God opposes the proud: James Cone, white theologians, and Proverbs 3:34

James Cone uses Scripture primarily to defend the liberation of the oppressed as the central metanarrative of the Bible. This article shifts the focus from God's privileging of the poor to God's opposition to the oppressor. Using an intertextual analysis of Prov 3:34, the article focuses o...

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Published in:Review and expositor
Main Author: Catlin, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2020]
In: Review and expositor
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
HB Old Testament
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NCC Social ethics
Further subjects:B James Cone
B Bible. Sprichwörter 3,34
B Proverbs 3:34
B Humility
B James
B 1 Peter
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Summary:James Cone uses Scripture primarily to defend the liberation of the oppressed as the central metanarrative of the Bible. This article shifts the focus from God's privileging of the poor to God's opposition to the oppressor. Using an intertextual analysis of Prov 3:34, the article focuses on God's opposition to the proud and what that opposition means as an expansion of Cone's primary biblical thesis.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0034637320902459