Title:
The Old Testament : a very short introduction / Michael Coogan.
Author:
Coogan, Michael David.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
Call Number:
BS1140.3 .C66 2008
Series Title:
Very short introductions ; 181
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ISBN:
9780195305050
Series:
Very short introductions ; 181
Physical Description:
x, 140 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Contents:
What 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.
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