A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament : The Hebrew Bible In Its Context Paperback / softback
by Michael D. (Lecturer on Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at the Harvard Divinity School and Direct Coogan, Cynthia R. (Adelia A.F. Johnston and Harry Thomas Frank Associate Professor of Religion, Ad Chapman
Paperback / softback
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Engaging and accessible to students from all backgrounds, A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, Third Edition, is an updated and concise version of Michael D.
Coogan's best-selling The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, Third Edition (OUP, 2013).
Coogan works primarily from a historical and critical methodology but also introduces students to literary analysis andother interpretive strategies. Providing a nondenominational and nondoctrinal treatment, this text offers a unique and captivating introduction to the Hebrew scriptures themselves and to how they have been-and can be-interpreted. PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES* Chapter introductions connecting each chapter to the preceding material and previewing the material to come* Chapter summaries that highlight key points and link each chapter to the rest of the book* Important terms, boldfaced at their first appearance and defined in the glossary* Numerous strategically placed text boxes that offer interesting and useful supplementary information* Timelines, photos, illustrations, maps, and a four-color insert on Jerusalem in biblical times* Review questions, suggestions for further reading, a general bibliography, and annotated bibliographies at the end of each chapter* A FREE 6-month subscription to Oxford Biblical Studies Online (www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com)-a $180 value-with the purchase of every new copy of this text.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:19/11/2015
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- ISBN:9780190238599
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:19/11/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9780190238599