In your opinion what do you consider to be the best old testament introduction? Thanks!
https://www.logos.com/product/9673/an-introduction-to-the-old-testament
Introduction to the Old Testament- Longman and Dillard
https://www.logos.com/product/9673/an-introduction-to-the-old-testament Introduction to the Old Testament- Longman and Dillard
It was one of the textbooks in a class I took a while back. I thought it was a solid introduction. The other text we used was:
An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach by Waltke and Yu.
I benefited from both books, but if you're looking for an introduction, I would recommend Longman and Dillard.
I recommend this: https://www.logos.com/product/145483/crossway-biblical-theological-introduction-collection
A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised by Miles Van Pelt
If you mean "introduction" in the technical sense, Longman and Dillard stands out.
Thanks everyone. One more question. How does an Introduction differ from a Survey? Are they different names for the same thing or do they serve different functions?
The primary focus of this book is “special introduction” – that is, it treats historical questions dealing with authorship, date, sources, purpose, destination, and the like.
The genre of introduction has a well-established place in the field of Old Testament studies. It is one of the first volumes that serious students of the Bible encounter in their quest to understand the text. Its very title connotes the preliminary nature of its subject matter. As E. J. Young commented, the word derives from the Latin introducere that means "to lead in" or "to introduce" (1949, 15). It is thus the purpose of this introduction, like all introductions, to acquaint the reader with information that is important to know in order to read the books of the Old Testament with understanding. In more contemporary terminology, our goal is to provide the student with resources needed to achieve reading competence.
The genre of introduction has a well-established place in the field of Old Testament studies. It is one of the first volumes that serious students of the Bible encounter in their quest to understand the text. Its very title connotes the preliminary nature of its subject matter. As E. J. Young commented, the word derives from the Latin introducere that means "to lead in" or "to introduce" (1949, 15).
It is thus the purpose of this introduction, like all introductions, to acquaint the reader with information that is important to know in order to read the books of the Old Testament with understanding. In more contemporary terminology, our goal is to provide the student with resources needed to achieve reading competence.
Typically, an introduction concentrates on background details/issues a lot more.
If you are going to ask about OT Survey. I would wholeheartedly recommend Walton and Hill. https://www.logos.com/product/9674/a-survey-of-the-old-testament . As Lee said, Intros and Surveys are different animals and it would be good to have one of each. R. K. Harrison was certainly a classic. Longman and Dillard would have more recent interpretations. Either would complement Walton and Hill nicely.
Thanks again. Very helpful information.
This also is now on sale: Zondervan Old and New Testament Introduction (2 vols.) | Logos Bible Software
Thanks! I had missed that (owning the NT Intro already, the dynamic price for the bundle was only 10 Euro / $12)
An Introduction to the Old Testament by E. J. Young is good and conservative. Everything I have read by Young has been good.
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This one: https://www.logos.com/product/205641/a-catholic-introduction-to-the-bible-the-old-testament
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How does a Catholic introduction differ from a protestant one?
I would assume it has the deuterocanonical books, also.
I realize I am getting old in the tooth
I still like R. K. Harrison.
Me, too. (I'm not old, I'm experienced.)
I like Harrison and Young, in that order. Young is probably slightly more conservative, but Harrison is quite a bit more detailed, and his work on JEPD is unmatched, IMO.
This was recommended above and is deeply discounted this month.
https://www.logos.com/product/162621/a-biblical-theological-introduction-to-the-new-testament-the-gospel-realized
Both Harrison and Young seem to be discounted in the Christmas sale: Introduction to the Old Testament Collection (3 vols.) | Logos Bible Software
How does a Catholic introduction differ from a protestant one? I would assume it has the deuterocanonical books, also.
Yes.
This particular volume draws together and dives deeply but very readably into the insights of the latest historical-critical research, understood through the lens of (Catholic) faith, and the wisdom of ancient/early Christians.
Non-Catholics will, of course, find things in it that they disagree with, but it has positive editorial reviews not only from Catholic scholars but also from Protestant (Daniel I. Block of Wheaton College, Richard Averbeck of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) and SDA (Roy Gane of Andrews University) ones for good reason: it is authentically valuable even to non-Catholics.
The Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament by William Sanford LaSor, David A. Hubbard and Frederic Bush is on Christmas sale as part of this collection:
Eerdmans Bible Reference Collection (5 vols.) | Logos Bible Software
LaSor/Hubbard/Bush gets a recommendation by John F. Evans in his Guide to Biblical Commentaries and Reference Works, 10th edition, also available in Logos.
The Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament by William Sanford LaSor, David A. Hubbard and Frederic Bush is on Christmas sale as part of this collection: Eerdmans Bible Reference Collection (5 vols.) | Logos Bible Software LaSor/Hubbard/Bush gets a recommendation by John F. Evans in his Guide to Biblical Commentaries and Reference Works, 10th edition, also available in Logos.
Thanks! I got the OT Survey and two other books for $16.89! Awesome deal! Now I have both the English and Spanish version 👍
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