The Old Testament: a very short introduction
Michael David Coogan
Bok Engelsk · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Oxford : Oxford University Press
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (161 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of Illustrations; 1 What is the Old Testament?; 2 Interpretive strategies; 3 The Old Testament and history; 4 The Old Testament and myth; 5 The Exodus from Egypt: a deep probe; 6 ''Keep my commandments'': biblical law; 7 ''Festivals of the LORD'': ritual in ancient Israel; 8 Prophets and prophecies; 9 Hezekiah and Sennacherib: another deep probe; 10 Poetry and dissent; 11 ''Let us now praise famous men''-and women; 12 The enduring significance of the Old Testament; Chronology; Appendix: The Canons of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament; References; Further Reading; Index. - Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the ""Hebrew Bible"") and the Old Testament of Christianity, and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Protestants. He looks at the rise of modern biblical scholarship as well as the recovery of ancient Near Eastern literatures and their significance for biblical inter
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| Emner | Bibelen . GT : (NO-TrBIB)97021415
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| ISBN | 0195305051. - 9780195305050
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