Interpreting the Old Testament: A Practical Guide

Name: Interpreting the Old Testament: A Practical Guide
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ISBN: 9780814652367

By: Daniel J. Harrington S.J.

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Interpreting the Old Testament addresses literary, historical, form, source and redaction, and textual criticism, each in seperate chapters concern words and motifs, archaeology and parallels, the Old Testament in Christian worship, and a postscript on canonical and the social sciences as new methods of approach to the study of Scripture.

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Title: Interpreting the Old Testament: A Practical Guide
By: Daniel J. Harrington S.J.
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Michael Glazier
Dimensions: 8 1/4 X 5 1/4 (inches)

Weight: 8 ounces
ISBN: 0814652360
ISBN-13: 9780814652367
Stock No: WW4652360

Publisher's Description

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This introduction to Old Testament exegesis responds to the directives of the Second Vatican Council that instructs biblical interpreters to investigate the meaning the sacred writers intended to express. Thus it acquaints readers with an introduction to the methods commonly used in biblical scholarship today.

Author Bio

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Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, PhD, (1940-2014), was professor of New Testament at Boston College and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Massachusetts. He wrote numerous scholarly works, including What Are We Hoping For? New Testament Images, The Gospel of Mark, Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem: A Biblical Guide to Living Wisely, and The Letter to the Hebrews, all published by Liturgical Press. He served as editor of New Testament Abstracts from 1972 until his death.