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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Corrine L Carvalho |
ISBN: | 9780884899112 088489911X |
OCLC Number: | 70921343 |
Description: | 480 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Cracking open a dusty old book -- The patriarchs and matriarchs -- The Exodus -- The Sinai covenant -- Conquest and confusion : Joshua and judges -- The rise of the monarchy : 1 and 2 Samuel -- The politics of the monarchy -- Israelite poetry : Psalms and Song of Songs -- The prophets of the divided monarchy -- Judah stands alone -- Why, oh Lord? -- Restoring a nation -- The wise shall behold all of creation -- A nice little story -- An orchestra of voices. |
Responsibility: | Corrine L. Carvalho. |
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Abstract:
Designed to get students to read the Bible for themselves, this introduction to and overview of the Old Testament draws on the most recent research on the Hebrew scriptures to outline the historical, social, and cultural contexts out of which the biblical texts were produced.--From publisher description.
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