An Unsettling God The Heart of the Hebrew Bible
- Philadelphia Fortress Press 2009
- 212p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. YHWH as Dialogical Character YHWH as Active Agent "Common Theology" Transposed Jewish Probes of the Dialogical God in Pathos The Speech of Dialogical Fidelity Regulation via Imagination 2. Israel as YHWH`s Partner YHWH`s Originary Love for Israel Israel`s Covenantal Obligation Israel Recalcitrant and Scattered YHWH`s Fresh Turn toward Israel Israel Regathered in Obedience Israel`s Narrative Life in Four Texts Israel and, Belatedly, the Church 3. The Human Person as YHWH`s Partner Covenantal Notions of Personhood Human Persons Commensurate to YHWH`s Sovereignty and Mercy Characteristic Markings of Covenantal Humanness Covenantal Existence as Alternative Humanness Covenantal Humanness in Two Texts 4. The Nations as YHWH`s Partner The Large Horizon of YHWH`s Governance The Nations vis-a-vis Israel YHWH and the Superpowers The Possibility of Legitimate Power in the World of YHWH 5. Creation as YHWH`s Partner A World Blessed and Fruitful Creation in Jeopardy The World beyond Nullification Creation at YHWH`s Behest 6. The Drama of Partnership with YHWH Recurring Pattern in the Partners Israel`s Articulation of YHWH Materials for a Metanarrative