Reconstructing Old Testament Theology: After the Collapse of History, Second Edition

by Leo G. Perdue and Walter Brueggemann

Book Overview

In this informative and keen look at contemporary trends in Old Testament theology, Perdue builds on his earlier volume The Collapse of History (1994). He investigates how a variety of perspectives and methodologies have impacted how the Old Testament is read in the twenty-first century including: literary criticism; rhetorical criticism, feminist, womanist, and mujerista theologies, liberation theology; Jewish theology; postmodernism; and postcolonialism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080063716X
• ISBN13: 9780800637163
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.5"