Titles by: Julia M. O'Brien

Author: Julia M. O'Brien

Julia M. O'Brien is Professor of Old Testament and the Paul H. and Grace L. Stern Chair in Old Testament Studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books on the Old Testament prophets.

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Challenging Prophetic Metaphor

Theology and Ideology in the Prophets

By Julia M. O'Brien

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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Prophets beyond Activism

Rethinking the Prophetic Roots of Social Justice

By Julia M. O'Brien

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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