Katharine Dell

Broschiertes Buch

Opening the Old Testament

Beschreibung

This succinct and innovative book shows readers how to read and appreciate the Old Testament. Written for those with little experience or knowledge of the Old Testament and its character, it is an ideal first step before turning to more lengthy introductions and commentaries. The book explores the authority and contemporary relevance of the Old Testament. The Old Testament is a rich canon of texts of many different genres and can be read in a number of ways: as history, as literature, or as theology. Opening the Old Testament explores these and other forms of interpretation, showing readers how to use them and form a lively interaction with the texts. The result is an engaging, student-friendly textbook that enables the reader to understand what the Old Testament is, how to read it and why it is still relevant to our world today.

Autor

Katharine Dell is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament Studies in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge and Fellow, Tutor and Director of Studies in Theology at St Catharine's College. She is the author of The Book of Proverbs in Social and Theological Context (2006), Seeking a Life that Matters: Lessons for today from the book of Proverbs (2002), Job, The Peoples' Bible Commentary (2002), Get Wisdom, Get Insight: An Introduction to Israel's Wisdom Literature (2000), Shaking a Fist at God: Understanding Suffering through the book of Job (1995) and The Book of Job as Sceptical Literature (1991). She is currently working on Ecclesiastes - the third mainstream wisdom book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 190mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781405125017
• ISBN-10: 1405125012
• Artikelnr.: 22951714

Rezensionen

" [The book] contains a wealth of information attractively written and engagingly presented, with many illustrations, maps and sidebars." (Church Times, August 2008)"Colleagues who have been teaching introductory Hebrew Bible shouldknow that there is now a truly creative and absolutelyreader-friendly introductory textbook on the market."
-Kristin de Troyer, Claremont School of Theology

"This is a very successful attempt to 'open' the Old Testamentfor the reader with no specialist knowledge. By concentrating onselected passages in detail, Katharine Dell introduces the majorthemes and genres of the Bible in an accessible way, and thenprovides the background information needed to understand the biggerpicture. An invaluable guide for anyone puzzled or intrigued by theOld Testament."
-John Barton, University of Oxford

"Upon opening Katherine Dell's Opening the OldTestament, the reader will encounter a lucid treatment ofancient Israel's Psalmody, a refreshing way of introducingthe daunting world of Old Testament literature. This is a newtextbook designed for a new generation of readers. It deserves tobe used widely."
-William P. Brown, Columbia Theological Seminary