Articles by Åke Viberg
Åke Viberg lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an Old Testament professor at the Stockholm School of Theology which prepares pastors and priests for church ministry in Sweden.
by Åke Viberg
“…When we know we cannot know everything and that we will soon die, what do we do?” It’s usually a painful experience to realize that we are limited beings forced to make some tough decisions in order to adapt to this very sobering realization. In the end however, we must face life as it is, and change.
by Åke Viberg
Here Jeremiah is the one to deliver a particular understanding of ḥesed, as expressed in chapters 18 and 19 with the image of a potter who takes a lump of clay and fashions it into whatever shape the potter wishes; if the clay did not turn out as intended, the potter could reshape it with loving attention.
