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The Old Testament as literature : foundations for Christian interpretation / Tremper Longman III.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Approaching the Old TestamentPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2024]Copyright date: â„—â™­ 2024Description: xii, 292 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781540961310
  • 1540961311
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.66 23/eng/20231017 LON
LOC classification:
  • BS535 .L585 2024
  • BS535 .L585 2024
Contents:
Introduction: scope and procedure -- The location of meaning -- History of the study of the Old Testament as literature -- Genre triggers reading strategy -- Narrative prose as genre -- Poetry as genre -- Intertextuality -- Literary readings of prose narratives from the Torah -- Literary readings of prose narratives from the Historical books -- Literary readings of poetic texts from the Psalms -- Literary readings of poetic texts from Wisdom literature -- Literary readings of poetic texts from the Prophets and epic poetry -- Postlude: the Old Testament as literature.
Summary: "In the first of a three-volume project covering the foundations of Old Testament interpretation, a leading scholar explores the language and literature of the Old Testament as keys to understanding the biblical text"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and indexes.

Introduction: scope and procedure -- The location of meaning -- History of the study of the Old Testament as literature -- Genre triggers reading strategy -- Narrative prose as genre -- Poetry as genre -- Intertextuality -- Literary readings of prose narratives from the Torah -- Literary readings of prose narratives from the Historical books -- Literary readings of poetic texts from the Psalms -- Literary readings of poetic texts from Wisdom literature -- Literary readings of poetic texts from the Prophets and epic poetry -- Postlude: the Old Testament as literature.

"In the first of a three-volume project covering the foundations of Old Testament interpretation, a leading scholar explores the language and literature of the Old Testament as keys to understanding the biblical text"-- Provided by publisher.

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