"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-161) and indexes.

In human words -- Out of history -- The tribes of Israel -- The monarchy -- Postexilic Israel -- Hellenistic period -- Roman period -- In a place -- Shrines -- Cities -- Culture -- About God -- Images of God -- Covenant -- Worship and prayer -- From God -- Revelation -- Inspiration -- "Fulfilled in your hearing" -- What did it mean? -- What kind of book is it? -- Literary forms -- The canon -- What did they believe? -- "You will be my people" -- "I will be your God" -- This age and the age to come -- Canonical form -- "Who do you say I am?" -- What does it mean? -- How did they do it? -- Rewriting -- Prefigurement/typology -- Allegory -- Midrash -- Theological interpretation -- How do we do it? -- Author-centered approaches -- Text-centered approaches -- Reader-centered approaches.