02747nam a2200469Ka 4500 ocn846496235 OCoLC 20200709055848.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130603s2012 nyuab ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781616436704 (electronic bk.) 1616436700 (electronic bk.) 9780809147809 0809147807 1616436700 (OCoLC)846496235 587693 (N$T) BS1140.3 .B63 2012eb REL 006090 bisacsh 221.6/1 23 N$TA Boadt, Lawrence. Reading the Old Testament [electronic resource] : an introduction / by Lawrence Boadt. 2nd ed. / rev. by Richard Clifford and Daniel Harrington. New York : Paulist Press, c2012. 1 online resource (xvii, 510 p.) : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 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 in 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 -- Life in the postexilic community -- The cultivation of wisdom -- Faith confronting new challenges -- The closing of the Old Testament -- Ten great themes of Old Testament theology. Description based on print version record. Bible. Old Testament Introductions. RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament bisacsh Electronic books. Clifford, Richard J. Harrington, Daniel J. Print version: Boadt, Lawrence. Reading the Old Testament. 2nd ed. New York : Paulist Press, c2012 9780809147809 (DLC) 2012006151 (OCoLC)780288646 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=587693 EBSCOhost EBSC 587693 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53376 53376