TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hernández,Dominick S.
TI  - Engaging the Old Testament: how to read biblical narrative, poetry, and prophecy well 
SN  - 9781540962836
AV  - BS476 .H4668 2023
U1  - 220.601 H557E 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Grand Rapids, MI
PB  - Baker Academic
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Hermeneutics
KW  - Textbooks
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283) and indexes; Acknowledgments -- Preface -- What's the Old Testament "God" to do with me? -- The commitment to really reading -- From talking to tablets to tabernacle to today -- Reading from today back to the text -- The confessions of a close reader -- How the Old Testament is told: Narrative -- Learning to love the law? -- Seeds of remembrance -- Redeeming Rahab the conqueror -- Why is the book of Judges so weird? -- Hannah and Ruth: Mothers of the monarchy -- King David's true legacy -- Divided allegiances to divided kingdom: The tragedy of King Solomon -- How biblical poets wrote poetry: The importance of parallelism -- How biblical poets wrote poetry: The proliferation of metaphors -- Metaphors and retributive justice in the poetry of Job -- How prophets prophesy -- How to engage poetic prophecy -- Who is Isaiah's suffering servant? -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Scripture index -- Subject index
N2  - "This introductory textbook invites students into the depths and riches of the Old Testament, showing its relevance for Christian readers"--
ER  -