Biblical Imagination

The many voices in scripture form a dialogue with readers, which produce theological truths that are larger than the individual parts. This introduction is informed by both literary theory and theology. It groups sections of the whole Bible together by genre. Each section identifies and describes the genre (such as historiography, poetry, prophecy, gospel, letter, apocalypse), and then moves into a discussion about the literary characteristics and theological insights.

Every new technology comes with a price. For Spikey Moonbeam, that price will cut he, his family, and his friends off from Staranana and leave them stranded on an alien world at the very dawn of time. But not just any alien world – Earth! After discovering a seemingly innocent means of observing events through time, the Moonbeams, Scotty, TB, and Garlan find themselves alone in Earth’s biblical past with very little hope of ever returning home. Together with some of the most famous characters from throughout the Bible, they will have to fight their way through time. Along the way, new ...

Walter Brueggemann points us toward energizing hope for an alternative life of social equity and thriving. In Brueggemann's work, hope is not understood as easy optimism but as an honest facing of the unjust structures that human beings have created and a call to lean into the deep symbols of Scripture that imagine the alternative way of God, restoring solidarity and relationship that have been eroded by the violence of empire.