Description: Gerstenberger discusses the various theological voices rooted in different social settings within Israel, and concludes with his reflections on how contemporary theology must be contextual to be authentic.
Brief description:
Erhard S. Gerstenberger (Emeritus Professor of Old Testament, Marburg University, Germany) is a widely published author. His books in English are: Yahweh the Patriarch (Fortress Press, 1996), Psalms 1: With an Introduction to Cultic Poetry (1988), Psalms 2 and Lamentations (2001), Woman and Man (1981), and Suffering (1980). His theological perspective has been informed not only by currents in German theology but also by his years of teaching in South America.