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; and 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.
Table of Contents
Contents PREFACE ABBREVIATIONS 1. Introduction 2. Genesis 3. Exodus 4. Leviticus 5. Numbers 6. Deuteronomy 7. Joshua 8. Judges 9. Ruth 10. Samuel 11. Kings 12. Chronicles 13.Ezra--Nehemiah 14. Esther 15. Job 16. Psalms 17. Proverbs 18. Ecclesiastes 19. Song of Songs 20. Isaiah 21. Jeremiah 22. Lamentations 23. Ezekiel 24. Daniel 25. Hosea 26. Joel 27. Amos 28. Obadiah 29. Jonah 30. Micah 31. Nahum 32. Habakkuk 33. Zephaniah 34. Haggai 35. Zechariah 36. Malachi Scripture INDEX Name Index Subject Index
Accolades
Runner-up for Christian Book Award 1995.
Author Biography
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 Bible Studies.
