Testimony to otherwise walter brueggemann biography

American Protestant Old Testament scholar and theologian

Walter Brueggemann (born March 11, ) is an American Protestant Old Testament scholar and theologian who is widely considered one of the most influential Old Testament scholars of the last several decades.^[1] His work often focuses on the Hebrew prophetic tradition and sociopolitical imagination of the Church.

He argues that the Church must provide a counter-narrative to the dominant forces of consumerism, militarism, and nationalism.^[2][3]

He has contributed to Living the Questions.^[4]

Career

Brueggemann was born in Tilden, Nebraska in He received an A.B.

from Elmhurst College (), a B.D. from Eden Theological Seminary (), a Th.D. from Union Theological Seminary, New York (), and Ph.D. from Saint Louis University (in ). The son of a minister of the German Evangelical Synod of North America, he was ordained in the United Church of Christ.

He was professor of Old Testament (–) and Dean (–) at Eden Theological Seminary. Beginning in , he served as William Marcellus McPheeters professor of Ancient Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, from which he retired in the early s.

Brueggemann shows how such prophetic narratives summon listening Israel to a drastic either/or decision, endlessly insisting that there are choices to be made that hold options for the world as otherwise.

Brueggemann currently resides in Traverse Urban area, Michigan (). He and Erskine Clarke were the founding editors for Journal for Preachers for more than 40 years, and the Pentecost edition marked his transition from Editor to Editor Emeritus.^[5] The current editor is Theodore Wardlaw.

Thought

Brueggemann is an advocate and practitioner of rhetorical criticism. He has written more than 58 books, hundreds of articles, and several commentaries on books of the Bible. He is also a contributor to a number of the Living the Questions DVD programs and is featured in the program "Countering Pharaoh's Production-Consumption Society Today."^[6] Brueggemann participated in Bill Moyers' s PBS television series on Genesis (documented in Genesis: A Living Conversation. Main Street Books, ISBN&#;).^{[page&#;needed]}

Originally a strong supporter of modern day Israel and its biblical claims, Brueggemann later repudiated Israel for its exploitation of "ancient promises" to create a "toxic ideology," and now affirms his belief that it is not anti-Semitic to stand up for justice for Palestinians.^[7]

Brueggemann is known throughout the world for his method of combining literary and sociological modes when reading the Bible.

V. S. Parrish categorized Brueggemann as being an exegete and theologian.^[8] As an exegete he has composed several commentaries (Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, 1 and 2 Samuel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah). His most notable function was on the book of Psalms, and he has written many monographs and articles on specific portions of the Hebrew Bible.

For example, he believes that lament is lacking in current religious faith and apply with detrimental results according to the subject.^[9] As a theologian he has been an editor for the Fortress Press series "Overtures to Biblical Theology".

His development of Old Testament theological methods consists of literary mode, social function, and dialectical approach.^{[clarification needed]} Titles such as "David's Truth in Israel's Imagination and Memory" (), "Power, Providence and Personality" (), "1 Kings and 2 Kings" (c), "The Prophetic Imagination" (), and "Hopeful Imagination" () reflect his interest in the prophetic corpus.^[10]

Honors

Among his honors are:

• LL.D., DePauw University,
• D.D., Virginia Theological Seminary,
• , Doane College,
• D.D., Jesuit School of Theology,
• , Colgate University,
• , Elmhurst College,
• D.D., Huron University College,

There is also a festschrift in his honor: God in the Fray: A Tribute to Walter Brueggemann (eds.

Tod Linafelt and Timothy Beal, Minneapolis: Fortress Press).

Publications

• Abiding Astonishment: Psalms, Modernity, and the Making of History.
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  Westminster John Knox Push. ISBN&#;.

• Advent/Christmas; Proclamation 3: Aids for Interpreting the Lessons of the Church Year, Series B. Edited by Elizabeth Achtemeier. Fortress Squeeze, ISBN&#;
• An Unsettling God: The Heart of the Hebrew Bible.

  Augsburg Fortress, Publishers. ISBN&#;.

• Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann.
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  Fortress Press. 1 December ISBN&#;.

• Belonging and Growing in the Christian Community. Edited by Elizabeth McWhorter. General Assembly Mission Board, Presbyterian Church in the United States,
• The Bible Makes Sense.

  St Mary's College Squeeze,

• Biblical Perspectives on Evangelism: Living in a Three-Storied Universe. Abingdon Press. 1 July ISBN&#;.
• "The Guide of Exodus". In The Modern Interpreter's Bible.

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  Vol. 1. Nashville: Abingdon Push, ISBN.

• The Book That Breathes Modern Life: Scriptural Authority and Biblical Theology. ISBN.
• Cadences of Home: Preaching Among Exiles. Westminster John Knox Press.

  ISBN&#;.

• The Collected Sermons of Walter Brueggemann. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN&#;.
• A Commentary on Jeremiah: Exile and Homecoming. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. January ISBN&#;.
• Confirming Our Faith, Chapters 4,5,7,8,9,18; edited by Larry E Kalp.

  Joined Church Press,

• Confronting the Bible: A Resource and Discussion Manual for Youth. United Church Flatten,
• The Creative Word: Canon as a Model for Biblical Education. Fortress Press. 1 January ISBN&#;.
• David's Truth in Israel's Imagination and Memory.

  Fortress Press. ISBN&#;.

  • 2d ed. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, ISBN.
• Deuteronomy: Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries. Abingdon Press, ISBN.
• Divine Presence amid Violence: Contextualizing the Book of Joshua.

  Cascade Books, ISBN&#;

• Easter; Proclamation 4 (Series A). Fortress Press,
• Ethos and Ecumenism: The History of Eden Theological Seminary, . Eden Publishing House,
• The Evangelical Catechism Revisited, .

  Eden Publishing Property,

• Fatal Embrace: Christians, Jews, and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land. Synergy Books, ISBN&#; Foreword to the novel by Mark Braverman.
• Finally Comes the Poet: Daring Speech for Proclamation.

  Fortress Press. 1 January ISBN&#;.

• First and Second Samuel. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN&#;.
• I Kings (Knox Preaching Guides). Edited by John H Hayes. John Knox Urge, ISBN&#;
• II Kings (Knox Preaching Guides).

  Edited by John H Hayes. John Knox Press,

• 1 & 2 Kings: Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary. Smyth & Helwys Publishing, ISBN&#;
• Genesis. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN&#;.
• Hope Within History.

  Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN&#;.

• Hopeful Imagination: Prophetic Voices in Exile. Fortress Press. 1 January ISBN&#;.
• In Male We Trust: The Neglected Side of Biblical Faith. John Knox Press, ISBN&#;
• Interpretation and Obedience: From Faithful Reading to Faithful Living.

  Fortress Press. 1 January ISBN&#;.

• An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN&#;.
• Isaiah: . Westminster John Knox Flatten. ISBN&#;.
• Isaiah: .

  Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN&#;.

• Israel's Praise: Doxology Against Idolatry and Ideology. Fortress Compress. ISBN&#;.
• With George R Beasley-Murray, Jeremiah: Faithfulness in the Midst of Fickleness.

  The Newell Lectureships II edited by Timothy Dwyer. Warner Press, Inc,

• Journey to the Common Good. Westminster John Knox Press.
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  1 January ISBN&#;.

• The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith. Fortress Press, ,
• Living toward a Vision: Biblical Reflections on Shalom. United Church Press, , ISBN&#;
• Mandate to Difference: An Invitation to the Contemporary Church.

  Westminster John Knox Urge, ISBN&#;

• Many Voices, One God: Organism Faithful in a Pluralistic World. Co-Edited with George Stroup Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Push,
• The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary.

  Augsburg Publishing House. ISBN&#;.

• Old Testament Theology: An Introduction. Abingdon Press. 1 September ISBN&#;.
• Patrick D Miller, ed. (). Old Testament Theology: Essays on Structure, Theme, and Text.

  Fortress Press. ISBN&#;.

• Out of Babylon. Abingdon Press. ISBN&#;.
• Peace (ubt Series). Chalice Press. ISBN&#;.
• Power, Providence, and Personality: Biblical Insight Into Life and Ministry.

  Westminster John Knox Insist. ISBN&#;.

• Prayers for a Privileged People. Abingdon Press. 1 March ISBN&#;.
• Praying the Psalms. St Mary's College Press,
• The Prophetic Imagination.

  Minneapolis: Fortress Press, ISBN.

• Patrick D Miller. Fortress Press, ed. (). The Psalms and the Experience of Faith. Fortress Press. ISBN&#;.
• Reality, Grief, Hope: Three Urgent Prophetic Tasks. Eerdmans,
• The Renewing Word.

  Edited by Elmer JF Arndt. United Church Press,

• Revelation and Violence: A Study in Contextualization; Pere Marquette Theology Lecture. Marquette University Press,
• Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Ancient Testament Themes.

  Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN&#;.

• Sabbath as Resistance. Westminster John Knox Press. January ISBN&#;.
• A Social Reading of the Vintage Testament: Prophetic Approaches to Israel's Communal Life. Edited by Patrick D Miller.

  Fortress Press, ISBN&#;

• Spirituality of the Psalms. Fortress Pressurize. ISBN&#;.
• Testimony to Otherwise: the Witness of Elijah. Chalice Press. ISBN&#;.
• With Charles Cousar et al., Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV-Year A.

  Westminster/John Knox,

• With Charles Cousar et al., Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSV-Year B. Westminster/John Knox,
• Texts Under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern Imagination.

  Fortress Squeeze. ISBN&#;.

• The Theology of the Publication of Jeremiah. Cambridge Univ. Push, ISBN.
• Theology of the Ancient Testament.
  The Bible and its preaching are for every generation urgent and indispensable, but they are especially urgent today. Within the preaching of Elijah and Elisha lie the possibilities and inspiration for the church to recover its voice in a way that is unfettered and unencumbered by old habits. It is the chance, and the responsibility, of this new voice to replicate in the introduce life of the church alternatives underway in the biblical communicate itself, to show that animation "could be otherwise, " and to make it so. Considering these narratives canonically, Walter Brueggemann shows how the memories of Elijah and Elisha took on a quality and authority of lasting testimony.

  Fortress Press, ISBN.

• Walter Brueggemann, Charles Campbell (). Charles L Campbell (ed.). Threat of Life. Fortress Press. pp.&#;–. ISBN&#;.
• To Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly.

  (With Sharon Parks and Thomas H. Groome). Paulist Press,

• To Build, to Plant: A Commentary on Jeremiah 26– International Theological Commentary on the Old Testament. Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN&#;
• To Pluck Up, to Tear Down: A Commentary on the Book of Jeremiah 1– International Theological Commentary on the Old Testament.

  Eerdmans Publishing Organization, ISBN&#;

• Tradition for Crisis: A Research in Hosea. John Knox Squeeze,
• Truth Speaks to Power: The Countercultural Nature of Scripture. Westminster John Knox Press.

  ISBN&#;.

• Using God's Resources Wisely: Isaiah and Urban Possibility. Westminster John Knox Push. ISBN&#;.
• The Vitality of Old Testament Traditions. John Knox Press,
• What Are Christians For?

  An Enquiry into Obedience and Dissent. Pflaum-Standard,

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