Introduction To The Old Testament As Scripture

Preface
Abbreviations

PART ONE: THE OLD TESTAMENT: INTRODUCTION

The Discipline Of Old Testament Introduction
The Problem Of The Canon
Canon And Criticism
Text And Canon

PART TWO: THE PENTATEUCH

Introduction To The Pentateuch
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy

PART THREE: THE FORMER PROPHETS

Introduction To The Forms Prophets
Joshua
Judges
Samuel
Kings

PART FOUR: THE LATTER PROPHETS

Introduction To The Latter Prophets
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel

The Book Of The Twelve

Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi

PART FIVE: THE WRITINGS

Introduction To The Writings
The Psalms
Job
Proverbs
Ruth
Song Of Songs
Ecclesiastes
Lamentations
Esther
Daniel
Ezra And Nehemiah
Chronicles

PART SIX: CONCLUSION

The Hebrew Scriptures And The Christian Bible

Index Of Authors

Additional Info
This Introduction attempts to offer a different model for the discipline from that currently represented. It seeks to describe the form and function of the Hebrew Bible in its role as sacred scripture for Israel. It argues the case that the biblical literature has not been correctly understood or interpreted because its role as religious literature has not been correctly assessed.