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How to read the Old Testament / Etienne Charpentier ; translated from the French by John Bowden.

By: Publication details: London, UK : SCM, 1982.Edition: English edDescription: 124 p. ; illus. ; pbk ; 22.5 cmISBN:
  • 0334020573
Uniform titles:
  • Pour lire l'Ancien Testament. English.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.61/CHA
Contents:
Getting ready for our journey : The Bible : book or library ; A people rereads its lives ; Reading and studying the text ; A people stamped by its geography ; A people stamped by the mentality of the Near East ; A thousand years of history, or the great moments of Israel -- 1. The exodus : a people expresses its faith -- 2. The Kingdom of Jerusalem : The sacred Judaean history ; Prophets of the Kingdom of Judah -- 3. The Northern Kingdom, 935-721 : Prophets of the Northern Kingdom ; The sacred history of the North: the Elohistic tradition -- 4. The last period of the Kingdom of Judah, 721-587 : Deuteronomy ; Prophets of Judah in the seventh century -- 5. Exile in Babylon, 587-538 : Prophets of the Exile ; Leviticus ; The priestly history -- 6. Israel under Persian domination, 538-333 : Prophets of the return ; The Law or Pentateuch ; I and II Chronicles - Ezra - Nehemiah ; Wisdom ; Wisdom writings in the Persian period -- 7. Israel under the Greeks (333-63) and Romans (from 63 BC) : Prophets of the Greek period: Second Zechariah ; Wisdom literature ; Literary offshoots of the Epic of the Maccabees ; The Apocalypses ; The Book of Daniel ; Wisdom in the Diaspora -- 8. The Psalms : The Psalms of Ascent: Pss. 120-134 ; Praise to God the Creator and Saviour ; Praise to the God who is near ; Prayers of hope. God the King. The Earthly King ; Prayers of petition and thanksgiving ; Prayers for living -- Journey's end : Finishing the course ; Why still read the OT? ; Word of God and words of men ;Eucharist ; If you want to know more ... ; Jewish literature outside the Bible.
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Translation of: Pour lire l'Ancien Testament.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Getting ready for our journey : The Bible : book or library ;
A people rereads its lives ; Reading and studying the text ;
A people stamped by its geography ; A people stamped by the mentality of the Near East ; A thousand years of history, or the great moments of Israel --
1. The exodus : a people expresses its faith --
2. The Kingdom of Jerusalem : The sacred Judaean history ;
Prophets of the Kingdom of Judah --
3. The Northern Kingdom, 935-721 : Prophets of the Northern Kingdom ; The sacred history of the North: the Elohistic tradition --
4. The last period of the Kingdom of Judah, 721-587 : Deuteronomy ; Prophets of Judah in the seventh century --
5. Exile in Babylon, 587-538 : Prophets of the Exile ; Leviticus ; The priestly history --
6. Israel under Persian domination, 538-333 : Prophets of the return ; The Law or Pentateuch ; I and II Chronicles - Ezra - Nehemiah ; Wisdom ; Wisdom writings in the Persian period --
7. Israel under the Greeks (333-63) and Romans (from 63 BC) : Prophets of the Greek period: Second Zechariah ; Wisdom literature ; Literary offshoots of the Epic of the Maccabees ; The Apocalypses ; The Book of Daniel ; Wisdom in the Diaspora --
8. The Psalms : The Psalms of Ascent: Pss. 120-134 ; Praise to God the Creator and Saviour ; Praise to the God who is near ; Prayers of hope. God the King. The Earthly King ; Prayers of petition and thanksgiving ; Prayers for living --
Journey's end : Finishing the course ; Why still read the OT? ;
Word of God and words of men ;Eucharist ; If you want to know more ... ; Jewish literature outside the Bible.

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