TY - BOOK AU - Boadt, Lawrence AU - Boadt,Lawrence TI - Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction SN - 0809126311 U1 - B60 PY - 1984/// CY - New York PB - Paulist Press N1 - includes index and biblioraphy; Introducing the Old Testament 11 The People and Lands of the Old Testament 28 Archaeology and the Old Testament 52 Literary Tools for Old Testament Study 69 The Pentateuch 89 Genesis 1-11: The Preface to Israel`s Story 109 Genesis 12-50: The Patriarchs 133 The Exodus from Egypt 155 The Covenant and Journey to Canaan (Exodus 19 through Numbers) 173 The Israelite Possession of Canaan: The Books of Joshua and Judges 195 Canaanite Religion and Culture The Kingdom Split into Two 292 The Great Prophets of the Eighth Century 309 The Last Days of the Kingdom of Judah 338 Jeremiah and the Deuteronomic History Prophecy During the Babylonian Exile Sing Us a Song of Zion! The Struggle to Restore the Land (540-500 B.C.) Life in the Post-Exilic Community The Cultivation of Wisdom Faith Confronting New Challenges 492 The Closing of the Old Testament 517 Themes of Old Testament Theology 543 ER -