The Old Testament : a very short introduction
The author offers an exploration of the 'Old Testament', illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. He provides an overview of one of the great pillars of Western religion and culture, a book which remains important today for Jews, Christians, and Muslims worldwide
eBook, English, ©2008
Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Oxford, ©2008
Introductions
1 online resource (x, 140 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780199719464, 9781435633636, 9780199885442, 9786611341947, 0199719462, 1435633636, 0199885443, 6611341943
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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