The Rabbi

The master at his best. A must read, although many will not understand, for all in christian leadership--from one perspective, and the marginalized--from the other. The prophet plays a unique role in the biblical story: he is the one who voices the imagined what could be as opposed to the what is. Same old, same old certainly does not represent the prophetic message, rather the representation of the voice of God articulates hope for the disenfranchised--does not deliver the hope, but present it as possible, as real, as if it were, but not yet.

Brueggemann certainly is right on here, as difficult as it sounds, the bible is inspired, not the events that it portrays. He more than most writes this so well. Of course Paul would agree; faith and hope are foundational biblical vocabulary that we claim but in reality do not practice. Take away the words leaves not much concrete to the christian religion. We want proof: see, feel, experience, hear the great testimony. God rather has given us words, with great claims, but only faith in them and hope through them produces.