Description: Through brilliant new interpretations of biblical exiles, Daniel Smith-Christopher shows their experience as the most apt model for the Church as witnesses for the peace and justice of God in a strange land. Endorsements: ""Smith presents the biblical exile as a model for godly faith. Scholars will appreciate his creative sociological interface between modern oppressed groups and Israel in captivity. Civil religion and liberation theologies consider exodus the key biblical model. Such theologies often nurture corruptions of power. Smith-Christopher's book, however, shows exile to...
Description: Through brilliant new interpretations of biblical exiles, Daniel Smith-Christopher shows their experience as the most apt model for the C...
Considered one of the Minor Prophets, the book of Micah contains the famous quote "what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8). However, many of us do not know the circumstances that led the prophet to these famous words. This serious commentary by Daniel Smith-Christopher analyzes the historical, social, and literary context of the book of Micah. Smith-Christopher presents a challenging perspective on Micah, who is here represented as an angry opposition figure to King Hezekiah and the Jerusalem elite. In Micah,...
Considered one of the Minor Prophets, the book of Micah contains the famous quote "what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love...
