N. T. Wright, The New Testament and the People of God

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Wright, N. T. (1992). The New Testament and the People of God. Christian Origins and the Question of God, vol. 1. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
Publisher’s information:
This major new five-volume project presents a comprehensive, detailed, yet highly readable assessment of the historical and theological questions surrounding the origins of Christianity.
‘In this volume Wright trains a penetrating [...]

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Christopher Rowland, Christian Origins: An Account of the Setting and Character of the Most Important Messianic Sect of Judaism

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Rowland, C. (2002). Christian Origins: An Account of the Setting and Character of the Most Important Messianic Sect of Judaism. 2nd ed. London: SPCK.
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This new edition of Professor Rowland’s authoritative classic has been thoroughly revised and updated. In the light of recent work, the author has rewritten the chapter entitled ‘Jewish Sectarianism’ [...]

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Lawrence Boadt, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction

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Boadt, L. (1984). Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. New York: Paulist Press.
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Reading the Old Testament is a clear and carefully organized introduction for contemporary readers. It is designed to guide the student of the Bible through the text and its problems, enrich their understanding of the individual biblical books, and explore the [...]

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John Rogerson and Philip Davies, The Old Testament World

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Rogerson, J. W., and P. R. Davies. (2005). The Old Testament World. Rev. and expanded ed. London: T & T Clark.
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‘… this is a useful introduction both to modern study of the Old Testament and to the history and religion of Israel, critical in stance and aware of the limitations of modern knowledge [...]

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Joseph Blenkinsopp, Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism

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Blenkinsopp, J. (1995). Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism. Rev. ed. The Oxford Bible Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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‘What a pleasure to find a book that takes seriously the meaning and importance of “law” in the Hebrew Bible … This book is a [...]

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Bruce C. Birch, Walter Brueggemann, Terence E. Fretheim and David L. Petersen, A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament

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Birch, B. C., W. Brueggemann, T. E. Fretheim, and D. L. Petersen. (1999). A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon Press.
Publisher’s information:
This Theological Introduction to the Old Testament helps readers come to a critically informed understanding of the Old Testament as the church’s scripture. It introduces the Old Testament both as a [...]

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John Barton (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation

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Barton, John (ed.) (1998). The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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This book provides the first complete guide for students to the present state of biblical studies. The twenty-one specially commissioned chapters are written by established scholars from North America and Britain, and represent both traditional and contemporary points of view. [...]

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