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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... YHWH, the God of Israel, who operates in the stories and songs of Israel that are taken as reliable renderings of reality. Given all kinds of critical restraints and awarenesses, one Excursus on “YHWH” and names for God can only allow ...
... YHWH-based ideology, YHWH is understood to be the legitimator of a social ideology that intends an egalitarian or communitarian society, a society quite alternative to the conventional practice of “Canaan.” Not surprisingly, Gottwald's ...
... YHWH and the object of YHWH's peculiar and decisive intervention in public events (see Exod 4:22). This narrative, moreover, is a crucial component in the articulation of YHWH, the God of Israel, as the God with power to override the ...
... YHWH. That the narrative includes a variety of literary sources attests to the fact that the retelling community, in many circumstances and in many generations, time after time, found this narrative plot as powerfully disclosing as it ...
... YHWH's sovereignty, not at all to be explained naturalistically, as has been frequently attempted. They are not to be understood naturalistically because they make immediate and direct appeal to the hidden and odd power of YHWH, without ...
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