The Old TestamentThis undergraduate text provides an introduction to the Old Testament covering all the core topics provided on a typical level one course. Features include: boxed explanations of difficult concepts, bullet pointed notes to remember, shaded areas of text highlighting areas for reflection, questions at the end of each chapter, web links and more. |
Contents
Why Read the Old Testament? | 3 |
Why Did the Writers Write? | 13 |
Are the Books in the Right Order? | 27 |
How Do We Know and Does It Really Matter? | 43 |
What is the Old Testament About? | 55 |
In the Beginning | 69 |
Terrorists or Visionaries? The Contribution of D | 85 |
The P Traditions | 97 |
A Time for Reflection | 131 |
Beyond Blame | 141 |
First Things Last | 151 |
God of History | 163 |
Im a Righteous Man Get Me Out of Here | 175 |
The Musical | 187 |
Those Were the Days | 199 |
Five Scrolls and a Prophet | 211 |
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ancient apocalyptic Assyria beginning believe Bible biblical book of Daniel book of Job book of Proverbs books are referred Brueggemann canon chapter organized Christian Chronicles context covenant creation theology critical methods culture David describe Deuteronomistic History Deuteronomy eighth century evidence example Exile Exodus Ezekiel Ezra and Nehemiah final form criticism Genesis God's happened Hebrew Hebrew Bible holiness human humankind hymns important interest interpretation Isaiah Israel Jeremiah Jerusalem Jonah Joshua Judah kind Kings land Latter Prophets Leviticus literary look Lord material means ment modern narrative Old Testa Old Testament oracles particular Pentateuch perhaps post-exilic prophecy Proverbs Psalms questions read the Old readers Reflection on experience Reflection on text relation relationship religion religious Samuel scholars sense Sinai Songs Source criticism story text Read theme theological things tion Torah tradition understanding Walter Brueggemann wisdom words writings Yahweh YHWH