An introduction to the Old Testament, : the Canon and Christian imagination / Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brueggemann, Walter, author.

Linafelt, Tod, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Introductions.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Old Testament.

Bible--Canon.

Bible.

Canon.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Introductions.

Physical Description:

xiv, 506 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2020.

Summary:

"This introduction invites readers to engage in the construction of meaning as they venture into these timeless texts. 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS

1. Imaginative Remembering: The Theological Witness of the Old Testament

2. Narrative and Poetry: The Literary Art of the Old Testament

pt. I THE TORAH

3. Introduction to the Torah

4. Genesis 1

11: Cosmic Miracles in Contradiction

5. Genesis 12

50: The Ancestors

6. The Book of Exodus

7. The Book of Leviticus

8. The Book of Numbers

9. The Book of Deuteronomy

10. Reprise on the Torah

pt. II THE PROPHETS

11. Introduction to the Prophets

12. The Book of Joshua

13. The Book of Judges

14. The Books of 1 and 2 Samuel

15. The Books of 1 and 2 Kings

16. The Book of Isaiah

17. The Book of Jeremiah

18. The Book of Ezelriel

19. The Minor Prophets (1)

20. The Minor Prophets (2)

21. Reprise on the Prophets

pt. III THE WRITINGS

22. Introduction to the Writings

23. The Book of Psalms

24. The Book of Job

25. The Book of Proverbs

26. The Five Scrolls

27. The Book of Daniel

28. The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

29. The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles

30. Reprise on the Writings

CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS

31. The Hiddenness of God and the Complexities of Interpretation

32. Getting the Most from the Bible: Strategies for Close Reading

33. The Bible and the Contemporary World: An Ethical Vision of the Human Condition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Brueggemann, Walter, An introduction to the Old Testament,

ISBN:

9780664264413

0664264417

OCLC:

1161307919