Ancient Near Eastern Taught and the Old Testiment
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BOOK SUMMARY OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN THOUGHT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT
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A BOOK SUMMARY
SUBMITTED
TO DR. DANIEL WARNER
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR OBST 590
DEPARTMENT OF OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE
BY
SUSAN MADOO
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
28 FEBRUARY 2013 Summary: Ancient Near Eastern Thought and The Old Testament
Introduction
In today’s society as people begin to comprehend how the ancient people viewed the world; the Old Testament becomes a book that can clearly stand within its ancient context. Although sometimes speaking against it, John Walton in the introduction of the book gives a well thought out introduction to ancient Near Eastern literature, and what information the book provides for understanding the world of ancient Israel.
John Walton research many scholars work on various literature. In his findings he considered all of the perspectives (all?) that the literature offered on religion, beliefs, gods,
People, history and the cosmos,(left hanging here, not sure what you want to do with these) John Walton states there are “three important roles that comparative studies can provide in biblical interpretation: critical analysis, defense of the biblical text, and exegesis.
He tries to persuade the audience by examining artifacts to assist the person’s understanding, through both artifacts and historical prospective and culture to parell his findings with the Bible. (sentence does not make sense) John Walton did an excellent job of drawing the reader’s attention, by opening (choice of words) their appetites, by showing and explaining so many fascinating things about ancient Israel and Old Testament Scriptures. The book is an excellent for Students to develop their understanding of the Old Testament Scriptures and the ancient Israel
Book Summary
In Ancient Near Eastern thought and The Old Testament the book (his book not the ANE and OTT) is divided into
BOOK SUMMARY OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN THOUGHT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT
Need author, publisher
A BOOK SUMMARY
SUBMITTED
TO DR. DANIEL WARNER
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR OBST 590
DEPARTMENT OF OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE
BY
SUSAN MADOO
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
28 FEBRUARY 2013 Summary: Ancient Near Eastern Thought and The Old Testament
Introduction
In today’s society as people begin to comprehend how the ancient people viewed the world; the Old Testament becomes a book that can clearly stand within its ancient context. Although sometimes speaking against it, John Walton in the introduction of the book gives a well thought out introduction to ancient Near Eastern literature, and what information the book provides for understanding the world of ancient Israel.
John Walton research many scholars work on various literature. In his findings he considered all of the perspectives (all?) that the literature offered on religion, beliefs, gods,
People, history and the cosmos,(left hanging here, not sure what you want to do with these) John Walton states there are “three important roles that comparative studies can provide in biblical interpretation: critical analysis, defense of the biblical text, and exegesis.
He tries to persuade the audience by examining artifacts to assist the person’s understanding, through both artifacts and historical prospective and culture to parell his findings with the Bible. (sentence does not make sense) John Walton did an excellent job of drawing the reader’s attention, by opening (choice of words) their appetites, by showing and explaining so many fascinating things about ancient Israel and Old Testament Scriptures. The book is an excellent for Students to develop their understanding of the Old Testament Scriptures and the ancient Israel
Book Summary
In Ancient Near Eastern thought and The Old Testament the book (his book not the ANE and OTT) is divided into