A brief introduction to the Old Testament
Subtitle: the Hebrew Bible in its context
By: Michael D. Coogan.
Contributors: Coogan, Michael David.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780195332728
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- History of Biblical events; Bible. -- O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- O.T. -- Language, style
Description: This resource is a concise and updated version of Coogan's 'The Old Testament'. It takes a historical and literary approach to exploring the Hebrew Bible. It begins with two introductory chapters, in order to give students the preliminary background necessary to prepare for analysis of the biblical texts 'in context'.
Notes: "This book is a shorter version of The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures"--Preface.