The Old Testament and God

The Old Testament and GodSouthwestern Journal of Theology 2022 Book Award (Biblical Studies) Craig Bartholomew's The Old Testament and God is the first volume in his ambitious four volume project, which seeks to explore the question of God and what happens to Old Testament studies if we take God and his action in the world seriously. Toward this end, he proposes a post critical paradigm shift that recenters study around God. The intent is to do for Old Testament studies what

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2020 For the Church Book Award

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