TY - BOOK AU - Crenshaw,James L TI - Story and faith: a guide to the Old Testament SN - 0023256001 AV - BS 1140.2 .C74 PY - 1986/// CY - New York, New York PB - Macmillan Publishing Company KW - Bible. O.T KW - Introductions N1 - Bibliography; p. 446-455 Includes index; Contents; Part One: The Torah --; Genesis --; Exodus --; Leviticus --; Numbers --; Deuteronomy --; Part Two: The prophets --; A. The former prophets --; Joshua --; Judges --; Samuel --; Kings --; B. The latter prophets --; Isaiah --; Jeremiah --; Ezekiel --; The book of the twelve --; Part Three: The writings --; Psalms --; Job --; Proverbs --; Ruth --; Song of Songs --; Ecclesiastes --; Lamentations --; Esther --; Daniel --; Ezra-Nehemiah --; Chronicles Part Four: The Deuterocanonical literature --; First Esdras --; Second Esdras --; Tobit --; Judith --; Additions to the Book of Esther --; The Wisdom of Solomon --; SIrach --; Baruch --; The Letter to Jeremiah --; Additions to Daniel --; The Prayer of Manasseh --; First Maccabees --; Second Maccabees --; From cherished word to Holy Scriptures Appendix: --; A. Characteristics of apocalyptic --; B. The festivals at which the "five scrolls" were read --; C. Major scrolls from Qumran --; D. Major deities in the Canaanite pantheon --; E. Important noncanonical works (pseudepigrapha) --; F. History of Pentateuchal research --; G. The Bible in English --; H. Some significant inscriptions and literary texts --; I. Major periods in Israelite history --; J. The Hasmonaean house ER -