Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-686).
Contents:
The Old Testament library -- An overview : peoples, places, and events -- history and geography -- The history of writing the Old Testament -- The Pentateuch : its outline and historical setting -- The Pentateuch : its sources and formation -- Genesis 1-11 : the prehistory -- Genesis 12-50 : the patriarchs and matriarchs -- Exodus : freedom and covenant -- Leviticus : the call to holiness -- Numbers : journey through the wilderness -- Deuteronomy : covenant and the love of God -- The Deuteronomistic history : Joshua -- 2 Kings -- Joshua and judges : settlement in the land -- 1 and 2 Samuel : the beginnings of kingship -- Samuel, Saul, and David -- 1 and 2 Kings : from Solomon to the exile -- 1 and 2 Chronicles : David, the temple and the liturgy -- Ezra and Nehemiah : building community -- Introduction to the prophets -- Amos and Hosea : justice for the Northern Kingdom -- Isaiah and Micah : the reign of justice in Judah -- Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk : Judah before the exile -- Jeremiah : the prophetic life -- Ezekiel : prophet in a foreign land -- Second Isaiah : redemptive suffering -- Haggai and Zechariah : rebuilding the temple -- Third Isaiah and Malachi : prophets of the new community -- Obadiah and Joel : judgment and salvation -- Second Zechariah and Jonah : universal salvation -- Introduction to wisdom literature -- The Psalms : sing a new song -- Proverbs : wisdom for living -- Job : in search of God -- Ruth and Esther : stories of God's providence -- Lamentations, Song of Songs, and Qoheleth : reflections on life -- Daniel : faith under fire -- First and Second Maccabees : defenders of the faith -- Sirach : wisdom in the Torah -- Tobit, Judith, Baruch : the Torah in life -- Wisdom : righteousness and eternal life.
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