The Prophets: A Liberation-Critical Reading (Liberation-Critical Reading of the Old Testament)

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Summary: Power in the Prophets
Review: A study of Power with its capacity to dominate, liberate or engender harmony, with the prophets assigned to one of three groups: those whose power is patriarchal (which is unacceptable, those whose power is directed to liberation (which is inadequate), and those for whom power is shared harmoniously between God, humanity and the natural world, leading to the transformation of all creation, which Dempsey believes is the only way to lasting peace. Selected texts are then interpreted according to their category which means that we are always in danger of interpretation according to our pre-conceived ideas.