Introducing the Old Testament, John Drane

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Introducing the Old Testament, John Drane

Statement of responsibility

John Drane

Instantiates

• Introducing the Old Testament

Publication

• Minneapolis, MN, Fortress Press, 2001

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-363) and indexes

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

• 1. Introducing the Old Testament -- The story -- Escape from Egypt -- National decline -- Understanding the story -- The story and the faith -- Ordering the books -- Types of literature -- Sections of the Hebrew Bible -- 2. The founding of the nation -- National identity -- The founders -- Early expressions of faith -- The birth of the nation -- The exodus -- The covenant -- To the promised land -- 3. A land flowing with milk and honey -- Canaan and its history -- The emergence of Israel -- Armed struggle -- Peaceful infiltration -- Social revolution -- The judges -- 4. 'A king like other nations' -- Samuel and the ark -- Saul -- David -- David's rise to power -- A new king and new ways -- The old ways and new ideas -- Solomon -- The empire -- Alliances -- The Temple -- Arts and science -- Balancing the books -- After Solomon -- Society and religion -- The psalms -- Wisdom -- What is wisdom? -- 5. The two kingdoms -- A kingdom divided -- Back to the old ways -- Political changes -- Religious problems -- New alliances -- Prosperity again -- Decay and collapse -- Growing insecurity -- New prosperity and false security -- National revival -- Assyria on the move -- 6. Judah and Jerusalem -- Danger and uncertainty -- False confidence -- Reform in Jerusalem -- The Assyrians move in -- Assyria's final fling -- Reform and renewal -- A lost book -- The Babylonians -- Jeremiah and the fall of Jerusalem -- Misplaced trust -- The end is coming -- Dark days in Jerusalem -- 7. Dashed hopes and new horizons -- Facing up to disaster -- By the rivers of Babylon -- A new beginning -- Back to Jerusalem -- Confusion and despair -- Renewing the covenant -- Building the walls -- Handing on the law -- 8. The challenge of a new age -- A new empire -- Jews and Greeks -- Emerging tensions -- National pride and religious zeal -- Keeping the faith -- Esther -- Judith -- Tobit -- The end of the story
• 9. The living God -- Who is God? -- God is invisible -- God and the forces of nature -- God and the philosophers -- What is God like? -- An active God -- Finding God in later history -- A personal God -- Words for describing God -- When God is absent -- Personal alienation -- National despair -- How can God be known? -- God's grace -- God's word -- 10. God and the world -- Discovering God in nature and history -- Thinking about the world -- Understanding the Genesis stories -- The stories as literature -- The message of the stories -- men, women and God -- In relation to the earth -- In relation to God -- In relation to each other -- Broken relationships and new beginnings -- The root of the problem -- Searching for the answer -- 11. Living as God's people -- Belief and behaviour -- Discovering God's will through wisdom -- Understanding 'wisdom' -- Wisdom in practice -- Discovering God's will in the law -- The ten commandments -- The book of the covenant -- Deuteronomy -- Priestly laws -- From theory to practice -- Criminal law -- Civil law -- Family law -- Social law -- Explaining God's will -- The Old Testament ethic is theological -- The Old Testament ethic is dynamic -- The Old Testament ethic is social -- The Old Testament ethic is personal -- 12. Worshipping God -- Worshipping a holy God -- God is infinite -- God is good -- God is love -- Places of worship -- The tabernacle or tent of Yahweh's presence -- Local sanctuaries -- The Temple -- The synagogue -- The character of worship -- Singing and music -- Prayer -- Dance and drama -- Sacrifice -- Times for worship -- The sabbath day -- The Passover -- The harvest festivals -- 13. From Hebrew Bible to Old Testament -- Questions of belief -- Searching for solutions -- Making connections -- Questions of behaviour -- Revisiting history -- Moral tensions -- Texts and readers -- Glimpses of a different future -- A new covenant -- A messiah -- A new world -- Other books of the Old Testament

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ocm48394802

Dimensions

24 cm

Edition

Completely revised and updated.

Extent

366 pages

Isbn

9780800634322

Lccn

2002279887

Media category

unmediated

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Media type code

• n

Other physical details

illustrations, maps

Record ID

u100705

System control number

(OCoLC)48394802