The Old Testament is a collection of writings which came into being
over a period of more than a thousand years in the history of the
people of Israel and which reflect the life of the people in this
period. Therefore, there is a reciprocal relationship between the
writings or "books" of the Old Testament and the life of Israel in
its history. The understanding of the texts presupposes insights
into the historical context and the development of the life of
Israelite society, while at the same time the texts themselves are
the most important, indeed for the most part the only, source for
it. This "Introduction" attempts to take account of this reciprocal
relationship. The first part deals with the history of Israel.
However, its approach differs from most accounts of this history.
It takes the Old Testament texts themselves as a starting point and
first of all outlines the picture of historical developments and
associations which the texts present. An attempt is then made, on
this basis, to reconstruct historical developments by introducing
material from outside the Bible. This method of working leads to
close connections between the second and third parts, because it
has to take account of the nature and original purpose of the texts
and their function within the biblical books as they are now. The
second part attempts to present the texts collected in the Old
Testament as expressions of the life of Israel. The third part
discusses the books of the Old Testament in their present form.
General
| Imprint: |
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
February 1991 |
| First published: |
February 1991 |
| Authors: |
Rolf Rendtorff
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8006-2544-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8006-2544-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780800625443 |
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