An Introduction to the Old Testament, Third Edition: The Canon and Christian ImaginationWestminster John Knox Press, 2021 M01 5 - 512 pages In this updated edition of the popular textbook An Introduction to the Old Testament, Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt introduce the reader to the broad theological scope of the Old Testament, treating some of the most important issues and methods in contemporary biblical interpretation. This clearly written textbook focuses on the literature of the Old Testament as it grew out of religious, political, and ideological contexts over many centuries in Israel's history. Covering every book in the Old Testament (arranged in canonical order), the authors demonstrate the development of theological concepts in biblical writings from the Torah through postexilic Judaism. Incorporating the most current scholarship, this new edition also includes concrete tips for doing close readings of the Old Testament text, and a chapter on ways to read Scripture and respond in light of pressing contemporary issues, such as economic inequality, racial and gender justice, and environmental degradation. This introduction invites readers to engage in the construction of meaning as they venture into these timeless texts. |
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... Psalms 24. The Book of Job 25. The Book of Proverbs 26. The Five Scrolls 27. The Book of Daniel 28. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah 29. The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles 30. Reprise on the Writings 301 307 321 333 345 371 379 389 397 ...
... Psalms, Job, and Proverbs The Five Scrolls: Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and the Song of Songs A revisionist historical corpus of 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah A single apocalyptic scroll, Daniel This material ...
... Psalm 114:4, for example: The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. Or from Song of Songs 8:6: Love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Notice that “mountains” matches “hills,” and that “rams” matches “lambs ...
... Psalms, for example, to the more inventive imagination of the book of Job, to the double entendres of the Song of Songs. So the troubled fate of the psalmist is, often as not, imagined in terms of “the pit” that threatens to swallow or ...
... Psalms and the Song of Songs, where the expression of passion, whether despairing or joyful, is common. We find also in narrative contexts briefer poetic insets that serve to express or intensify emotion. Take, for example, Jacob's ...
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An Introduction to the Old Testament, Third Edition: The Canon and Christian ... Walter Brueggemann,Tod Linafelt No preview available - 2020 |