Interpreting the Old Testament: A Practical Guide

by Daniel J Harrington S.J., PH.D.

Overview

This introduction to Old Testament exegesis responds to the directives of the Second Vatican Council that instructs biblical interpreters to investigate the meaning the sacred writers intended to express. Thus it acquaints readers with an introduction to the methods commonly used in biblical scholarship today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814652367
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	06/01/1981
Series:	Old Testament Message , #1
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.42(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, PhD, (1940-2014), was professor of New Testament at Boston College and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Massachusetts. He wrote numerous scholarly works, including What Are We Hoping For? New Testament Images, The Gospel of Mark, Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem: A Biblical Guide to Living Wisely, and The Letter to the Hebrews, all published by Liturgical Press. He served as editor of New Testament Abstracts from 1972 until his death.