Introduction to the Old Testament

Name: Introduction to the Old Testament
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ISBN: 9780521705479

ISBN-10: 0521705479

ISBN-13: 9780521705479

Edition: 2014

Authors: Bill T. Arnold

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This volume introduces ancient Israel's Scriptures, or the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament. It also traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of the Old Testament. Where pertinent to the message of the Old Testament, the book explores issues of history, comparative religions, and sociology, while striking a balance among these topics by focusing primarily on literary features of the text. In addition, frequent sidebar discussions introduce the reader to contemporary scholarship, especially the results of historical-critical research and archaeology. Along the way, the book explores how the Old Testament conceptualized and gave rise to monotheism, one of the…

Book details

List price: $50.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/7/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 436
Size: 7.44" wide x 9.21" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Bill T. Arnold (PhD, Hebrew Union College) is Paul S. Amos Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author or editor of twelve books, including Encountering the Book of Genesis, Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax, and a commentary on 1 and 2 Samuel.