A theological introduction to the Old Testament /
A theological introduction to the Old Testament / [print]
Bruce C. Birch ... [and others.
- second edition.
- Nashville : Abingdon Press, (c)2005.
- xviii, 485 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
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.
9780687066766
2004022219
Bible.--Old Testament--Theology.
BS1192 BS1192.B617.T446 2005
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.
9780687066766
2004022219
Bible.--Old Testament--Theology.
BS1192 BS1192.B617.T446 2005