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The Original Story

God, Israel, and the World

By: John Barton, Julia Bowden

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Paperback | 28 July 2005

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Ideal for beginning students and readers of all faiths or none, The Original Story is a comprehensive and lively guide to the Hebrew Bible. This richly informative volume provides a complete introduction to Old Testament history, archeology, geography, and textual interpretation - all at an accessible level. The core of the book explores central biblical themes, including the character of God, the human condition, ethics, human suffering, and God's relationship with the people of Israel. The authors further consider various topics such as prophecy, law, and worship in the Old Testament.

The very readable text is complemented throughout by sidebars, fact boxes, maps, and illustrations. All features considered, The Original Story is one of the best guidebooks to the Hebrew Bible now available.

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John Goldingay in Church Times (on British edition) "The more I read this up-to-date, user-friendly, middle-of-the-road introduction to the Old Testament, the more I liked it. . . The authors provide a reliable guide to the range of views on literary and historical questions, and they encourage readers towards moderate answers." Theology (on British edition) "The Original Story deserves to go on your reading lists. . . Its authors are the best kinds of experts, those who know their subject so thoroughly that they can summarize it in ordinary language without being simplistic." Review of Biblical Literature "Few general introductions to the Old Testament match this one! . . . A gift for both teacher and student."

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Christianity Biblical Studies & Exegesis

Old Testament or Hebrew Bible? : the scriptures of Jews and Christians	p. 3
The story so far : Israel tells its story	p. 9
Where and who an earth? : the geography and peoples of the Old Testament world	p. 19
The way they tell it : types of literature in the Old Testament	p. 27
Watchmaker or living God? : the Old Testament view of God	p. 39
The chosen people? : God's relationship with Israel	p. 53
Who am I? : the Old Testament view of the human condition	p. 65
How should we live? : ethics and the Old Testament	p. 77
Why me? : the Old Testament view of human suffering	p. 91
Can we know God? : religious experience in the Old Testament	p. 107
Tall stories? : writing the history of Israel	p. 119
Meet the ancestors : what can we know about the early history of Israel?	p. 125
Give us a king! : what can we know about the monarchy in ancient Israel?	p. 133
Refugee status : what can we know about the exile and return?	p. 143
Loyal subjects? : what can we know about the 'second temple' period?	p. 155
Digging up the Old Testament : the contribution of archaeology to the study of the Old Testament	p. 165
The social scene : the social life of ancient Israel	p. 179
Thus says the lord! : prophecy in ancient Israel	p. 191
Hallelujah! : worship in ancient Israel	p. 205
Can we cope? : wisdom literature in the Old Testament	p. 221
The plot thickens : Israel's historians and story-tellers	p. 235
Taking orders : law and instruction in the Old Testament	p. 245
The number of the beast : apocalyptic literature in the Old Testament	p. 257
Cut and paste : source criticism and the Old Testament	p. 273
Word of month : form criticism and the Old Testament	p. 283
Edit and format : redaction criticism and the Old Testament	p. 293
A good read? : literary criticism and the Old Testament	p. 301
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