written with theological students and pastors in mind. In addition to the commentary proper, these volumes include helpful discussions of the literary genre and structure of the book(s) in question. The commentary [...]

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Walter Brueggemann, Texts under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern Imagination

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Brueggemann, W. (1993). Texts under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern Imagination. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
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Walter Brueggemann issues a passionate call for a bold restructuring of the imagination of faith in our ‘postmodern’ context.
Old assumptions – rational, objectivist, absolutist – have for the most part given way to new outlooks, which can be grouped under [...]

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Walter Brueggemann, A Social Reading of the Old Testament: Prophetic Approaches to Israel’s Communal Life

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Brueggemann, W. (1994). A Social Reading of the Old Testament: Prophetic Approaches to Israel’s Communal Life, ed. P. D. Miller. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
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In this book Walter Brueggemann raises a variety of contemporary and intriguing questions on the relation of society and text in the Old Testament, among them:

the hidden agendas that under-lie the [...]

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Walter Brueggemann, The Psalms and the Life of Faith

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Brueggemann, W. (1995). The Psalms and the Life of Faith, ed. P. D. Miller. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
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‘The Psalms, for Walter Brueggemann, are not simply ancient texts or routinized elements of a liturgy. As they come to speech, as they are read, they make claims about reality, indeed shape reality in ways more potent [...]

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Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim and David L. Petersen, A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament

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Birch, B. C., W. Brueggemann, T. E. Fretheim, and D. L. Petersen. (1999). A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon Press.
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This Theological Introduction to the Old Testament helps readers come to a critically informed understanding of the Old Testament as the church’s scripture. It introduces the Old Testament both as a [...]

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