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  • Take Heart
    Hemchand Gossai
    We live in turbulent times. The question is why, and now what. The principal aim of this volume is to provide additional interpretive lenses through which themes of hope and redemption might be seen from a range of biblical and literary texts. Thus, the volume will explore a range of texts, characters, and ideas--from Antigone and Jephthah’s daughter to Nabal to the parable of ...
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    26,97 €

  • Postcolonial Commentary and the Old Testament
    Hemchand Gossai
    Thisis the first volume to provide a wide range of postcolonial interpretations of and commentaries upon significant texts in the Hebrew Bible. The volume intersects with the work of the key theorists in postcolonial studies such as Fanon, Senghor, Said and Spivak as well as with scholars such as Sugirtharajah, Kwok Pui-lan, and Segovia who have applied this theory to biblical ...
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    57,14 €

  • The Hebrew Prophets After the Shoah
    Hemchand Gossai
    The Shoah is without question the defining moment in modern history, and it has transformed the manner in which the Bible is read and how God is understood. Questions that hitherto were rarely posed publicly must now be posed, and the human drama born out of exile, bondage, and genocide must be reckoned with in a new light. These are issues that are predicated on a faithful God...
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    25,32 €

  • Power and Marginality in the Abraham Narrative
    Hemchand Gossai
    Description:Who will speak for Hagar or Isaac or Sarah or the daughters of Lot? With an interpretive trajectory that moves from the margin to the center, this book gives voice to the marginalized and voiceless in the Abraham Narratives. Further, this approach is based on the premise that there is a continuum of power in the various characters in these narratives and that the mo...
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    21,16 €

  • Barrenness and Blessing
    Hemchand Gossai
    The themes of these stories are profoundly human themes, capturing the persistent interaction between God and humankind. These narratives invite us to witness the manner in which God enters human community in all of its complexities, struggles, challenges, fears, and ultimately hope. As the narratives unfold, not only is it clear that God will not be restricted by societal and ...
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    18,87 €

  • River Crossings
    Hemchand Gossai
    From the moment he learns of his mother’s death in Guyana, Hemchand Gossai begins the long journey home to his birthplace, thousands of miles to a now faraway land. Beyond the moment of sorrow and the grief that envelops him, the author paints a poignant and moving portrait of a life interrupted many times over. Filled with joy and pain, humor and sadness, this story will reson...
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    33,37 €

  • Social Critique by Israel’s Eighth-Century Prophets
    Hemchand Gossai
    This is an exhaustive and perceptive analysis of the use of ’mishpat’ and ’sdq’ in the Hebrew Bible and in particular the Eight-Century Prophets. The author focuses on the social critique of these prophets and the role of ’mishpat’ and ’sdq’ in this development. Further, the book offers an insightful exploration of chosen texts and provides a daring platform for contemporary so...
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    35,20 €