Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship (Mind Association Occasional) (Black Dictionaries) - Hardcover

Baker, T Desmond Alexander And David W

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0851119867 ISBN 13: 9780851119861

Publisher: IVP, 2003

Synopsis

The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is the first in a four-volume series covering the text of the Old Testament.

Following in the tradition of the four award-winning IVP dictionaries focused on the New Testament and its background, this encyclopedic work is characterized by close attention to the text of the Old Testament and the ongoing conversation of contemporary scholarship.
In exploring the major themes and issues of the Pentateuch, it informs and challenges its readers with authoritative overviews, detailed examinations and new insights from the world of the ancient Near East.

The 'Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is designed to be your first stop in the study and research of the Pentateuch, on which the rest of the Bible is built.

About this title

About the Author

Dr T. Desmond Alexander is senior lecturer in Biblical Studies and director of postgraduate studies at Union Theological College, Belfast. He is a former chair of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research. Dr Desmond Alexander's research interests lie primarily in two area: the Pentateuch and Biblical Theology.

David Baker is Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH, where he has taught since 1986. Prior to that, he taught at the University or Durban-Westville and the University of the Witwatersrand, both in South Africa, and Bethel College in St Paul, Minnesota. He has also lectured at: Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand; Queensland Theological College, Brisbane, Australia; South America Theological Seminary, Colon, Argentina; River Plate Adventist University, Libertador San Martin, Argentina; Tyndale Theological Seminary, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ontario Theological Seminary (Now Tyndale Seminary), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As well as traveling, David enjoys editing as well as writing, having written or edited over 40 publications.

From the Back Cover

'The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is the first
in a four-volume series covering the text of the Old Testament. Following
in the tradition of the four award-winning IVP dictionaries focused on the
New Testament and its background, this encyclopedic work is characterized
by close attention to the text of the Old Testament and the ongoing
conversation of contemporary scholarship. In exploring the major themes
and issues of the Pentateuch, it informs and challenges its readers with
authoritative overviews, detailed examinations and new insights from the
world of the ancient Near East.

'The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is designed to be your
first stop in the study and research of the Pentateuch, on which the rest
of the Bible is built.

Review
"The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch" contains a wealth of
important information for all students of this foundational portion of
Scripture. The articles are all written by leading scholars in the field
under the guidance of two preeminent Old Testament interpreters well known
for their own work on the Pentateuch. This dictionary is not only
informative but also readable. I highly recommend it.

Tremper Longman III,
Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies
Westmont College

Edition details

• Publisher: IVP
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851119867
• ISBN 13: 9780851119861
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 800
• Editor: Alexander Dr T Desmond