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A theological introduction to the Old Testament / Bruce C. Birch ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nashville : Abingdon Press, 2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 485 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 068706676X (alk. paper)
  • 9780687066766 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 230/.0411 22
LOC classification:
  • BS1192.5 .T43 2005
Other classification:
  • 11.41
Online resources:
Contents:
The Old Testament as theological witness -- The created order and the re-creation of broken order -- Promises made, threatened, and fulfilled -- Bondage, exodus, wilderness -- The structures of covenant life -- "The people of the land" -- The rise of the monarchy -- Kings and prophets in the divided kingdom -- Prophecy and reform : from Jeroboam to Josiah -- Collapse/exile/hope -- Wisdom, order, protest -- New life, renewed community, new crises.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The Old Testament as theological witness -- The created order and the re-creation of broken order -- Promises made, threatened, and fulfilled -- Bondage, exodus, wilderness -- The structures of covenant life -- "The people of the land" -- The rise of the monarchy -- Kings and prophets in the divided kingdom -- Prophecy and reform : from Jeroboam to Josiah -- Collapse/exile/hope -- Wisdom, order, protest -- New life, renewed community, new crises.