Holy anger : Jacob, Job, Jesus /
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Author / Creator: | Basset, Lytta. |
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Uniform title: | Sainte colère. English |
Imprint: | Grand Rapids : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007. |
Description: | 295 pages ; 23 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13245327 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- I. Fear of confrontation
- 1. Anger censured
- 2. Fury and complaint, on a par with pain
- 3. Instead of murder, a violence that speaks the truth
- 4. Accusing God, even at the risk of death
- II. The human meets his match
- 1. The signs of a dream: "And Jacob was alone..."
- 2. The unusual detail
- 3. From Jacob-Heel to Jacob the Confronter
- 4. Who is the Other?
- III. For the sword to pass
- 1. "Do not think that I have come to bring peace!"
- 2. What is holy anger?
- 3. A balanced look at those who are "violent"
- 4. To bring forth blessing
- Conclusion
- Appendix. Genesis 4:1-16
- Notes
- Bibliography