People of the Covenant: An Introduction to the Old Testament

By Henry Jackson Flanders Jr. and Jr. Flanders Henry Jackson

Book Overview

Using contemporary literary approaches and the most recent historical scholarship, this introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures provides a thorough and coherent approach to the basic human issues of the Scriptures. It emphasizes the meanings that the Hebrews gave to persons and events in their attempts to manage life's struggles, and provides textual aids that help students understand these ideas and apply them to contemporary issues. Accessible and stimulating to students with a wide range of academic and religious backgrounds, People of the Covenant is grounded in the best scholarly methodologies, respect for the rich literary values of the Old Testament, and concern for its enduring religious relevance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019504438X
• ISBN13: 9780195044386
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 1.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent content but many proofreading errors

This introductory textbook gives a balanced (neither overly conservative nor overly liberal) introduction to all of the classical interpretive questions. Unfortunately, many proofreading errors found in the previous edition have not been corrected in this edition. Some of these errors are substantive, such as putting all of the prophetic books under the heading "former prophets" on p.18 and putting Jerusalem instead of Samaria as the city conquered by the Assyrians in 722 (in the glossary under "transcolonization"). However, an alert teacher can compensate for these types of flaws in an otherwise very competent presentation of the contents and interpretative issues of Hebrew Bible.