Terence E. Fretheim, God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation

Bibliographical details: Fretheim, T. E. (2005). God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation. Nashville: Abingdon Press. Publisher’s information: Dr. Terence Fretheim presents the Old Testament view of the Creator God, the created world, and our role in creation. Beginning with ‘The Beginning’, Fretheim demonstrates that creation is open-ended and connected. [...]

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

Bibliographical details: 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 [...]

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Lawrence Boadt, Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction

Bibliographical details: Boadt, L. (1984). Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. New York: Paulist Press. Publisher’s information: 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, [...]

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John Rogerson and Philip Davies, The Old Testament World

Bibliographical details: Rogerson, J. W., and P. R. Davies. (2005). The Old Testament World. Rev. and expanded ed. London: T & T Clark. Publisher’s information: ‘… 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 [...]

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

Bibliographical details: 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 [...]

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