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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... covenant at Sinai; and in the final, poignant scene of the Torah at the end of Deuteronomy, God buries Moses after allowing him a vision of the promised land that he is not finally to enter. But if the Hebrew literary imagination is ...
... covenant with human and natural creatures. The covenant with Noah restores and secures the creation for the benefit of the creatures, animal and human. Human treatment of the natural world, therefore, is a matter not only of the ...
... covenant making, an encounter that begins in 19:1. Between the end of the exodus narrative in 15:21 and the arrival at Sinai in 19:1, the narrative materials portray Israel en route from slavery to covenant (15:22–18:27). This so-called ...
... covenant between YHWH and Israel, and (b) the issuance of the commands of YHWH that become the condition and substance of the covenant. It is not possible to know anything about the history or geographical location of Sinai. Frank ...
... covenant making, whereby Israel takes an oath of allegiance to YHWH (chap. 24). The proclamation of commands and the oath of allegiance are the defining elements of the covenant that bind Israel to YHWH in obedience. While it is not ...
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