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Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction
by Lawrence Boadt
from Paulist Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Not worth it
  I had to get this book for an Old Testament class. The class is a waste of time, the book is a waste of money, and there seems to be a lot of extra stuff in it that I couldn't care less about. If you're getting this book for a class, it's easy to read, but it takes forever. If you're getting it just for fun, I recommend finding another book.

• Excellent Introduction to the Old Testament
  I believe this book is probably the best overall introduction to the Old Testament. It provides historical context of the Near East. It covers all the bases and goes into scholarly detail. It goes through the Yawehist (Y)/Elohim (E)/Priestly sources and their different contributions to the composite text. It is an easy and enjoyable read as opposed to standard Old Testment "Texbooks". I was also delighted to find that a Professor at Yale uses in her Old Testament class. It is an open source class that you... more info

• A deep understanding of the Old Testament
  My reading of the Bible has had three levels of accompaniment. The first consists of the annotations of the New Oxford Annotated Bible, which tend to be brief explications of bits of the text that might otherwise be difficult to comprehend within the context of the writer. The second is Asimov's Guide to the Bible, which goes into somewhat greater detail and, in particular, is quite good at providing the necessary historical and geographic background.
  The third is this book, which goes into... more info

• Excellent Resource
  I am in an Old Testament class, and our professor recommended this book as a useful tag-along to his teaching. It truly is a great text, and I highly recommend it.

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