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The good life in the Old Testament

Title: The good life in the Old Testament / R. Norman Whybray.
Author: Whybray, R. N. (Roger Norman)
Publication: London : T & T Clark, 2002.

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Description

294 pages; 22 cm

Summary

"Can we know how the ancient Israelites lived 'the good life'?" "In his last work, Norman Whybray brings his considerable learning to this question in a social and theological study of the Hebrew Bible. He discovers that far from giving a faint or undifferentiated picture of 'the good life', the books of the Old Testament each yield a distinct impression of what this life entails, underpinned by divine guidance and protection." "Comprehensive in scope, and marked by Professor Whybray's lucid thought and style, this book is a fitting addition to the work of an illustrious scholar. It will richly reward any reader interested in the social world as depicted in the Bible, and in God's relationship with it."--Jacket

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction: A New Approach -- Genesis -- Exodus to Numbers -- Deuteronomy -- Joshua and Judges -- Ruth -- Samuel and Kings -- Chronicles -- Ezra and Nehemiah -- Esther -- Job -- Psalms -- Proverbs -- Ecclesiastes -- The Song of Songs -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Lamentations -- Ezekiel -- Daniel -- Hosea -- Joel -- Amos -- Jonah -- Micah -- Haggai -- Zechariah -- Malachi.

ISBN

0567087212
9780567087218

OCLC

ocm50876049
50876049
SCSB-1301490

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library