Reading the Old Testament : an introduction / by Lawrence Boadt.
Publication details: New York : Paulist Press, c2012.Edition: 2nd ed. / rev. by Richard Clifford and Daniel HarringtonDescription: xvii, 510 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780809147809
- 0809147807
- 9781616436704
- 1616436700
- BS1140.3 .B63 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p.483-489) and indexes.
Introducing the Old Testament -- The people and lands of the Old Testament -- Archaeology and the Old Testament -- Literary tools for Old Testament study -- The Pentateuch -- Genesis 1-11: the preface to Israel's story -- Genesis 12-50: the patriarchs -- The exodus from Egypt -- The covenant and journey to Canaan: Exodus 19 through Numbers -- The Israelite possession of Canaan: the books of Joshua and Judges -- Canaanite religion and culture -- "A king like those of other nations": the books of Samuel and Kings -- Daily life in ancient Israel -- Israelite worship and prayer -- The kingdom split in two -- The great prophets of the eighth century -- The last days of the kingdom of Judah -- Jeremiah and the Deuteronomic history -- Prophecy during the Babylonian exile -- Sing us a song of Zion! -- The struggle to restore the land -- Life in the postexilic community -- The cultivation of wisdom -- Faith confronting new challenges -- The closing of the Old Testament -- Ten great themes of Old Testament theology.
