The Old Testament tells the story of a particular nation, ancient Israel, from its origins to its collapse in the face of foreign invaders. But what sort of story is this? How does it fit in with the findings of archaelogical explorations of ancient Syro-Palestine? This book picks up the two aspects of the story told in the books from Joshua to 2 Kings, that of an actual historical society and that of a literary presentation of a nation, told from a religious perspective. By exploring the contents of these books the student is led into the use of basic tools for biblical study, such as historical criticism, narrative criticism and ideological criticism, in order to engage in a structured manner with the task of reading and interpreting biblical texts in a 20th-century world.
- ISBN10 0304704741
- ISBN13 9780304704743
- Publish Date 1 January 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 September 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Mowbray
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English