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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Richard Coggins, Introducing the Old Testament

Bibliographical details: Coggins, R. J. (2001). Introducing the Old Testament. Oxford Bible Series, 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Publisher’s information: Traditionally, study of the Old Testament has been dominated by the ‘historical-critical method’. However, in recent years, people have asked whether this approach is the only valid one and alternative understandings have been explored. [...]

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