01431cam a2200277 a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000310009302000280012403500240015203500390017604000280021505000240024308200190026710000270028624500700031326000640038330000450044744000360049250400640052850504460059263000330103885600820107115031310AU-EpEBC20111017203453.0071002s2008    enkab    b    001 0 eng    a  2007041097  a9780195305050 (alk. paper)  a0195305051 (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocn173749310  a(OCoLC)173749310z(OCoLC)154707870  aDLCcDLCdDLCdAU-EpEBC00aBS1140.3b.C66 200800a221.61/COO2221 aCoogan, Michael David.14aThe Old Testament :ba very short introduction /cMichael Coogan.  aOxford, UK ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,cc.2008.  ax, 140 p. :bill., maps ; pbk ; c18 cm.  aVery short introductions ;n181  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 130-134) and index.0 aWhat is the Old Testament? -- Interpretive strategies -- The Old Testament and history -- The Old Testament and myth -- The exodus from Egypt: a deep probe -- "Keep my commandments": biblical law -- "Festivals of the Lord": ritual in ancient Israel -- Prophets and prophecies -- Hezekiah and Sennacherib: another deep probe -- Poetry and dissent -- "Let us now praise famous men"--and women -- The enduring significance of the Old Testament.00aBible.pO.T.vIntroductions.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip081/2007041097.html