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Gossai, Hemchand
Justice, Righteousness and the Social Critique of the Eighth-Century Prophets
New York, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt/M., Paris, Wien, 1993. XII, 352 pp.
American University Studies: Series 7, Theology and Religion. Vol. 141
Print: ISBN 978-0-8204-2029-5 hardback (Hardcover)
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Book synopsis
This is an exhaustive and perceptive analysis of the use of mispat and sdq in the Hebrew Bible and in particular the Eighth-Century Prophets.
The author focuses on the social critique of these prophets and the role of mispat and sdq in this development. Further, the book offers an
insightful exploration of chosen texts and provides a daring platform for the contemporary church to discern the intrinsic connection between
worship and social justice.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
The Author: Hemchand Gossai, born in Guyana, South America, received his B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) from Concordia College, Moorhead,
MN, his M. Div. from Luther Northwestern Seminary (1983), and his Ph.D. from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland (1986). He has
published numerous articles and studies. Dr. Gossai has taught at Luther Northwestern Seminary and the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul,
Minnesota and is presently an assistant professor of Religion and Philosophy at Culver-Stockton College.
Reviews
Professor Gossai is the first to have made a detailed study of the different ways in which the Hebrew terms (and their cognates) for
'righteous(ness)' and 'just(ice)' are used in different parts of the Hebrew Bible. Only when this firm linguistic-analytical basis has been laid does
the author apply his findings to the use of these same terms by the great social prophets of eighth-century BCE Israel. This work will prove
invaluable not only to all who are interested in the social critique applied by those great figures in that period of Israel's history, but also to
those who are looking for a solid biblical (Old Testament) base for the wider study of peace, justice and political and cultural freedom in society
today. (James D. Martin, University of St. Andrews, Scotland)
Professor Gossai has provided a careful and thorough-going examination of these central notions in the social critique of the eighth-century
prophets. His work is fully conversant with contemporary research and points to the relevance of these prophetic voices for our own time. It is an
impressive piece of work. (James Limburg, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary)
portanto um livro importante e muito atual. (Revista Bblica Brasileira)