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Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch |
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Title: Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)
Author: T. Desmond Alexander, David W. Baker (Editors) |
The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch is the first in a four-volume series covering the text of the Old Testament. Following in the tradition of the four award-winning IVP dictionaries focused on the New Testament and its background, this encyclopedic work is characterized by close attention to the text of the Old Testament and the ongoing conversation of contemporary scholarship. Editors T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, with an international and expert group of scholars, explore the major themes and contours of the Pentateuch, examine and weigh historical issues while posing possible solutions, and offer both appreciative panoramas as well as close-up assessments of literary developments and their methods. A 2003 LOGOS Book Award Winner and an ECPA 2003 Gold Medallion Finalist. |
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Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books |
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Title: Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books
Author: Bill T. Arnold, H.G.M. Williamson (Editors) |
Understanding the history of Israel and the biblical books that trace it is essential to comprehending Scripture. Covering the time of the settlement of the land to the postexilic period, volume 2 in this series includes hundreds of articles from respected scholars on linguistics, interpretive methods, hermeneutics, people, archaeology, and major themes. Features extensive bibliographies. |
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Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings |
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Title: Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings
Author: Tremper Longman III, Peter Enns |
This third Old Testament volume in InterVarsity Press's celebrated "Black Dictionary" series offers nearly 150 articles covering all the important aspects of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Ruth and Esther. Over ninety contributors, many of them experts in this literature, have contributed to this resource.
Coverage of each biblical book includes an introduction to the book itself as well as separate articles on its ancient Near Eastern background and its history of interpretation. Additional articles amply explore the literary dimensions of Hebrew poetry and prose, including acrostic, ellipsis, inclusio, intertextuality, parallelism and rhyme. And there are well-rounded treatments of Israelite wisdom and wisdom literature, including wisdom poems, sources and theology. In addition, a wide range of interpretive approaches is canvassed in articles on hermeneutics, feminist interpretation, form criticism, historical criticism, rhetorical criticism and social-scientific approaches.
Tremper Longman III and Peter E. Enns edit this collection of 148 articles by 90 contributors on Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Ruth and Esther.
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