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A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context
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About A Brief Introduction To The Old Testament: The
Engaging and accessible to students from all backgrounds, A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, Third Edition, is an updated and concise version of Michael D. Coogan's best selling The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, Third Edition (OUP, 2013). Coogan works primarily from a historical and critical methodology but also introduces students to literary analysis and other interpretive strategies.Providing a nondenominational and nondoctrinal treatment, this text offers a unique and captivating introduction to the Hebrew scriptures themselves and to how they have been and can be interpreted.PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES* Chapter introductions connecting each chapter to the preceding material and previewing the material to come* Chapter summaries that highlight key points and link each chapter to the rest of the book* Important terms, boldfaced at their first appearance and defined in the glossary* Numerous strategically placed text boxes that offer interesting and useful supplementary information* Timelines, photos, illustrations, maps, and a four color insert on Jerusalem in biblical times* Review questions, suggestions for further reading, a general bibliography, and annotated bibliographies at the end of each chapter* A FREE 6 month subscription to Oxford Biblical Studies Online (www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com) a $180 value with the purchase of every new copy of this text.
