Ideal for beginning students and readers of all faiths or none, The Original Story is a comprehensive and lively guide to the Hebrew Bible. This richly informative volume provides a complete introduction to Old Testament history, archaeology, geography, and textual interpretation - all at an accessible level. The core of the book explores central biblical themes, including the character of God, the human condition, ethics, human suffering, and God's relationship with the people of Israel. The authors further consider various topics such as prophecy, law, and worship in the Old Testament. The very readable text is complemented throughout by sidebars, fact boxes, maps, and illustrations. All features considered, The Original Story is one of the best guidebooks to the Hebrew Bible now available.
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John Barton is Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and Canon Theologian of Winchester Cathedral.
Julia Bowden is a religious studies teacher and deputy head of curriculum at Guildford High School, England.
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Every now and again a book comes along which opens the doors of understanding to very complex subjects - and this one is an exemplar of that. The open approach and format, free from ideology, brings the complex and confusing opus of the OT to life. Taking a non-partisan but not secular or irreligious approach - this philosophical and scholarly work reflects the modern mind of young and mature adults with a 21st century outlook on ancient wisdom and religious literature. It's the only book I have read on this subject which properly puts in perspective the cultural, historical and religious perspectives of an ancient middle eastern people who came to be known as the Israelites. It's an "Idiots Guide" or "OT for Dummies" book raised to the professional level. Fabulous piece of work.
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MANY READERS OF THIS book will have encountered the Old Testament as the first, and by far the longer, part of a Christian Bible that is organized into two sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
brew consonants, mutual agreement between two parties, key ancestors, lical studies, exilic age, prophetic frenzy, later tribes, motive clauses, source critics, word exodus, wisdom writers, other ancient cultures, classical prophets, divided monarchy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Near East, New Testament, Ten Commandments, Hebrew Bible, Promised Land, Second Isaiah, Code of Hammurabi, Deuteronomistic History, Dead Sea, Middle East, Second Temple, Alexander the Great, British Museum, Persian Empire, God of Israel, King David, Mount Sinai, King Josiah, Noah's Ark, Holiness Code, King Ahab, King Hezekiah, Hebrew Scriptures, John Drane, Julius Wellhausen New!
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MANY READERS OF THIS book will have encountered the Old Testament as the first, and by far the longer, part of a Christian Bible that is organized into two sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
brew consonants, mutual agreement between two parties, key ancestors, lical studies, exilic age, prophetic frenzy, later tribes, motive clauses, source critics, word exodus, wisdom writers, other ancient cultures, classical prophets, divided monarchy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Near East, New Testament, Ten Commandments, Hebrew Bible, Promised Land, Second Isaiah, Code of Hammurabi, Deuteronomistic History, Dead Sea, Middle East, Second Temple, Alexander the Great, British Museum, Persian Empire, God of Israel, King David, Mount Sinai, King Josiah, Noah's Ark, Holiness Code, King Ahab, King Hezekiah, Hebrew Scriptures, John Drane, Julius Wellhausen New!
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- Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction by Lawrence Boadt on page 7, page 11, and page 242
- Living World of the Old Testament by Anderson on page 131, page 149, and page 231
- Introducing the Old Testament by John Drane on page 163, and page 219
- Dictionary Of The Bible by John L. Mckenzie on page 20, and page 122
- Deuteronomistic History by Martin Noth on page 240, and page 295
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