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The purpose of studying the Old Testament is to understand God and his redemptive work more fully. However, this goal is complicated by the fact that it was transmitted through a very different language and culture from our own. A Survey of the Old Testament provides an indispensable guide for undergraduate students and other readers by exploring the literary, historical, and theological issues...

The most recent development in the study of Old Testament poetry is the application of modern linguistic terminology and methodology to the Hebrew text.1 Here the assumption is that biblical Hebrew is not unique as a language and consequently can best be analyzed by the same procedures contemporary linguists use on other languages. This has led to a greater appreciation of Old Testament poetry as literature and has in some instances enhanced our understanding of the meaning of biblical texts. No
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