TY - BOOK AU - Childs,Brevard S TI - Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture SN - 0800605322 PY - 1979/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Fortress Press KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Introductions N1 - Includes bibliographies and index N2 - This Introduction attempts to offer a different model for the discipline from that currently represented. It seeks to describe the form and function of the Hebrew Bible in its role as sacred scripture for Israel. It argues the case that the biblical literature has not been correctly understood or interpreted because its role as religious literature has not been correctly assessed--Amazon ER -