Description
The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is the first in a four-volume series covering the text of the Old Testament. Following in the tradition of the four award-winning IVP dictionaries focused on the New Testament and its background, this encyclopedic work is characterized by close attention to the text of the Old Testament and the ongoing conversation of contemporary scholarship. In exploring the major themes and issues of the Pentateuch, it informs and challenges its readers with authoritative overviews, detailed examinations and new insights from the world of the ancient Near East. The 'Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is designed to be your first stop in the study and research of the Pentateuch, on which the rest of the Bible is built.
Exploring the major themes and issues of the Pentateuch, this encyclopedic work offers authoritative overviews, detailed examinations and new insights from the world of the ancient Near East.
About the Author
Dr T. Desmond Alexander is senior lecturer in Biblical Studies and director of postgraduate studies at Union Theological College, Belfast. He is a former chair of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research. Dr Desmond Alexander's research interests lie primarily in two area: the Pentateuch and Biblical Theology. David Baker is Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH, where he has taught since 1986. Prior to that, he taught at the University or Durban-Westville and the University of the Witwatersrand, both in South Africa, and Bethel College in St Paul, Minnesota. He has also lectured at: Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand; Queensland Theological College, Brisbane, Australia; South America Theological Seminary, Colon, Argentina; River Plate Adventist University, Libertador San Martin, Argentina; Tyndale Theological Seminary, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ontario Theological Seminary (Now Tyndale Seminary), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As well as traveling, David enjoys editing as well as writing, having written or edited over 40 publications.
Book Information
ISBN 9780851119861
Author T Desmond Alexander and David W Baker
Format Hardback
Page Count 800
Imprint Inter-Varsity Press
Publisher Inter-Varsity Press
Weight(grams) 1986g
Dimensions(mm) 184mm * 260mm * 57mm
Exploring the major themes and issues of the Pentateuch, this encyclopedic work offers authoritative overviews, detailed examinations and new insights from the world of the ancient Near East.
About the Author
Dr T. Desmond Alexander is senior lecturer in Biblical Studies and director of postgraduate studies at Union Theological College, Belfast. He is a former chair of the Tyndale Fellowship for Biblical and Theological Research. Dr Desmond Alexander's research interests lie primarily in two area: the Pentateuch and Biblical Theology. David Baker is Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OH, where he has taught since 1986. Prior to that, he taught at the University or Durban-Westville and the University of the Witwatersrand, both in South Africa, and Bethel College in St Paul, Minnesota. He has also lectured at: Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand; Queensland Theological College, Brisbane, Australia; South America Theological Seminary, Colon, Argentina; River Plate Adventist University, Libertador San Martin, Argentina; Tyndale Theological Seminary, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ontario Theological Seminary (Now Tyndale Seminary), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As well as traveling, David enjoys editing as well as writing, having written or edited over 40 publications.
Book Information
ISBN 9780851119861
Author T Desmond Alexander and David W Baker
Format Hardback
Page Count 800
Imprint Inter-Varsity Press
Publisher Inter-Varsity Press
Weight(grams) 1986g
Dimensions(mm) 184mm * 260mm * 57mm
