01923nam a2200265 a 4500 4261638 AU-EpEBC 20150320164102.0 850515s1984 nyufabe b 001 0 eng 84060723 0809126311 (pbk.) : DLC DLC DLC NEMB BS1140.2 .B63 1984 221.6/1 19 EW Boadt, Lawrence. Reading the Old Testament : an introduction / by Lawrence Boadt ; [illustrations by Frank Sabatte ; discussion questions and index prepared by Michael Kerrigan]. New York, N.Y. : Paulist Press, c1984. 569 p., [1] p. of plates : illus., maps, plans ; pbk ; 23 cm. Includes indexes. Bibliography: p. 554-560. Introducing the Old Testament -- The people and lands of the Old Testament -- Archaeology and the Old Testament -- Literary tools for Old Testament study -- The Pentateuch -- Genesis 1-11: the preface to Israel's story -- Genesis 12-50: the patriarchs -- The exodus from Egypt -- The covenant and journey to Canaan (Exodus 19 through Numbers) -- The Israelite possession of Canaan: the books of Joshua and Judges -- Canaanite religion and culture -- A king like those of other nations: the books of Samuel and Kings -- Daily life in ancient Israel -- Israelite worship and prayer -- The kingdom split into two -- The great prophets of the eighth century -- The last days of the kingdom of Judah -- Jeremiah and the Deuteronomic history -- Prophecy during the Babylonian exile -- Sing us a song of Zion! -- The struggle to restore the land (540-500 B.C.) -- Life in the post-exilic community -- The cultivation of wisdom -- Faith confronting new challenges -- The closing of the Old Testament -- Themes of Old Testament theology. Bible. O.T. Introductions. ddc 34914 34914 0 0 ddc 0 0 221 OT MAIN MAIN OS 2013-03-07 Donated by Valentin Vasilev, 2009-2011. 20.00 1 221.61/BOA 12757 2015-06-05 00:00:00 2015-05-07 1 50.00 2013-03-07 AM