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Tremper Longman has studied and taught the Old Testament and its interpretation for four decades. Now, in a planned three-book project, he presents his mature thoughts on the essentials of Old Testament interpretation. This first volume explores the importance of reading the Old Testament as literature. We need to recognize that each culture tells its stories and writes its poems in different ways. To read and understand the Old Testament texts the way the ancient authors intended, we need to be aware of the conventions of Hebrew storytelling and poetry. In part one, dealing with literary theory, Longman investigates how texts create meaning, the history of the study of the Old Testament as literature, and how genre dictates reading strategy. He explores the Hebrew conventions of both narrative and poetry in conversation with contemporary literary analysis. Part two delves into practice, using the tools gained in part one to look at and interpret a variety of Old Testament narratives and poetry. Longman's accessible writing and balanced judgments make this book suitable for the classroom and the church. ""

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Author:   Tremper,III Longman
Publisher:   Baker Publishing Group
Imprint:   Baker Academic, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Weight:   0.565kg
ISBN:  

9781540961310

ISBN 10:   1540961311
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   13 August 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Scope and Procedure Part 1: Literary Theory and the Conventions of Biblical Narrative and Poetry 1. The Location of Meaning 2. History of the Study of the Old Testament as Literature 3. Genre Triggers Reading Strategy 4. Narrative Prose as Genre 5. Poetry as Genre 6. Intertextuality Part 2: The Analysis of Illustrative Prose-Narrative Texts 7. Literary Readings of Prose Narratives from the Torah 8. Literary Readings of Prose Narratives from the Historical Books Part 3: The Analysis of Illustrative Poetic Texts 9. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from the Psalms 10. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from Wisdom Literature 11. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from the Prophets and Epic Poetry Postlude: The Old Testament as Literature Indexes

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Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has served in leadership for the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than thirty books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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