The Living World of the Old Testament
Bernhard W. Anderson(Author)
Longman (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 14. November 1988
Book
Hardback
708 pages
978-0-582-02560-8 (ISBN)
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Description
This is a study of the Old Testament as the story of a people. The author describes the growth of Israel from its beginnings through to Moses, the reigns of David and Solomon and into the Hellenistic era. Aided by maps, charts and photographs the book analyzes and interprets the familiar biblical narrative in the context of our modern knowledge of the ancient world. New features of this edition include a series of "definitions" of key terms, new illustrations and it also takes into account more recent archaeological discoveries.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations, chronological chart, bibliography, author index, subject index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
1356 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-02560-8 (9780582025608)
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Living World of the Old Testament
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Content
Introduction: the Old Testament as the story of a people. Part 1 The creation of a people: the beginnings of Israel; liberation from bondage; covenant in the wilderness; the promised land; the formation of an all-Israelite epic; the struggle between faith and culture. Part 2 Israel becomes like the nations: the throne of David; prophetic troublers of Israel; fallen is the virgin Israel; Judah's covenant with death; the rediscovery of Mosaic Torah; the doom of the nation. Part 3 The covenant community is renewed: by the waters of Babylon; the dawn of a new age; a kingdom of priests; the praises of Israel; the beginning of wisdom; the unfulfilled drama. Chronological chart. Select bibliography. Author index. Subject index.