Good Life in the Old Testament
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567087218
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 01/09/2002
How did the ancient Israelites conceive of "the good life" - of how to live morally and well? This study explores the social world as depicted in the Bible and God's relationship with it.
Genesis; Exodus to Numbers; Deuteronomy; Joshua and Judges; Ruth; Samuel and Kings; Chronicles; Ezra and Nehemiah; Esther; Job; Psalms; Proverbs; Ecclesiastes; Song of Solomon; Isaiah; Jeremaiah; Lamentations; Ezekiel; Daniel; Hosea; Joel; Amos; Jonah; Micah; Haggai; Zechariah; Malachi; summary and conclusions.
"This comprehensive study by Whybray is an excellent resource on the conception of the 'good life' as presented in the OT.... Written in a lucid, enjoyable, and informative style, this book will interest a wide array of scholars, students, and ministers."- D. Charles Smith, "Religious Studies Review, "Vol. 33 No. 1 January 2007--Sanford Lakoff