John Rogerson (ed.), Beginning Old Testament Study

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Rogerson, J. W., ed. (1998). Beginning Old Testament Study. 2nd ed. London: SPCK.
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Here is a new edition, extensively updated and revised, of a classic text for newcomers to Old Testament study.
Written by four leading academics, this book distils the best in biblical scholarship in a style accessible to readers with little or no [...]

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John Barton, Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study

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Barton, J. (1996). Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study. 2nd ed. London: Darton, Longman & Todd. Introduction.
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Reading the Old Testament is intended for students who have already learned some of the techniques of biblical study, and would like to explore the wider implications and aims of all the various critical methods [...]

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John Barton, People of the Book? The Authority of the Bible in Christianity

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Barton, J. (1988). People of the Book? The Authority of the Bible in Christianity. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press.
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‘People of the Book? The Authority of the Bible in Christianity is a superb study of the Bible’s authority in the contemporary church. With characteristic clarity and precision, John Barton analyzes the major current views [...]

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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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