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050 00 $aBS580.A3$bM49 2021
082 00 $a222/.110922$223
100 1 $aMiddleton, J. Richard,$d1955-$eauthor.
245 10 $aAbraham's silence :$bthe binding of Isaac, the suffering of Job, and how to talk back to God /$cJ. Richard Middleton.
264 1 $aGrand Rapids, Michigan :$bBaker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group,$c[2021]
300 $axv, 256 pages :$billustration ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Does Abraham's silence matter? --Part 1. Models of vigorous prayer in the Bible. Voice from the ragged edge -- God's loyal opposition -- Part 2. Making sense of the book of Job. The question of appropriate speech -- Does God come to bury Job or to praise him? -- Part 3. Unbinding the Aqedah from the straightjacket of tradition. Is it permissible to criticize Abraham or God? -- Reading rhetorical signals in the Aqedah and Job -- Did Abraham pass the test? -- Conclusion: The gritty spirituality of lament.
520 $aIt is traditional to think we should praise Abraham for his willingness to sacrifice his son as proof of his love for God. But have we misread the point of the story? Is it possible that a careful reading of Genesis 22 could reveal that God was not pleased with Abraham's silent obedience? Widely respected biblical theologian, creative thinker, and public speaker J. Richard Middleton suggests we have misread and misapplied the story of the binding of Isaac and shows that God desires something other than silent obedience in difficult times. Middleton focuses on the ethical and theological problem of Abraham's silence and explores the rich biblical tradition of vigorous prayer, including the lament psalms, as a resource for faith. Middleton also examines the book of Job in terms of God validating Job's lament as "right speech," showing how the vocal Job provides an alternative to the silent Abraham. This book provides a fresh interpretation of Genesis 22 and reinforces the church's resurgent interest in lament as an appropriate response to God.
600 00 $aAbraham$c(Biblical patriarch)
600 00 $aIsaac$c(Biblical patriarch)$xSacrifice.
630 00 $aBible.$pGenesis, XXII$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
600 00 $aJob$c(Biblical figure)
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600 07 $aIsaac$c(Biblical patriarch)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00091211
600 07 $aJob$c(Biblical figure)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00013708
650 0 $aConversation$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.
650 0 $aPrayer$xBiblical teaching.
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650 7 $aPrayer$xBiblical teaching.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01074682
650 7 $aSacrifice of Isaac.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01354650
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411635
776 08 $iebook version :$z9781493430888
852 00 $buts$hBS580.A3$iM49 2021