Engaging the Old Testament
eBook - ePub

Engaging the Old Testament

How to Read Biblical Narrative, Poetry, and Prophecy Well

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Engaging the Old Testament

How to Read Biblical Narrative, Poetry, and Prophecy Well

About this book

This introductory textbook invites students into the depths and riches of the Old Testament and shows the Old Testament's relevance for Christian readers. Rising Latino evangelical Old Testament scholar Dominick Hernández demonstrates how to read Old Testament texts well and put the ancient written word into practice in our day and age.

Hernández shows that four core commitments put readers on the right trajectory for reading and applying the Old Testament to their lives: (1) reading humbly, (2) reading successively, (3) reading entirely, and (4) reading deliberately. Students will learn how to become better readers of the text and how to read select Old Testament passages well, paying attention to how the biblical authors used rhetorical techniques to provoke readers to action.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Preface
  9. 1. What’s the Old Testament “God” to Do with Me?
  10. 2. The Commitment to Really Reading
  11. 3. From Talking to Tablets to Tabernacle to Today
  12. 4. Reading from Today Back to the Text
  13. 5. The Confessions of a Close Reader
  14. 6. How the Old Testament Is Told
  15. 7. Learning to Love the Law?
  16. 8. Seeds of Remembrance
  17. 9. Redeeming Rahab the Conqueror
  18. 10. Why Is the Book of Judges So Weird?
  19. 11. Hannah and Ruth
  20. 12. King David’s True Legacy
  21. 13. Divided Allegiances to Divided Kingdom
  22. 14. How Biblical Poets Wrote Poetry
  23. 15. How Biblical Poets Wrote Poetry
  24. 16. Metaphors and Retributive Justice in the Poetry of Job
  25. 17. How Prophets Prophesy
  26. 18. How to Engage Poetic Prophecy
  27. 19. Who Is Isaiah’s Suffering Servant?
  28. Postscript
  29. Bibliography
  30. Scripture Index
  31. Subject Index
  32. Back Cover