The Old Testament : a very short introduction /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
c2008.
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| Series: | (Very short introductions ;
181) |
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Table of Contents:
- What is the Old Testament?. Interpretive strategies. The Old Testament and history. The Old Testament and myth. The exodus from Egypt: a deep probe. "Keep my commandments": biblical law. "Festivals of the Lord": ritual in ancient Israel. Prophets and prophecies. Hezekiah and Sennacherib: another deep probe . Poetry and dissent. "Let us now praise famous men"-and women. The enduring significance of the Old Testament.