Leo Perdue

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  Proverbs : Interpretation A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching

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  Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.

  The book of Proverbs is a collection of sayings, poems, and “life’s little instructions.” Wrestling with the values of things such as creation, livelihood, or moral character, Proverbs exhorts its readers to seek the higher ideals–knowledge, discipline, piety, and order–and offers guidance on how to live in harmony with God, others, and oneself.

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  Wisdom Literature : A Theological History

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  Explore the rich cultural streams that shaped the Wisdom literature of antiquity. From Babylon’s sapiential tradition in Job and Egyptian skepticism in Qoheleth to Hellenistic influences in Ben Sira, Perdue’s magisterial exploration sets representative books in historical context. Analyzing conditions that helped produce them, he discusses their theological themes and the genre’s overall evolution.

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  Reconstructing Old Testament Theology

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  Editor’s Foreword
  Abbreviations
  Preface
  1.The Present Status Of Old Testament Theology
  Introduction
  Reasons For The Collapse Of History
  After The Collapse Of History
  New Approaches: The Fundamental Assumptions
  Description Of The Present Task
  2.From History As Event To The History Of Religion: Religionsgeschichte And Biblical Theology
  Introduction
  The History Of Religion And/or Biblical Theology?
  The Theology Of Jeremiah And The History Of Religion
  Evaluation
  3.From Eurocentric History To Voices From The Margins: Liberation Theology And Ethnic Biblical Interpretation
  Introduction
  Liberation Theology In Latin America
  Segovia’s Theology Of The Diaspora
  African American Theology And Biblical Interpretation
  Jeremiah And A Theology Of The Diaspora
  Jeremiah And African American Biblical Theology
  Evaluation
  4.From Exclusion To Inclusion: Feminist Interpretations Of History
  Introduction
  Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
  Discovering Eve: Carol Meyer’s Feminist Social History Of Ancient Israel
  A Critical Feminist Liberationist Interpretation Of The Book Of Jeremiah
  Evaluation
  5.From History To Rhetoric: Feminist, Mujerista, And Womanist Theologies
  Introduction
  Feminist Literary Critics And Biblical Interpretation
  Feminist Metaphorical Theology: Sallie McFague
  Recapturing The Language Of Zion: Rhetorical Criticism And Feminist Hermeneutics
  Womanist Biblical Interpretation
  Mujerista Biblical Interpretation
  Evaluation
  6.From Jewish Tradition To Biblical Theology: The Tanakh As A Source For Jewish Theology And Practice
  Introduction
  Jews Who Do Biblical Theology
  From Traditum To Traditio: Michael Fishbane
  Exegetical Imagination: Midrashic And Mythopoeic Images
  The Myth Of The Return To Chaos In Jeremiah
  Conclusion
  7.From History To Cultural Context: Postmodernism
  Postmodernism: Tenets And Theorists
  Postmodernism And Biblical Interpretation
  Postmodernism, Biblical Theology, And Jeremiash: Walter Brueggemann
  The Value And Limits Of Postmodernism
  8.From The Colonial Bible To The Postcolonial Text: Biblical Theology As Contextual
  Postcolonialism
  The Stages Of Postcolonialism And Its Impact On Subaltern Religion
  Characteristics Of Subaltern Writings And Readings In Religion And Theology
  Voices From The Third World: Male And Female
  Postcolonial Biblical Theology In Geographical Settings: The Case Of Senegal
  A Second Example Of Postcolonial Biblical Theology: India And Dalit Theology
  A Postcolonial Interperation Of The T

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  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.

  Perdue provides a sensitive reading of the aims of these approaches as well as providing critique and setting them in their various cultural contexts. In his conclusion, the author provides a look at the future and how these various voices and approaches will continue to impact how we carry out Old Testament theology.

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  Proverbs : A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching

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  Interpretation: A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching is a set of full-length commentaries written specifically for those who interpret the Bible through teaching and preaching in the church.

  The writers were chosen for their proven abilities as biblical scholars and their experience as teachers and/or preachers. Each has an outstanding record of publication demonstrating a keen sense for biblical interpretation and expository writing.

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  In Search Of Wisdom

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  This much-needed volume provides a comprehensive study of wisdom in the Hebrew Bible, in selected intertestmenal and rabbinic texts, and in the New Testament. An introductory essay summarizes the various meanings of wisdom in current research and offers an accurate understanding of the term: a worldview, social movement, and language. Seventeen essays by leading scholars – including Joseph Blenkinsopp, Carole R, Fontaine, Michael V. Fox, Raymond C. Van Leeuwen, Samuel Terrien, James L. Crenshaw and others follow. This helpful book allows students to identify and understand the presence of wisdom in the Bible and related literatures.

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