A theological introduction to the Old Testament /
Bruce C. Birch ... [et al.].
- 2nd ed.
- Nashville : Abingdon Press, 2005.
- xviii, 485 p. : maps, 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Old Testament as theological witness -- The created order and the re-creation of broken order -- Promises made, threatened, and fulfilled -- Bondage, exodus, wilderness -- The structures of covenant life -- "The people of the land" -- The rise of the monarchy -- Kings and prophets in the divided kingdom -- Prophecy and reform : from Jeroboam to Josiah -- Collapse/exile/hope -- Wisdom, order, protest -- New life, renewed community, new crises.