{"title":"Old Testaments","description":"Books on the subject of Old Testaments","products":[{"product_id":"introduction-to-the-old-testament-paperback-9780521705479","title":"Introduction to the Old Testament (Paperback) 9780521705479","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to the Old Testament\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume introduces the Old Testament and traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of Israel's Scriptures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBill T. Arnold (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521705479, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e436 pages, 61 b\/w illus.  13 colour illus.  20 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 18.9 x 2 cm, 0.91 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this very accessible and beautifully edited introduction certainly deserves its place among other textbooks in its genre …' H. Debel, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume introduces ancient Israel's Scriptures, or the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament. It also traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of the Old Testament. Where pertinent to the message of the Old Testament, the book explores issues of history, comparative religions, and sociology, while striking a balance among these topics by focusing primarily on literary features of the text. In addition, frequent sidebar discussions introduce the reader to contemporary scholarship, especially the results of historical-critical research and archaeology. Along the way, the book explores how the Old Testament conceptualized and gave rise to monotheism, one of the most significant developments in history, giving this study a currency for twenty-first-century readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. What is the Old Testament?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Word of truth - word of God\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Old Testament world\u003cbr\u003e 4. The primary history\u003cbr\u003e 5. Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ancestors\u003cbr\u003e 7. Torah story\u003cbr\u003e 8. Torah instruction\u003cbr\u003e 9. Torah revisited\u003cbr\u003e 10. Moses' religion\u003cbr\u003e 11. Was there an 'ancient Israel'?\u003cbr\u003e 12. Land\u003cbr\u003e 13. Kings\u003cbr\u003e 14. More kings\u003cbr\u003e 15. History revisited\u003cbr\u003e 16. More books\u003cbr\u003e 17. Israel's wisdom\u003cbr\u003e 18. Israel's hymnal\u003cbr\u003e 19. Israel's prophets: the maturing period\u003cbr\u003e 20. Israel's prophets: the crisis and beyond\u003cbr\u003e 21. Israel's prophets: the restoration\u003cbr\u003e 22. Israel's apocalyptic message\u003cbr\u003e 23. The scrolls\u003cbr\u003e 24. 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Smelik (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107026216, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 October 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e591 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.1 x 3.2 cm, 1 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A very extensive bibliography and two indices top off the book, which is bound to become the standard work on the rabbinic view on languages and translations.' Lieve Teugels, Journal for the Study of Judaism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eExposed to multiple languages as a result of annexation, migration, pilgrimage and its position on key trade routes, the Roman Palestine of Late Antiquity was a border area where Aramaic, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic dialects were all in common use. This study analyses the way scriptural translation was perceived and practised by the rabbinic movement in this multilingual world. Drawing on a wide range of classical rabbinic sources, including unused manuscript materials, Willem F. Smelik traces developments in rabbinic thought and argues that foreign languages were deemed highly valuable for the lexical and semantic light they shed on the meanings of lexemes in the holy tongue. Key themes, such as the reception of translations of the Hebrew Scriptures, multilingualism in society, and rabbinic rules for translation, are discussed at length. This book will be invaluable for students of ancient Judaism, rabbinic studies, Old Testament studies, early Christianity and translation studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Multilingualism and the Holy Tongue: 1. The family of languages\u003cbr\u003e 2. The holy tongue\u003cbr\u003e 3. The multilingual context of language selection\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Locus of Translation: 4. The terminology of translation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Chanting the Scriptures\u003cbr\u003e 6. Between holy writ and oral Torah\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ashurit and alphabet\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Rabbis and Translation: 8. Targum in Talmud\u003cbr\u003e 9. 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Foster (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108475501, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e274 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 13.9 x 2 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Foster's work is a new standard for the theological analysis of Haggai and Zechariah and is highly recommended for students and scholars alike.' Brad E. Kelle, Religious Studies Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTucked away at the end of the Minor Prophets, the Books of Haggai and Zechariah offer messages of challenge and hope to residents of the small district of Yehud in the Persian Empire in the generations after the return from Babylonian exile. In this volume, Robert Foster focuses on the distinct theological message of each book. The Book of Haggai uses Israel's foundational event - God's salvation of Israel from Egypt - to exhort the people to finish building the Second Temple. The Book of Zechariah argues that the hopes the people had in the prophet Zechariah's days did not come true because the people failed to keep God's long-standing demand for justice, though hope still lies in the future because of God's character. Each chapter in this book closes with a substantive reflection of the ethics of the major sections of the Books of Haggai and Zechariah and their implications for contemporary readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Prophets to a remnant\u003cbr\u003e 2. I am with you: The Book of Haggai\u003cbr\u003e 3. Return to YHWH: the introduction to The Book of Zechariah\u003cbr\u003e 4. YHWH has returned to you: Zechariah's vision\u003cbr\u003e 5. Love truth and peace\u003cbr\u003e 6. Victory for the house of Judah, salvation for the house of Joseph\u003cbr\u003e 7. Woe to the worthless shepherd\u003cbr\u003e 8. On that day\u003cbr\u003e 9. 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W. L. Moberly (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521866316, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 May 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 14.7 x 2.1 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Readers will find that one of the most useful aspects of the book is the way in which it engages with writers who have used Genesis negatively rather than positively. It is a demonstration of why Genesis continues to be important for Jewish and Christian faith and practice.' Church Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe book of Genesis contains foundational material for Jewish and Christian theology, both historic and contemporary, and is almost certainly the most appealed-to book in the Old Testament in contemporary culture. R. W. L. Moberly's The Theology of the Book of Genesis examines the actual use made of Genesis in current debates, not only in academic but also in popular contexts. Traditional issues such as creation and fall stand alongside more recent issues such as religious violence and Christian Zionism. Moberly's concern - elucidated through a combination of close readings and discussions of hermeneutical principle - is to uncover what constitutes good understanding and use of Genesis, through a consideration of its intrinsic meaning as an ancient text (in both Hebrew and Greek versions) in dialogue with its reception and appropriation both past and present. Moberly seeks to enable responsible theological awareness and use of the ancient text today, highlighting Genesis' enduring significance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. What is a 'theology of Genesis'?\u003cbr\u003e 2. On reading Genesis 1-11\u003cbr\u003e 3. Genesis 1: picturing the world\u003cbr\u003e 4. Genesis 2-3: Adam and Eve and 'the fall'\u003cbr\u003e 5. Genesis 4: Cain and Abel\u003cbr\u003e 6. Genesis 6-9: cataclysm and grace\u003cbr\u003e 7. On reading Genesis 12-50\u003cbr\u003e 8. 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Arnold (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521879651, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e436 pages, 61 b\/w illus.  13 colour illus.  20 maps\u003cbr\u003e24 x 19.5 x 2.2 cm, 1.08 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this very accessible and beautifully edited introduction certainly deserves its place among other textbooks in its genre …' H. Debel, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume introduces ancient Israel's Scriptures, or the Hebrew Bible, commonly called the Old Testament. It also traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of the Old Testament. Where pertinent to the message of the Old Testament, the book explores issues of history, comparative religions, and sociology, while striking a balance among these topics by focusing primarily on literary features of the text. In addition, frequent sidebar discussions introduce the reader to contemporary scholarship, especially the results of historical-critical research and archaeology. Along the way, the book explores how the Old Testament conceptualized and gave rise to monotheism, one of the most significant developments in history, giving this study a currency for twenty-first-century readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. What is the Old Testament?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Word of truth - word of God\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Old Testament world\u003cbr\u003e 4. The primary history\u003cbr\u003e 5. Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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