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Since its launch in 1987, Introducing the Old Testament has been widely acclaimed as an authoritative and accessible text for students and general readers alike. This thorough revision differs in important ways from the original edition. As well as being considerably longer, it takes into account the most recent scholarship, especially in relation to historical questions such as the origins of...

something unique to them, for it was also the common experience of all their descendants, most notably their son Isaac and grandson Jacob. The central thread of the Old Testament story shows how personal experience of God was to be a vital element in the very survival of the whole nation of Israel, over many generations. Yet there is a clear demarcation made here between ‘Yahweh’, the God on whom Israel’s later
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