Author
Rolf Rendtorff
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Publisher
1517 Media
Published
February 1991
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1517 Media
Published
February 1991
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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.
Author
Rolf Rendtorff
Book Format
paperback
Publisher
1517 Media
Published
February 1991
Weight
514g
Page Count
320
Dimensions
152 x 229 x 17 mm
ISBN
9780800625443
ISBN-10
0800625447
Eden Code
116698
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Author/Creator: Rolf Rendtorff
ISBN: 9780800625443
Publisher: 1517 Media
Release Date: February 1991
Weight: 514g
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 17 mm
Eden Code: 116698