An Unsettling God: The Heart of the Hebrew Bible

In the pages of the Hebrew Bible ancient Israel gave witness to its encounter with a profound and uncontrollable reality experienced through relationship. This book drawn from the heart of foremost Old Testament theologian Walter Brueggemanns Theology of the Old Testament distills a careers worth of insights into the core message of the Hebrew Bible. God is described there Brueggemann observes as engaging four partners-Israel the nations creation and the human being-in the divine purpose. This volume presents Brueggemann at his most engaging offering profound insights tailored especially for the beginning student of the Hebrew Bible.