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Coogan offers here a wideranging and stimulating exploration of the old testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. Coogan glossary of terms acrostic a text in which the opening letters of successive lines form a word, phrase, or pattern. Engaging and accessible to students from all backgrounds, a brief introduction to the old testament. Coogan is lecturer on old testamenthebrew bible at the harvard divinity school and the director of publications for the harvard semitic museum. A brief introduction to the old testament the hebrew bible. Coogan offers here a wideranging and stimulating exploration of the old testament. The book also discusses law and ritual in the bible as well as the biblical understandings of prophecy. Coogan explains the differences between the bible of. The oxford guide to people and places of the bible edited by bruce m. A very short introduction ebook written by michael coogan. A historical and literary introduction to the hebrew scriptures, second edition oup, 2010. A historical and literary introduction to the hebrew scriptures coogan, michael d. Class participation this assumes attendance which is vital for this course and is worth 15 points in the final factoring of the grade.
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