Interpreting the Pentateuch

Author: Peter T. Vogt
Publisher: Kregel Academic
ISBN: 0825427622
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
In this latest addition to the Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis series, Peter T. Vogt continues the tradition of excellence established by previous volumes. Divided into three parts, Interpreting the Pentateuch first provides an overview of the major themes of the Pentateuch. In the second part, Vogt offers resources and strategies for interpreting and understanding the first five books of the Bible by exploring its genres-law and narrative. Finally, Vogt shows that, although the Pentateuch is a collection of ancient texts, it still has contemporary significance. Vogt also includes two samples-one from law and one from narrative-of exegesis, giving students a start-to-finish example of the techniques he has illustrated for effective exegesis.

A Theological Introduction to the Pentateuch

Author: Richard S. Briggs
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 0801039126
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
This useful textbook explores the theological dimensions of the Pentateuch and provides examples of critically engaged theological interpretation.

Interpreting the Old Testament

Author: Craig C. Broyles
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441237771
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
A guide to essential aspects of Old Testament exegesis.

The Pentateuch

Author: Terence E. Fretheim
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 0687008425
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 237

Book Description
In this volume, Terence E. Fretheim seeks to introduce the Pentateuch to modern readers, stressing its continuing capacity to speak a word of--or about--God. The two chapters of Part One provide an orientation to the critical study of the Pentateuch and present a proposal for reading the Pentateuch in terms of its rhetorical strategy. That strategy, Fretheim argues, is designed in such a way as to have a certain effect upon its readers, most basically to shape their faith and life. The five chapters of Part Two focus on the individual books that comprise the Pentateuch.

Introduction to Reading the Pentateuch

Author: Jean Louis Ska
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
ISBN: 1575061228
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
When Jean Louis Ska's Introduzione alla lettura del Pentateuco was first published in Italy, it was quickly hailed as the most attractive and usable introduction to the Pentateuch to appear in modern times. Because of its strengths, it was soon translated into French. The English translation published by Eisenbrauns has been completely reviewed and updated (including the bibliography) by Ska. Among the book's many strengths are its close attention to the ways in which modern cultural history has affected Pentateuchal interpretation, attention to providing the kinds of examples that are helpful to students, presentation of a good balance between the history of interpretation and the data of the text, and the clarity of Ska's writing. For both students and scholars, many consider this book the best contemporary introduction to the Pentateuch.

Interpreting the Historical Books

Author: Robert B. Chisholm
Publisher: Kregel Academic & Professional
ISBN: 9780825427640
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
This valuable reference tool for students and pastors explores the components of the narrative genre—setting, characterization, and plot—and then develops the major theological themes in each of the Old Testament historical books.

Old Testament Exegesis, Fifth Edition

Author: Douglas Stuart
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 1646982452
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
For years, Douglas Stuart's Old Testament Exegesis has been one of the most popular ways to learn how to perform exegesis—the science and art of interpreting biblical texts properly for understanding as well as proclamation. This new edition includes a major revision and expansion of online and other resources for doing biblical research and updates past editions by including a helpful configuration of the format for the exegesis process. Stuart provides guidance for full exegesis as well as for a quicker approach specifically tailored to the task of preaching. A glossary of terms explains the sometimes-bewildering language of biblical scholarship, and a list of frequent errors guides the student in avoiding common mistakes. No exegetical guide for the Old Testament has been more widely used in training ministers and students to be faithful, careful interpreters of Scripture.

Theological Interpretation of the Old Testament

Author:
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1441202021
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
The groundbreaking Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (DTIB) introduced readers to key names, theories, and concepts in the field of biblical interpretation. It has been well received by pastors and students, won book awards from Christianity Today and the Catholic Press Association, and was named the ECPA 2006 Christian Book of the Year. Theological Interpretation of the Old Testament features key articles from DTIB, providing readers with a book-by-book theological reading of the Old Testament. The articles are authored by leading scholars, including Daniel I. Block, Tremper Longman III, J. Gordon McConville, Walter Moberly, Richard Schultz, and Gordon J. Wenham. This handy and affordable text will work particularly well for students in Old Testament/Bible survey courses, pastors, and lay readers.

The Meaning of the Pentateuch

Author: John H. Sailhamer
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830878882
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 634

Book Description
Persuaded of the singular vision of the Pentateuch, Old Testament professor John Sailhamer searches out clues left by the author and the later editor of the Pentateuch that will disclose the meaning of this great work. By paying particular attention to the poetic seams in the text, he rediscovers a message that surprisingly brings us to the threshold of the New Testament gospel.

Reading the Pentateuch

Author: John J. McDermott
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809140824
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
This book explores in a balanced way the historical questions in the Pentateuch.