A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament Third Edition Michael D. Coogan

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190238593
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190238599

  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