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Professor Emeritus of Old Testament
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
walter@michelwl.net

About Walter L. Michel

Professor Emeritus of Old Testament
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
walter@michelwl.net

How to Argue with God: An Example Based on the Law-Court Pattern of Prayer

June 8, 2016 by Walter L. Michel

The theme of this article is “The Law-Court Pattern of Prayer.” This pattern is used by the poets in accounts about Abraham, Moses, and Elijah, and is present in about fifty Psalms, in Jeremiah and in Job. In all of these texts the poets wrestle with the experience of innocent suffering. We will look at […]

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