the human metaphor has been long neglected in fretheim's opinion, but he sees feminist theology, liberation / black theology, and the theological response to catastrophic events of the twentieth century as positive responses to this neglect. the problem, he says, is that too many theologians are doing their own exegesis, and they are bringing ideas to the text which cannot be supported. he argues that biblical scholars, biased by their theology, have largely ignored texts concerning god's repentance, downplayed anthropomorphic descriptions of god, and misunderstood issues relating to divine foreknowledge. fretheim believes that an unbiased view will be more pluralistic and more willing to incorporate the relational aspects of the old testament god.