An Introduction to the Old Testament

Tremper Longman,Raymond B. Dillard

ISBN 10: 0310432502 / ISBN 13: 9780310432500

Published by Zondervan December 1994, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to the Old Testament
• Publisher: Zondervan December 1994
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310432502
• ISBN 13: 9780310432500
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biblical Studies/Biblical Reference

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Synopsis

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 Authors

The late Raymond B. Dillard (PhD, Dropsie University) was professor of Old Testament language and literature at Westminster Theological Seminary.

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.