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An introduction to the Old Testament : the canon and Christian imagination / Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, (c)2012.Edition: Second edition.itionDescription: xii, 499 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780664234584
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS1140.L735.I587 2012
  • BS1140
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Subject: "In this updated edition of the popular textbook, Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt introduce the reader to the broad theological scope of the Old Testament, treating some of the most important issues and methods in contemporary biblical interpretation. This clearly written textbook focuses on the literature of the Old Testament as it grew out of religious, political, and ideological contexts over many centuries in Israel's history. Covering every book in the Old Testament (arranged in canonical order), the authors demonstrate the development of theological concepts in biblical writings from the Torah through post-exilic Judaism. This introduction invites readers to engage in the construction of meaning as they venture into these timeless texts"--
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Withdrawn G. Allen Fleece Library WITHDRAWN Non-fiction BS1140.3.B78 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 31923001908850

"In this updated edition of the popular textbook, Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt introduce the reader to the broad theological scope of the Old Testament, treating some of the most important issues and methods in contemporary biblical interpretation. This clearly written textbook focuses on the literature of the Old Testament as it grew out of religious, political, and ideological contexts over many centuries in Israel's history. Covering every book in the Old Testament (arranged in canonical order), the authors demonstrate the development of theological concepts in biblical writings from the Torah through post-exilic Judaism. This introduction invites readers to engage in the construction of meaning as they venture into these timeless texts"--

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