Charpentier's "Reading the Old Testament" is one of my favourite Bible study guides. Reading it is like having a very patient Bible Professor take you through the ancient near east world with its complex ever-changing political alliances which impacted Israel. It is great that Charpentier reminds us at the start that the writings in the Old Testament reflect the life of a people "seized with a passion for God" (p8). Hence the Old Testament is to be read as a people's reflection and "rereading" of its life as God's chosen people as they progress (and misstep) in their journey on earth. ( )

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DISCO D: BACKUP / TEOLOGIA
ESTUDIOS BIBLICOS / BIBLIOLOGIA / GUIAS BIBLICAS

This book is for those who want to read the Bible but don't know how to go about it. It is a modest, yet ambitous guide to the Old Testament geared toward the adult learner.

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