The Lord Roars - Recovering the Prophetic Voice for Today
Recovering the Prophetic Voice for Today
Published on 11. October 2022
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-5409-6508-0 (ISBN)
Description
Outreach 2023 Resource of the Year (Theology and Biblical Studies)
The world cries out for a prophetic word to the chaos, unrest, and destructiveness of our times. Can the biblical prophets speak into our world today?
Old Testament ethicist M. Daniel Carroll R. shows that learning from the prophets can make us better prepared for Christian witness. In this guide to the ethical material of Old Testament prophetic literature, Carroll highlights key ethical concerns of the three prophets most associated with social critique--Amos, Isaiah, and Micah--showing their relevance for those who wish to speak with a prophetic voice today.
The book focuses on the pride that generates injustice and the religious life that legitimates an unacceptable status quo--both of which bring judgment--as well as the ethical importance of the visions of restoration after divine judgment. Each of these components in the biblical text makes its own particular call to readers to respond in an appropriate manner. The book also links biblical teaching with prophetic voices of the modern era.
The world cries out for a prophetic word to the chaos, unrest, and destructiveness of our times. Can the biblical prophets speak into our world today?
Old Testament ethicist M. Daniel Carroll R. shows that learning from the prophets can make us better prepared for Christian witness. In this guide to the ethical material of Old Testament prophetic literature, Carroll highlights key ethical concerns of the three prophets most associated with social critique--Amos, Isaiah, and Micah--showing their relevance for those who wish to speak with a prophetic voice today.
The book focuses on the pride that generates injustice and the religious life that legitimates an unacceptable status quo--both of which bring judgment--as well as the ethical importance of the visions of restoration after divine judgment. Each of these components in the biblical text makes its own particular call to readers to respond in an appropriate manner. The book also links biblical teaching with prophetic voices of the modern era.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5409-6508-0 (9781540965080)
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Person
M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas) (PhD, University of Sheffield) is Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy at Wheaton College and Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. He previously taught for many years at El Seminario Teologico Centroamericano in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and then at Denver Seminary, where he founded IDEAL, a Spanish language training program. Carroll is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including The Bible and Borders: Hearing God's Word on Immigration, Wrestling with the Violence of God: Soundings in the Old Testament, and a major commentary on the book of Amos.
Content
Contents
Series Preface
1. Reimagining Reality: The Power of the Prophetic Text
2. Prophetic Critique: Deconstructing the Unacceptable
3. "Let Justice Roll Down": Worship and Social Responsibility
4. Hope for the Future: The Relevance of Eschatology
Epilogue: Toward the Prophetic Vision for Today
Indexes
Series Preface
1. Reimagining Reality: The Power of the Prophetic Text
2. Prophetic Critique: Deconstructing the Unacceptable
3. "Let Justice Roll Down": Worship and Social Responsibility
4. Hope for the Future: The Relevance of Eschatology
Epilogue: Toward the Prophetic Vision for Today
Indexes