The Power of the Word: Scripture and the Rhetoric of Empire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780800638344)

What is the purpose of reading the Bible? Elisabeth Sch?sler Fiorenza tackles the tough question of the Bible's role in the world today and how its vision can further a more just world. She shows particularly the radical power of the Word to challenge imperial ways, the humiliation of persons, and the use of religion itself to keep people down, today as then. Finally, she offers an understanding of the implications of such a program for the field and practice of biblical studies, an indispensable partner in challenging the status quo.

Author: Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
ISBN-10: 0800638344
ISBN-13: 9780800638344
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.06w x 0.67d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 12/15/2009 pg. 48