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040			_a1
041			_a0 eng
082			_a221.61
082			_bR746-R40
100			_aRolf Rendtorff
100			_d(1925-2014)
100			_eAuthor
245			_aThe Old Testament
245			_bAn introduction
245			_cRolf Rendtorff
260			_aPhiladelphia, U.S.A
260			_bThe Fortress
260			_c1991
300			_a308tr.
300			_bPaperback
300			_c22cm
520			_aThis `Introduction` attempts to take account of this reciprocal relationship. The first part deals with the history of Israel. However, its approach differs from most accounts of this history. It takes the Old Testament texts themselves as a starting point and first of all outlines the picture of historical developments and associations which the texts present. An attempt is then made, on this basis, to reconstruct historical developments by introducing material from outside the Bible. This method of working leads to close connections between the second and third parts, because it has to take account of the nature and original purpose of the texts and their function within the biblical books as they are now. The second part attempts to present the texts collected in the Old Testament as expressions of the life of Israel. The third part discusses the books of the Old Testament in their present form.
650			_aBible -- Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
957			_a211001 TKH
999			_c5923 _d5923