A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context

Engaging and accessible to students from all backgrounds, A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, Third Edition, is an updated and concise version of Michael D. Coogan's best-selling The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the HebrewScriptures, Third Edition (OUP, 2013). Coogan works primarily from a historical and critical methodology but also introduces students to literary analysis and other interpretive strategies.

Providing a nondenominational and nondoctrinal treatment, this text offers a unique and captivating introduction to the Hebrew scriptures themselves and to how they have been--and can be--interpreted.

PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES

* Chapter introductions connecting each chapter to the preceding material and previewing the material to come

* Chapter summaries that highlight key points and link each chapter to the rest of the book

* Important terms, boldfaced at their first appearance and defined in the glossary

* Numerous strategically placed text boxes that offer interesting and useful supplementary information

* Timelines, photos, illustrations, maps, and a four-color insert on Jerusalem in biblical times

* Review questions, suggestions for further reading, a general bibliography, and annotated bibliographies at the end of each chapter

* A FREE 6-month subscription to Oxford Biblical Studies Online (www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com)--a $180 value--with the purchase of every new copy of this text.

• Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology
• The New Joy of Discovery in Bible Study
• HarperCollins Study Bible - Student Edition: Fully Revised & Updated
• Callings: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on Vocation
• Hidden Riches: A Sourcebook for the Comparative Study of the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East
• The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement for Work and for Life
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version
• Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today
• Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version