An Introduction to the Old Testament - Hardcover

Raymond Dillard; Tremper Longman III

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0851106536 ISBN 13: 9780851106533

Publisher: Apollos, 1995

Synopsis

This introduction makes available the fruits of the increase in scholarly study of the Old Testament during the last fifty years.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Several distinctives set this volume apart from other introductions to the Old Testament: - It is thoroughly evangelical in its perspective. - It emphasizes "special introduction" -- the study of individual books. -It interacts in an irenic spirit with the historical-critical method. - It features high points of research history and representative scholars rather than an exhaustive treatment of past scholarship. - It deals with the meaning of each book, not in isolation but in a canonical context. - It probes the meaning of each book in the setting of its culture. With an eye on understanding the nature of the Old Testament historiography, An Introduction to the Old Testament offers the reader a solid understanding of three key issues: historical background, literary analysis, and theological message.

About the Author

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies and the chair of the Religious Studies department at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where he lives with his wife, Alice. He is the Old Testament editor for the revised Expositor's Bible Commentary and has authored many articles and books on the Psalms and other Old Testament books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apollos
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851106536
• ISBN 13: 9780851106533
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512