Hope Amid the Ruins : The Ethics of Israel's Prophets

by Dempsey, Carol J.

• ISBN13: 9780827214392
• ISBN10: 0827214391
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Chalice Pr

Summary

The Old Testament prophets focus on human behavior, declaring what is right and wrong according to God. But were the prophets themselves ethical in their own actions and in their interpretation of God's will?

This book takes seriously the images of God in the Israelite prophetic books in order to evaluate them ethically. Taking a holistic approach to biblical ethics, the author explores the link between hope and grace as ethical practice. "Dempsey has a threefold goal in writing this book: to retrieve the ethical teaching of the prophets of ancient Israel, to critique it, and to reread it for today. Her approach differs from others in that she is not only concerned with social justice, as have been most interpreters of the past, but she is also attentive to issues of gender equality and the integrity of creation." - The Bible Today

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	viii
Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(4)
Old Testament Ethics and the Prophets' Ethical Vision: A Review and Reassessment	5	(14)
Creation and Covenant: Grounding the Prophets' Ethical Vision in Relationships	19	(16)
Torah: An Attitude and Way of Life That Inform the Ethics of Israel's Prophets	35	(12)
The Prophetic voice: Exposing the Obvious and Unmasking the Implied	47	(42)
Ethics That Challenge, Images That Disturb	89	(18)
Re-visioning Worship: The Prophets' Ethical Challenge	107	(12)
Cosmic Redemption: Embracing the prophetic Vision and Spirit	119	(8)
Epilogue	127	(4)
Select Bibliography	131	(14)
Scripture Index	145	(12)
Author Index	157	(2)
Subject Index	159