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Brueggemann, Walter.

An introduction to the Old Testament : the canon and Christian imagination / Walter Brueggemann.

1st ed.

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, ©2003.

xiv, 434 pages ; 23 cm

"In this book, Walter Brueggemann, America's premier biblical theologian, introduces the reader to the broad theological scope and chronological sweep of the Old Testament. Covering each book of the Old Testament - in the order in which it appears in the Hebrew Bible - the Introduction explains without unnecessary jargon the most important issues and methods in contemporary interpretation of the Old Testament - literary, historical, and theological."--Jacket.

Bible. Old Testament -- Introductions.

Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible -- Canon.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-417) and indexes.

Imaginative remembering -- The Torah -- Cosmic miracles in contradiction (Genesis 1-11) -- The ancestors (Genesis 12-50) -- The Book of Exodus -- The Book of Leviticus -- The Book of Numbers -- The Book of Deuteronomy -- Reprise on the Pentateuch -- The Prophets -- The Book of Joshua -- The Book of Judges -- The Books 1 and 2 Samuel -- The Books of 1 and 2 Kings -- The Book of Isaiah -- The Book of Jeremiah -- The Book of Ezekiel -- The Minor Prophets (1) -- The Minor Prophets (2) -- Reprise on the Prophets -- The Writings -- The Book of Psalms -- The Book of Job -- The Book of Proverbs -- The Five Scrolls -- The Book of Daniel -- The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah -- The Books of 1 and 2 Chronicles -- Reprise on the "Writings" -- A concluding reflection.

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