From the Depths of Despair to the Promise of Presence <subTitle>A rhetorical reading of the book of Joel</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Barker, Joel</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">1979-</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">1:0</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Eisenbrauns</publisher> <dateIssued>2014</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>284tr.</extent> <extent>Hardcover</extent> <extent>24cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>For decades, the prophetic book of Joel has been the focus of scrutiny that belies its brevity. It captures readers with its vivid descriptions of locusts and military invasion and the distress that they cause. It then reveals the concern of YHWH for the covenant community as it systematically reverses the crises that it announces. The book of Joel also offers a window into the rhetorical function of ""the day of YHWH"" as it uses the phrase to announce both judgment and restoration. Reflecting the creativity of the Old Testament prophetic spirit, the book then guides its readers from utter anguish to the hope of restoration, rooted in the presence of YHWH.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Joel Barker</note> <subject> <topic>Bible -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Bible -- AT -- Joel -- Comments</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">224.7</classification> <classification authority="ddc">J64-B26</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9781575062877</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11210/joel.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11210/joel.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordContentSource authority="marcorg"/> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2023-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071005.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>