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The Bible among the Myths
Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature?


By: John N. Oswalt   

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The Bible Among the Myths is a sometimes controversial, always engaging corrective to a growing rejection in Western society of the revelation found within the Old Testament regarding a transcendent God who breaks into time and space and reveals himself in and through human activity.   Click for product description and details
ISBN: 0310285097,  ISBN-13: 9780310285090,  UPC: 025986285098

Suggested Uses: Lead & Teach, Learn & Study
Ages: Adult

Related Product Types: Biblical Studies & Church History


Author of The Bible among the Myths
John N. Oswalt
Dr. John N. Oswalt (PhD, Brandeis University) is Visiting Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is the author of numerous articles and several books, including the two-volume commentary on Isaiah in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series and Called to ...  Click for more information about John N. Oswalt

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Product Details for The Bible among the Myths
The Bible Among the Myths is a sometimes controversial, always engaging corrective to a growing rejection in Western society of the revelation found within the Old Testament regarding a transcendent God who breaks into time and space and reveals himself in and through human activity.

Description: 
Sixty years ago, most biblical scholars maintained that Israel’s religion was unique—that it stood in marked contrast to the faiths of its ancient Near Eastern neighbors. Nowadays, it is widely argued that Israel’s religion mirrors that of other West Semitic societies. What accounts for this radical change, and what are its implications for our understanding of the Old Testament? Dr. John N. Oswalt says the root of this new attitude lies in Western society’s hostility to the idea of revelation, which presupposes a reality that transcends the world of the senses, asserting the existence of a realm humans cannot control. While not advocating a “the Bible says it, and I believe it, and that settles it” point of view, Oswalt asserts convincingly that while other ancient literatures all see reality in essentially the same terms, the Bible differs radically on all the main points. The Bible Among the Myths supplies a necessary corrective to those who reject the Old Testament’s testimony about a transcendent God who breaks into time and space and reveals himself in and through human activity.

Book & Bible Cover Size: Large
Page Count: 208

Size: 6.1 wide x 9 high x 0.6 deep in. | 155 wide x 229 high x deep 15 mm
Weight: 0.62 lb | 281 gms

Available: August 2009
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Publisher: Zondervan

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