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Gordon McConville, The Old Testament

Posted in Ancient Near Eastern background, Ancient Near Eastern religion, Background, Canon, Canonical approach, Christian interpretation, Conquest, Exile, Exodus, Family, Form criticism, Historical books, Historical criticism, History, of Israel, Israel, Israelite society, Jewish interpretation, Law, Old Testament, Old Testament theology, Pentateuch, Prophets/prophecy, Redaction criticism, Source criticism, Text, Tribe, Wisdom, Women, tagged on Monday, 26 May, 2008 | No Comments »

Bibliographical details:
McConville, J. G. (1996). The Old Testament. Teach Yourself Books. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
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The Bible has had a profound effect on the whole of Western culture – through the religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and also through literature and art. It has been the often unrecognised inspiration behind many of the [...]

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John H. Walton, Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible

Posted in Ancient Near Eastern background, Ancient Near Eastern literature, Ancient Near Eastern religion, Comparative studies, Cosmic geography, Cosmogony, Cosmology, Death, Divination, Family religion, Gods, Historiography, KM review, Kingship, Law, Omens, Review, Ritual, State religion, Temple, Wisdom, tagged on Thursday, 8 May, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Bibliographical details:
Walton, J. H. (2007). Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible. Nottingham: Apollos.
Publisher’s information:
Much of the Old Testament can seem strange to contemporary readers. However, as we begin to understand how ancient people viewed the world, the Old Testament becomes more clearly a book that [...]

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