TY  - BOOK
AU  - Birch,Bruce C.
AU  - Brueggemann,Walter
AU  - Fretheim,Terence E
AU  - Petersen,David L
TI  - A theological introduction to the Old Testament
SN  - 0687013488
AV  - BS1192.5 .T43 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Nashville
PB  - Abingdon Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Theology
KW  - Introductions
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -