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A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT
THE HEBREW BIBLE IN ITS CONTEXT |
| By: |
Michael David Coogan, Cynthia R. Chapma |
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Paperback |
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£45.99 |
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£40.24 |
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£5.75 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0190238593 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780190238599 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
15 September, 2015 |
| Edition: |
3rd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
496 |
| Description: |
Balanced, comprehensive, readable. The best introduction by one of the best biblical scholars. Lavishly illustrated, thoughtfully organized, up-to date, reasonably priced. |
| Synopsis: |
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 and other 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. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
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Returnable |
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