A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament - 4th Edition,Annotated by Michael D Coogan & Cynthia R Chapman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Engaging and accessible to students from all backgrounds, <em>A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, </em> Fourth Edition, is an updated, concise, and more accessible version of Michael D. Coogan and Cynthia R. Chapman's best-selling <em>The Old Testament: A Historical</em><br><em>and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, </em> Fourth Edition (OUP, 2017). The authors work primarily from a historical and critical methodology but also introduce students to literary analysis and other interpretive strategies. <p/>Providing a nondenominational and nondoctrinal treatment, this text offers a unique and captivating introduction to the Hebrew scriptures themselves and to how they have been--and can be--interpreted. <p/>A FREE 6-MONTH subscription to Oxford Biblical Studies Online (www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com)--a $180 value--is included with the purchase of every new copy of this text.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><br><em>A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament</em> is written by leading scholars and pitched at a level appropriate for introductory college students. Its content is thorough, its writing is clear, and its presentation--from images to layout to format--is the best of any textbook on the market.--Daniel<br>Pioske, <em>Georgia Southern University</em><p></p><br>This text clearly and cogently addresses historical, textual, and literary issues of the Old Testament. One of the book's strengths is its historical focus, which helps to place Old Testament texts into interpretive contexts.--Jason A. Riley, <em>Fuller Theological Seminary</em><p></p><br>One of the best textbooks on the market today, <em>A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament</em> provides students with a concise, clearly articulated foundation.--Kenneth Vandergriff, <em>Florida State University</em><p></p><br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><br><strong>Michael D. Coogan</strong> has been Lecturer on the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible at Harvard Divinity School and is Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum. He has edited <em>The New Oxford Annotated Bible</em> for twenty years and written and edited many other books. <p/><strong>Cynthia R. Chapman</strong> is Professor of Biblical Studies at Oberlin College. She is the author of <em>The House of the Mother: The Social Roles of Maternal Kin in Biblical Hebrew Narrative and Poetry</em> (2016) and <em>The Gendered Language of Warfare in the Israelite-Assyrian Context</em> (2004).<br>
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