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The Old Testament : a very short introduction
- Title
- The Old Testament : a very short introduction / Michael Coogan.
- Author
- Coogan, Michael David.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
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Details
- Description
- x, 140 p. : ill., maps; 18 cm.
- Series Statement
- Very short introductions ; 181
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-134) and index.
- Contents
- What is the Old Testament? -- Interpretive strategies -- The Old Testament and history -- The Old Testament and myth -- The exodus from Egypt: a deep probe -- "Keep my commandments": biblical law -- "Festivals of the Lord": ritual in ancient Israel -- Prophets and prophecies -- Hezekiah and Sennacherib: another deep probe -- Poetry and dissent -- "Let us now praise famous men"--and women -- The enduring significance of the Old Testament.
- Call Number
- *PDC 08-545
- ISBN
- 9780195305050 (alk. paper)
- 0195305051 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007041097
- OCLC
- 173749310
- vendorOCN173749310
- Author
- Coogan, Michael David.
- Title
- The Old Testament : a very short introduction / Michael Coogan.
- Imprint
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
- Series
- Very short introductions ; 181
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-134) and index.
- Research Call Number
- *PDC 08-545