Walton, John H., 1952-

Wisdom for faithful reading : principles and practices for old testament interpretation / John H. Walton. - 1 online resource (xv, 226 pages) : color illustrations



Part one: general principles -- Section A-introduction -- Section B-General Bible -- Part two: genre guidelines -- Section A-Pentateuch -- Section B-Narrative -- Section C-Wisdom and Psalms -- Section D-Prophecy and apocalyptic -- Part three: a way forward -- Section A-characteristics of faithful reading -- Section B-Living life.

"The church has often lost its way in reading the Old Testament for lack of sound principles of interpretation. John Walton offers a consistent approach to give us confidence as faithful interpreters, laying out his tried-and-true practices developed over four decades in the classroom. You may never read the Old Testament the same way again"--



9781514004883 1514004887

2022049762


Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Old Testament


Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1192.5 / .W358 2023

221.601