| Making Sense of the Old Testament: Three Crucial Questions Contributor(s): Longman Tremper III (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801058287 ISBN-13: 9780801058288 Publisher: Baker Academic OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1999 Annotation: People who are puzzled about the relationship of the Old Testament to the New will find an able discussion of those confusions in this book by Old Testament scholar Tremper Longman III. Longman demonstrates the relevance of the Old Testament for Christians today and provides a sense of unity between the two Testaments.a |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 221.6 |
| LCCN: 98030481 |
| Series: Three Crucial Questions |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.45 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Christians often face a number of obstacles to their understanding of the Old Testament, including differences in culture, worldviews, traditions, language, and geography. Longman provides practical principles for achieving a fuller understanding of what the Old Testament says. He looks at each section of the Old Testament--law, history, poetry, wisdom, and prophecy--and explains the issues involved in applying that section to Christian life today. Scripture and subject indexes are included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Longman, Tremper III: - Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California where he was the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies for nineteen years before his retirement. Before Westmont, he taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for eighteen years. He has authored or coauthored more than thirty books. |