An introduction to the Old Testament

Description

"In this updated edition of the popular textbook, Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt introduce the reader to the broad theological scope of the Old Testament, treating some of the most important issues and methods in contemporary biblical interpretation. This clearly written textbook focuses on the literature of the Old Testament as it grew out of religious, political, and ideological contexts over many centuries in Israel's history. Covering every book in the Old Testament (arranged in canonical order), the authors demonstrate the development of theological concepts in biblical writings from the Torah through post-exilic Judaism. This introduction invites readers to engage in the construction of meaning as they venture into these timeless texts"--

Description

"In this book, Walter Brueggemann, America's premier biblical theologian, introduces the reader to the broad theological scope and chronological sweep of the Old Testament. Covering each book of the Old Testament - in the order in which it appears in the Hebrew Bible - the Introduction explains without unnecessary jargon the most important issues and methods in contemporary interpretation of the Old Testament - literary, historical, and theological."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

• An introduction to the Old Testament: the canon and Christian imaginationWestminster John Knox Press2003-01-01
• An introduction to the Old TestamentWestminster John Knox Press2012-01-01
• An introduction to the Old TestamentWestminster John Knox Press2012-01-01
• Introduction to the Old Testament, Third EditionWestminster John Knox Press2020-01-01