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Titles by: Julia M. O'Brien

Author: Julia M. O'Brien

Julia M. O'Brien is Professor Emerita of Biblical Studies and the former Paul H. and Grace L. Stern Chair in Old Testament Studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary. She is associate editor of The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, sixth edition; editor in chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies; editor of The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets; and author of Prophets beyond Activism: Rethinking the Prophetic Roots of Social Justice, Challenging Prophetic Metaphor, and Micah in the Wisdom Commentary series.

Challenging Prophetic Metaphor
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Challenging Prophetic Metaphor

Theology and Ideology in the Prophets

The prophets of the Old Testament use a wide variety of metaphors to describe God and to portray people in relation to God. Some of these metaphors are familiar and soothing; others are unfamiliar and confusing. Still others portray God in ways that...

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Isaiah 40-66 (IBC)
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Isaiah 40-66 (IBC)

An Interpretation Bible Commentary

Discover how the timeless words of Isaiah speak into today’s crises, offering insight, challenge, and hope for contemporary readers.Preachers and teachers of the Bible know that the present continually reshapes our understanding of the past, includi...

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Prophets beyond Activism
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Prophets beyond Activism

Rethinking the Prophetic Roots of Social Justice

Prophets beyond Activism insightfully challenges the common progressive narrative that the prophets of ancient Israel were primarily concerned with social justice. Instead it daringly offers more life-giving ways of engaging the prophetic books for ...

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