About this title: It is designed to guide the student of the Bible through the text and its problems, enrich their under-standing of the individual biblical books, and explore the way the Bible came to be written.
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Description: Good. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and may have creases. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Paulist Press
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780809126316ISBN:0809126311
Description: Good. Here is what you can expect from me when we meet. Internally I remain free of any form of marking, soiling, or even previous dog eared pages. My spine is free of any form of damage and my binding remains nice and snug. My soft covers are clean and bright, but their original new luster has faded and their free edges do show light to moderate edge wear in spots. Clean, snug, and sturdy says it all. The choice of standard shipping is via USPS media mail and can take up to 21 days for USPS ... read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Paulist Pr, Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780809126316ISBN:0809126311
Description: Very Good- No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Has light shelfwear, Covers lightly soiled, edges rubbed, Some pen notations to first few pages. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Paulist Pr
Date Published: 1985-02-01
ISBN-13:9780809126316ISBN:0809126311
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Paulist Press
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780809126316ISBN:0809126311
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Paulist Press
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780809126316ISBN:0809126311
Description: Acceptable. Some ink and highlighting appear throughout the copy. All pages are readable. The book has some curling at corners of cover and pages. The copies are used. All copies in readable condtion may show signs of wear and folds at corners. Item is a readable copy with some highlighting or ink throughout the book. The binding and pages may show signs of edges curled. The book may be a library copy. Thank You for shopping with Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana. Your purchase supports ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Paulist Press
Date Published: 1984-01-01
ISBN-13:9780809126316ISBN:0809126311
Description: Fair. Acceptable Book, decent usuable copy with some notable flaws: highlighting. 100% Satisfaction before, during and after the sale. read more
Description: Very good; Collectible. No writings/underlines/highlights. Inside pages are very nice and clean. Free track. Fast! Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Description: Fair. 0809126311 TITLE: Reading The Old TestamentAUTHOR: Boadt, LawrenceISBN 10: 0809126311ISBN 13: 9780809126316BINDING: PaperbackPUBLICATION DATE: 1984PAGES: 571DESCRIPTION: This volume will have extensive marking/highlighting and-or bent pages and-or dinged pages/corners and-or weak/broken hinges and-or library stickers, stamps, or pouches and-or mildew and-or water damage. This volume will be usable but won't be pretty. read more
Binding: Soft
Publisher: Paulist Press, N. Y.
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780809126316ISBN:0809126311
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Glossy black card covers, illus., white brown & blue lettering, covers not creased cracked or bent, As New condition; corner clipped on ffep; 571 pgs., indices; pencil notes on last page, otherwise clean & tight. read more
"Interesting read that reviews the Old Testament and also compares it to myths and legends of other ancient cultures. I did only read chapter 6, which is on Genesis 1 - 11, the topic for my current assignment."
"This book was fascinating, to say the least. I haven't read it in its entirety because I was reading it for a good, solid introduction to the archeology, geography, history, and literary background of the Bible because I finally had the cajones to include that book in my Ancient Lit. course again, but boy, the 5 or so chapters I did read so far (background and Genesis) have been riveting, in part simply because of the clarity of the writing and comprehensiveness of the material. The author gives a lot of information, but he doesn't get bogged down in esoterica: it's always interesting and always relevant. I'll likely go back to this book relatively frequently as a reference source and, probably, will pick my way through it a section or two at a time as the mood strikes.
A note to potential readers: though the book is written by a scholar, it is also written from a Christian perspective, so though it provides a lot of information that creationists and fundamentalists would find highly suspect (i.e., it discusses the relative age of the world and sources for various biblical threads in both history and via Sumerian/Babylonian sources, as I believe a scholarly text should), it doesn't necessarily provide a lot of "literary" readings and is--as the author himself admits--influenced by a Christian background and provides interpretations that rather seem to split the difference between a purely "literary" reading and a reading of material assumed to split the difference. So while the technical information is fantastic, it doesn't necessarily offer the most compelling interpretations outside of the Bible's contemporary historical context."
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