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A theological introduction to the Old Testament /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nashville : Abingdon Press, ©1999.Description: 475 Pages : maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0687013488
  • 9780687013487
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1192.5 .T43 1999
Contents:
The Old Testament as theological witness -- The created order and the re-creation of broken order -- Promises made, threatened, and fulfilled -- Bondage, exodus, wilderness -- The structures of covenant life -- "The people of the land" -- The rise of the monarchy -- Kings and prophets in the divided kingdom -- Prophecy and reform : from Jeroboam to Josiah -- Collapse/exile/hope -- Wisdom, order, protest -- New life, renewed community, new crises.
Review: "This Theological Introduction to the Old Testament helps readers come to a critically informed understanding of the Old Testament as the church's scripture. It introduces the Old Testament both as a witness of ancient Israel and as a witness to the church and synagogue through the generations of those who have passed these texts on as scripture. It is intended primarily for introductory seminary students."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The Old Testament as theological witness -- The created order and the re-creation of broken order -- Promises made, threatened, and fulfilled -- Bondage, exodus, wilderness -- The structures of covenant life -- "The people of the land" -- The rise of the monarchy -- Kings and prophets in the divided kingdom -- Prophecy and reform : from Jeroboam to Josiah -- Collapse/exile/hope -- Wisdom, order, protest -- New life, renewed community, new crises.

"This Theological Introduction to the Old Testament helps readers come to a critically informed understanding of the Old Testament as the church's scripture. It introduces the Old Testament both as a witness of ancient Israel and as a witness to the church and synagogue through the generations of those who have passed these texts on as scripture. It is intended primarily for introductory seminary students."--BOOK JACKET.

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