TY  - BOOK
AU  - Charpentier, Etienne
TI  - How to read the Old Testament
SN  - 0334020573
U1  - 221.61/CHA 
PY  - 1982///
CY  - London, UK
PB  - SCM
KW  - Bible
KW  - O.T
KW  - Introductions
N1  - 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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