This book briefly explores commonly asked questions and provides nontechnical answers designed to assist laypeople, ministers, and scholars with the historical books of the Bible.
An analysis of the messianic texts found in the Hebrew Bible in the light of the ancient Jewish and Christian interpreters, with an emphasis on theological and pastoral significance of these texts.
A carefully organized, step-by-step introduction to the books of the biblical prophets, the men behind them, their message, and their relevance for today.
"The most up-to-date, clearly written, carefully arranged, and comprehensive general introduction to the Old Testament." The Bible Today Can be used as a companion text to the Paulist Bible Study Program.
Author: Lawrence Boadt; Revised and Updated by Richard Clifford and Daniel HarringtonLawrence Boadt, CSP
Format: Paperback
Reading the Old Testament was recognized as a classic almost from its date of publication in 1984. Without in any way diminishing its famed clarity, judiciousness, and theological depth, two prominent scholars, Richard Clifford and Daniel Harrington, have brought the book into the twenty-first century.
This book was designed to help individuals or groups who plan to read the entire book of Genesis, and who want to do so slowly and carefully, using study questions in conjunction with practical information from modern biblical scholarship.
