Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts (Behind the Scenes of the Bible)

Jonathan S. Greer

4.06/5 (61 ratings)

Read Now Download Now

This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner. With expertise in various subdisciplines of Old Testament backgrounds, the authors illuminate the cultural, social, and historical contexts of the world behind the Old Testament. They introduce readers to a wide range of background materials, covering history, geography, archaeology, and ancient Near Eastern textual and iconographic studies.

Meant to be used alongside traditional literature-based canonical surveys, this one-stop introduction to Old Testament backgrounds fills a gap in typical introduction to the Bible courses. It contains over 100 illustrations, including photographs, line drawings, maps, charts, and tables, which will facilitate its use in the classroom.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Illustrated

Language:

ISBN10:: 0801097754

ISBN13:: 9780801097751

kindle Asin:: B07D6XDZNL

Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts (Behind the Scenes of the Bible)

Jonathan S. Greer

4.06/5 (61 ratings)

Read Download

This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner. With expertise in various subdisciplines of Old Testament backgrounds, the authors illuminate the cultural, social, and historical contexts of the world behind the Old Testament. They introduce readers to a wide range of background materials, covering history, geography, archaeology, and ancient Near Eastern textual and iconographic studies.

Meant to be used alongside traditional literature-based canonical surveys, this one-stop introduction to Old Testament backgrounds fills a gap in typical introduction to the Bible courses. It contains over 100 illustrations, including photographs, line drawings, maps, charts, and tables, which will facilitate its use in the classroom.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Illustrated

Language:

ISBN10:: 0801097754

ISBN13:: 9780801097751

kindle Asin:: B07D6XDZNL

More Books

Understanding Old Testament Theology: Mapping the Terrain of Recent Approaches

Brittany Kim

Against the Gods: The Polemical Theology of the Old Testament

John D. Currid

The Bible among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature?

John N. Oswalt

Old Testament Parallels (Fully Revised and Expanded Third Edition): Laws and Stories from the Ancient Near East

Victor H. Matthews

Ancient Near Eastern Themes in Biblical Theology

Jeffrey Jay Niehaus

When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus' Vision for Authentic Christian Community

Joseph H. Hellerman

From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research

Michael Kibbe

God's Kingdom through God's Covenants: A Concise Biblical Theology

Peter J. Gentry

Reading Genesis 1-2: An Evangelical Conversation

Richard Averback

The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts

Joel B. Green

How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor

James K.A. Smith

The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate

John H. Walton