- Paperback: 708 pages
- Publisher: Longman; 4 edition (14 Nov 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0582025613
- ISBN-13: 978-0582025615
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 17 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 244,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This well-known book is a vivid and engrossing account of the life story of ancient Israel from the time of the Exodus from Egypt to the eve of the Christian era. It analyses and interprets the familiar Biblical narrative in the context of our modern knowledge of the ancient world and it adopts no denominational standpoint. Fully revised and updated to take account of the latest archaeological findings and most recent changes in biblical interpretation this book will remain a major work of scholarship.
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Anderson - The Living World of the Old Testament Fourth Edition
Back cover
This famous book is a vivid and engrossing account of the life story of ancient Israel from the time of the Exodus from Egypt to the eve of the Christian era. It analyses and interprets the familiar Biblical narrative in the context of our modern knowledge of the ancient world.
A runaway bestseller through successive Longman editions with sales now exceeding 150,000 copies, it has been designed for all readers, regardless of religion or philosophical persuasion. Professor Anderson adopts no denominational standpoint. He is fully alive to all the different religious dimensions of the Old Testament, and the theological claim that it makes on us in the pluralism of the modern world.
A wealth of historical, archaelogical, literary and theological scholarship explains and illuminates the Biblical drama- it does not to overwhelm it. There is frequent quotation from the Old Testament, and maps, photographs and chronological charts clarify the discussion. An extensive guide to further reading concludes the book.
Front flap
The fourth edition is a major revision in which the whole text has been extensively revised and rewritten to take full advantage of the latest archaeological findings and changes in Biblical interpretation. There are additional illustrations, and the addition of a series of ‘Definitions’ at key moments in the text to clarify important terms like Covenant, Prophet and Messiah.
Beautifully written and profusely illustrated, The Living World of the Old Testament is a major work of scholarship, which scrupulously avoids falsification and over-simplification in presenting the findings of modern research. It has a formidable reputation as the standard introduction and companion to the subject.
The author
Bernhard W Anderson is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey.
Back flap
(275 years of publishing history logo - from Louise Corless)
As part of Longman’s 275th Anniversary - a landmark in publishing history - we are launching an exciting collection of classic books.
The Silver Library celebrates the very best in history writing published by Longman. This selection of seminal and best-selling works by world renowned authorities will become the essential collection.
Titles in the Silver Library are-
John Tosh
The Pursuit of History, Third Edition
Bernhard W Anderson
The Living World of the Old Testament, Fourth Edition
R H C Davis
A History of Medieval Europe, Second Edition
H G Koenigsberger, George L Mosse, G Q Bowler
Europe in the Sixteenth Century, Second Edition
Barry Coward
The Stuart Age 1603 - 1714, Second Edition
H G Koenigsberger
Early Modern Europe 1500 - 1789
Asa Briggs
The Age of Improvement 1783 - 1867, Second Edition
M S Anderson
The Ascendancy of Europe 1815 - 1914, Second Edition
James Joll
The Origins of the First World War, Second Edition
J M Roberts
Europe 1880 - 1945, Second Edition
Martin Kitchen
Europe Between the Wars
Peter Calvocoressi
World Politics Since 1945, Seventh Edition --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Back cover
This famous book is a vivid and engrossing account of the life story of ancient Israel from the time of the Exodus from Egypt to the eve of the Christian era. It analyses and interprets the familiar Biblical narrative in the context of our modern knowledge of the ancient world.
A runaway bestseller through successive Longman editions with sales now exceeding 150,000 copies, it has been designed for all readers, regardless of religion or philosophical persuasion. Professor Anderson adopts no denominational standpoint. He is fully alive to all the different religious dimensions of the Old Testament, and the theological claim that it makes on us in the pluralism of the modern world.
A wealth of historical, archaelogical, literary and theological scholarship explains and illuminates the Biblical drama- it does not to overwhelm it. There is frequent quotation from the Old Testament, and maps, photographs and chronological charts clarify the discussion. An extensive guide to further reading concludes the book.
Front flap
The fourth edition is a major revision in which the whole text has been extensively revised and rewritten to take full advantage of the latest archaeological findings and changes in Biblical interpretation. There are additional illustrations, and the addition of a series of ‘Definitions’ at key moments in the text to clarify important terms like Covenant, Prophet and Messiah.
Beautifully written and profusely illustrated, The Living World of the Old Testament is a major work of scholarship, which scrupulously avoids falsification and over-simplification in presenting the findings of modern research. It has a formidable reputation as the standard introduction and companion to the subject.
The author
Bernhard W Anderson is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey.
Back flap
(275 years of publishing history logo - from Louise Corless)
As part of Longman’s 275th Anniversary - a landmark in publishing history - we are launching an exciting collection of classic books.
The Silver Library celebrates the very best in history writing published by Longman. This selection of seminal and best-selling works by world renowned authorities will become the essential collection.
Titles in the Silver Library are-
John Tosh
The Pursuit of History, Third Edition
Bernhard W Anderson
The Living World of the Old Testament, Fourth Edition
R H C Davis
A History of Medieval Europe, Second Edition
H G Koenigsberger, George L Mosse, G Q Bowler
Europe in the Sixteenth Century, Second Edition
Barry Coward
The Stuart Age 1603 - 1714, Second Edition
H G Koenigsberger
Early Modern Europe 1500 - 1789
Asa Briggs
The Age of Improvement 1783 - 1867, Second Edition
M S Anderson
The Ascendancy of Europe 1815 - 1914, Second Edition
James Joll
The Origins of the First World War, Second Edition
J M Roberts
Europe 1880 - 1945, Second Edition
Martin Kitchen
Europe Between the Wars
Peter Calvocoressi
World Politics Since 1945, Seventh Edition --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I just love this book. It gives a really understandable account of the O.T.and all it's happenings in an understandable way.Some bits are a little long winded,depending what you are looking for..just skip over these,i use it as a reference book.
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