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The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction
Michael Coogan
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Description for The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the Hebrew Bible ) and the Old Testament of Christianity, and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Protestants. He looks at the rise of modern biblical scholarship as well as the recovery of ancient Near Eastern literatures and their significance for biblical interpretation. One particularly interesting section examines three ... Read more
Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the Hebrew Bible ) and the Old Testament of Christianity, and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Protestants. He looks at the rise of modern biblical scholarship as well as the recovery of ancient Near Eastern literatures and their significance for biblical interpretation. One particularly interesting section examines three ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195305050
SKU
V9780195305050
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Ref
99-12
About Michael Coogan
Michael D. Coogan is Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College and Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum. One of the leading biblical scholars in the United States, he is editor of The New Oxford Annotated Bible, Third Edition, and is a contributor to such standard reference works as The Encyclopedia of Religion, HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, and The ... Read more
Reviews for The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction
this is an excellent introduction for lay readers
T. M. Law
T. M. Law