TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boadt,Lawrence
AU  - Clifford,Richard J.
AU  - Harrington,Daniel J.
TI  - Reading the Old Testament: an introduction 
SN  - 9781616436704 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BS1140.3 .B63 2012eb
U1  - 221.6/1 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Paulist Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Introductions
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
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