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The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith is unavailable, but you can change that!

The land was one of the most vibrant symbols for the people of ancient Israel. In the land—gift, promise, and challenge—was found the physical source of Israel’s fertility and life, and a place for the gathering of the hopes of the covenant people. In this careful treatment, Walter Brueggemann follows the development of his theme through the major blocks of Israel’s traditions. The book provides...

I AM DELIGHTED THAT FORTRESS PRESS HAS DECIDED TO PUBLISH A NEW, revised edition of The Land. I am, moreover, profoundly grateful to K. C. Hanson, who has given immense effort to the new edition, most especially in preparing a current bibliography on the topic. The initial publication of The Land came at an important point in my own reflection on the Old Testament, my own reflection in a rather characteristic way alongside more general changes and developments in Old
Pages xi–xii
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