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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... concerning times). The latter word, yahweh, is a the emergence of Old Testament proper noun; it is God's personal name, historical texts according to a which according to some traditions in the Bible was secret until revealed to Moses ...
... concerning not only Israel but the God of Israel: God's intention for the world has come to a deep and sad caesura in this moment of the sixth-century Jewish exile. In any case, such an extended narrative exhibits a shrewd interpretive ...
... concerning the main theological claims of the text. In the same year, Norman Gottwald published his definitive book, The Tribes of Yahweh, in which he offered a sociological reading of the MosesJoshua traditions according to the ...
... concerning YHWH. It is clear that human agents have been at work through the entire traditioning process. They witness to the will, purpose, and presence of YHWH, who remains inscrutably hidden in and through the text and yet who ...
... concerning this most normative script for exiles. 1. The Torah is constituted by narratives and commandments, the relationship of which is complex and unsettled. That the Torah is largely constituted by narrative is a reminder that “law ...
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