textual, intellectual, and practical—is the central metaphor of the courtroom trial. This metaphor is a powerful tool for Brueggemann, in part, perhaps, because it taps into our everyday experiences in the world as well as our occasional fascination with the trials of the rich, famous, and infamous. Certainly this metaphor has precedents in much of the literature of the ancient Middle East, including the Old Testament, so Brueggemann’s central metaphor is at home in the biblical text. But much more