Who Needs the Old Testament?: Its enduring appeal and why the New Atheists don't get it

Who Needs the Old Testament?: Its enduring appeal and why the New Atheists don't get it

by Katharine Dell (Author)

Synopsis

Who needs the Old Testament?It might be a literary classic, but what relevance does it have today?How much of it can we believe anyway?Katharine Dell invites you to rediscover the appeal of the Old Testament for the twenty-first century. In doing so she deftly refutes hard-line attacks by writers such as Richard Dawkins; she firmly critiques the atheistic agenda of those scholars who seek to undermine the Old Testament's historical grounding; and she helpfully reassures those within the church who express doubts about its usefulness as a resource for Christian life and thought.Written by a world expert, this book will help many, both inside and outside the church, to gain a more informed appreciation of the different kinds of literature contained in the Old Testament, and a more nuanced understanding of the developing vision of God to which they witness.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 274
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Published: 16 Mar 2017

ISBN 10: 0281065047
ISBN 13: 9780281065042

Author Bio
Katharine Dell is Reader in Old Testament Literature and Theology, and Fellow, Tutor and Director of Studies in Theology and Religious Studies at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. A world expert on the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament, her most recent books include Ethical and Unethical in the Old Testament (T&T Clark 2010), Opening the Old Testament (Wiley-Blackwell 2008) and The Book of Proverbs in Social and Theological Context (CUP 2006).