Introducing the Old Testament
by Robert L. Hubbard and J. Andrew Dearman
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Pub Date Mar 20 2018 | Archive Date Mar 21 2022
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Description
In this up-to-date, student-friendly text, Robert Hubbard and J. Andrew Dearman bring decades of scholarly study and classroom experience to bear as they introduce readers to the context, composition, and message of the Old Testament.
Each chapter orients readers to the Old Testament book or books under consideration, outlining historical and cultural background, literary features, main characters, and structure. Throughout these discussions—of the Torah, the historical books, the prophets, and the poetry—Hubbard and Dearman also identify and trace key theological themes.
Replete with maps, illustrations, sidebars, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading, Introducing the Old Testament will equip students to read, wrestle with, and personally engage these ancient sacred texts.
Advance Praise
“This well-written and beautifully produced volume
will be of enormous help to serious Bible readers who desire to dive deeper
into their most ancient Scriptures. I commend it warmly.”
— Iain Provan
Regent College
“A breath of
fresh air. . . . Can proudly and uniquely take its place among the
Old Testament introductions in the marketplace today.”
— Nancy L.
deClaissé-Walford
McAfee School
of Theology
“This highly
useful and highly usable volume from two gifted teachers and first-rate
scholars is readable, up-to-date, and packed with helpful
features—illustrations, charts, reading questions, programmatic texts, a
glossary, and much more.”
— Brent A.
Strawn
Emory
University
“A wise
guidebook from two scholars with a balanced critical and confessional
perspective who have devoted their lives to orienting students to the world,
text, and relevance of the Old Testament.”
— Mark J. Boda
McMaster
Divinity College
“In this compilation of a lifetime of teaching and research, augmented by
discussion questions and beautiful images, Robert Hubbard and Andrew Dearman
offer their encyclopedic knowledge of the text of the Old Testament.”
— Sandra
Richter
Westmont
College
“Dearman and
Hubbard have together produced a new introduction to the Old Testament with
accessible prose, beautiful pictures, charts, tables, and maps that present the
data in engaging ways. . . . When it comes to what I look for in an
introduction, this one checks all the boxes.”
— Stephen Breck
Reid
Truett
Theological Seminary
“With a winning
combination of hermeneutical insight, critical awareness, and theological
sensitivity, Dearman and Hubbard have produced an outstanding volume that amply
fulfills the goal of introducing readers to the Old Testament. Those using this
book will find themselves in the hands of skilled teachers who enable them to
read the Old Testament more effectively and to appreciate its abiding
significance.”
— David Firth
Trinity College Bristol
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780802867902 |
| PRICE | $40.00 (USD) |
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