The Old Testament : a very short introduction /

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Autore principale: Coogan, Michael David
Natura: Libro
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
Serie:Very short introductions ; 181
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Sommario:
  • 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.