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050	0	0	_aBS1140.2 _b.B63 1984
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998			_bEW
100	1		_aBoadt, Lawrence.
245	1	0	_aReading the Old Testament : _ban introduction / _cby Lawrence Boadt ; [illustrations by Frank Sabatte ; discussion questions and index prepared by Michael Kerrigan].
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bPaulist Press, _cc1984.
300			_a569 p., [1] p. of plates : _billus., maps, plans ; pbk ; _c23 cm.
500			_aIncludes indexes.
504			_aBibliography: p. 554-560.
505			_aIntroducing 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.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pO.T. _xIntroductions.
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