Toward an Internal Profiling of God in the Hebrew Bible: Self Representation and Aspects of the Inner Life…
By Soo Kim Sweeney, David Frankel, Marvin A. Sweeney, editors
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Dr. Barbara Leung Lai
This follow-up to Theology of the Hebrew Bible, Volume 1: Methodological Studies, focuses on readers’ engagement with the text and their communities. Part 1 offers fresh interpretations of divine images and theological concepts drawn from various theophanies in the text. Part 2 focuses on how these insights can form new overarching structures, serving as reading strategies or foundations for alternative theologies. Part 3 emphasizes the bond between readers and their communities, highlighting the active participation of both ancient and modern readers through an analysis of past literature. Contributors, each an expert in their field, include Rachel Adelman, Samuel E. Balentine, Shelly L. Birdsong, Ginny Brewer-Boydston, Johanna Etzberger, Frances Flannery, David Frankel, Barry R. Huff, Hyun Chul Paul Kim, Barbara Leung Lai, J. Richard Middleton, Hye Kyung Park, Kris Sonek, Brent A. Strawn, David E. S. Stein, Marvin A. Sweeney, Soo Kim Sweeney, Joseph Sykora, Daniel C. Timmer, and Beat Weber. This collection of essays guides readers, including those well-versed in theology, to explore innovative and unexpected depictions of divine beings and how human characters respond to them.
This is a peer reviewed Chapter
Chapter in Theology of the Hebrew Bible, Volume 2: Texts, Readers, and Their Worlds
Volume #: 2
Pages: 31-45
Publisher: SBL Press
Year: 2024
ISBN/ISSN: 9781628375954