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Opening the Old Testament

Autor Dell
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 ian 2008
This succinct and innovative book shows readers how to read and appreciate the Old Testament. Written for those with little experience or knowledge of the Old Testament and its character, it is an ideal first step before turning to more lengthy introductions and commentaries. The book explores the authority and contemporary relevance of the Old Testament.

The Old Testament is a rich canon of texts of many different genres and can be read in a number of ways: as history, as literature, or as theology. Opening the Old Testament explores these and other forms of interpretation, showing readers how to use them and form a lively interaction with the texts. The result is an engaging, student-friendly textbook that enables the reader to understand what the Old Testament is, how to read it and why it is still relevant to our world today.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781405125000
ISBN-10: 1405125004
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 199 x 243 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

First–year undergraduates and above of the Old Testament and Biblical Studies Bible study groups, clergy, and general readers interested in learning more about the Old Testament.

Notă biografică

Katharine Dell is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge and Fellow, Tutor and Director of Studies in Theology at St Catharine's College. She is the author of The Book of Proverbs in Social and Theological Context (2006), Seeking a Life that Matters: Lessons for today from the book of Proverbs (2002), Job, The Peoples' Bible Commentary (2002), Get Wisdom, Get Insight: An Introduction to Israel's Wisdom Literature (2000), Shaking a Fist at God: Understanding Suffering through the book of Job (1995) and The Book of Job as Sceptical Literature (1991). She is currently working on Ecclesiastes - the third mainstream wisdom book.

Descriere

This succinct and innovative book shows readers how to read and appreciate the Old Testament: as history, as literature or as theology. Offering an ideal 'taster' of Old Testament themes and issues, the book encourages students to explore various forms of interpretation and develop a lively interaction with the texts.