Introducing the Old Testament. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Drane.
• Authors: Drane, John William
• Contents: Introduction -- PART 1: Nations and peoples -- 1. Ancient Mesopotamia -- 2. Egypt -- 3. Canaanites, Israelites, and everyday life -- 4. Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Greeks -- PART 2: The books and the stories -- 5. The founding of a nation -- 6. New people in an old land -- 7. "A king like other nations" -- 8. Two kingdoms -- 9. Judah and Jerusalem -- 10. Reflecting on the past, imagining a better future -- 11. New possibilities and old temptations -- 12. The challenge of a new age -- PART 3: The faith behind the story -- 13. The living God -- 14. God and the world -- 15. Living as the people of God -- 16. Worship -- 17. From Hebrew Bible to Old Testament.
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Oxford, England : Lion Scholar
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 221.61; History of Biblical events; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Introductions
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781912552146; 1912552140
• Related ISBNs: 9780745955032
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 26, 2019)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.