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The Old Testament : a very short introduction / Michael Coogan.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 181.Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [(c)2008.]Description: 1 online resource (x, 140 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199719464
  • 0199719462
  • 9781435633636
  • 1435633636
  • 1281341940
  • 9781281341945
  • 9780199365531
  • 0199365539
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BS1140.3
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Contents:
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.
Summary: The author offers an exploration of the 'Old Testament', illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. He provides an overview of one of the great pillars of Western religion and culture, a book which remains important today for Jews, Christians, and Muslims worldwide.
Item type: Online Book
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Online Book G. Allen Fleece Library Online Non-fiction BS1140.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn213446774

Includes bibliographies and index.

The author offers an exploration of the 'Old Testament', illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. He provides an overview of one of the great pillars of Western religion and culture, a book which remains important today for Jews, Christians, and Muslims worldwide.

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.

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