What Rough Beast?: Images of God in the Hebrew Bible
David Penchansky's What Rough Beast? is a study of six Old Testament stories. While many biblical theologies empasize reassuring images of God, Penchansky confronts those biblical passages where God is portrayed as irrational, malevolent, and even abusive, wrestling with the impact of these images on Christian faith. In dealing with these difficult passages, Penchansky contributes to a more authentic understanding of God.

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What Rough Beast?: Images of God in the Hebrew Bible
David Penchansky's What Rough Beast? is a study of six Old Testament stories. While many biblical theologies empasize reassuring images of God, Penchansky confronts those biblical passages where God is portrayed as irrational, malevolent, and even abusive, wrestling with the impact of these images on Christian faith. In dealing with these difficult passages, Penchansky contributes to a more authentic understanding of God.

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What Rough Beast?: Images of God in the Hebrew Bible

What Rough Beast?: Images of God in the Hebrew Bible

by David Penchansky
What Rough Beast?: Images of God in the Hebrew Bible

What Rough Beast?: Images of God in the Hebrew Bible

by David Penchansky

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David Penchansky's What Rough Beast? is a study of six Old Testament stories. While many biblical theologies empasize reassuring images of God, Penchansky confronts those biblical passages where God is portrayed as irrational, malevolent, and even abusive, wrestling with the impact of these images on Christian faith. In dealing with these difficult passages, Penchansky contributes to a more authentic understanding of God.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780664256456
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 09/01/1999
Edition description: 1 ED
Pages: 136
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

David Penchansky is Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of several books, including What Rough Beast?: Images of God in the Hebrew Bible and The Betrayal of God: Ideological Conflict in Job.
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