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Author Dempsey, Carol J.

Title The Prophets : a liberation-critical reading / Carol J. Dempsey.

Imprint Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2000.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  224.06 D389P    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 211 pages ; 23 cm.
Series A liberation-critical reading of the Old Testament
Liberation-critical reading of the Old Testament.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211).
Contents pt. 1. Power and Domination. 1. Amos: "You Have Turned Justice into Poison" 2. Micah: "You Tear the Skin off My People" 3. Jeremiah: "You Have Polluted the Land" 4. Baruch and Lamentations: "Women Are Raped in Zion" 5. Habakkuk and Zephaniah: "You Have Devised Shame for Your House" 6. Ezekiel: "I Will Put an End to the Arrogant and the Strong" -- pt. 2. Shifting from Power and Domination to Power and Liberation. 7. Daniel: "Deliver Us in Accordance with Your Marvelous Works" 8. Jonah: "Out of the Belly of Sheol I Cried, and You Heard My Voice" 9. Haggai and Zechariah: "I Am About to Destroy the Strength of the Kingdom of Nations" 10. Obadiah and Malachi: "The Arrogant and the Evildoers Will Be Stubble."
Summary "Carol Dempsey's The Prophets provides a liberation-critical reading of Israel's prophetic books, including overviews of each book and discussions of specific passages. Her approach allows her to plumb the depths of the texts' potential for liberation as well as provide a critique of the tradition."--Jacket.
Subject Bible. Prophets -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. Old Testament. Prophets -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. Prophets. (OCoLC)fst01892941
Liberation theology.
Feminist criticism.
Feminist criticism. (OCoLC)fst00922759
Liberation theology. (OCoLC)fst00997211
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
ISBN 0800631161 (alk. paper)
9780800631161 (alk. paper)
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