SCM Studyguide Old Testament
1st Edition
Published on 7. January 2013
256 pages
978-0-334-04806-0 (ISBN)
Description
This undergraduate text provides an introduction to the Old Testament covering all the core topics provided on a typical level one course. Features include: boxed explanations of difficult concepts, bullet pointed notes to remember, shaded areas of text highlighting areas for reflection, questions at the end of each chapter, web links and more.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- How to Use this Book
- Introduction
- 1 Why Read the Old Testament?
- 2 Why Did the Writers Write?
- 3 Are the Books in the Right Order?
- 4 What Really Happened: How Do We Know, and Does It Really Matter?
- 5 What is the Old Testament About?
- 6 In the Beginning
- 7 Terrorists or Visionaries? The Contribution of D
- 8 Wholeness and Holiness: The P Traditions
- 9 Introducing the Prophets
- 10 Even the Good Times are Bad
- 11 A Time for Reflection
- 12 Beyond Blame
- 13 First Things Last
- 14 God of History
- 15 I'm a Righteous Man - Get Me Out of Here!
- 16 Israel: The Musical
- 17 Those Were the Days!
- 18 Five Scrolls and a Prophet
- 19 Work in Progress
- References
- Index of Biblical References
