Tod Linafelt is a professor of biblical literature in the Theology Department at Georgetown University. His work delves into the complex literary and theological dimensions of ancient texts, offering profound insights for contemporary readers.
This work introduces the reader to the broad theological and chronological sweep of the Old Testament. It covers every book of the Old Testament in the order in which it appears in the Hebrew Bible and treats the issues and methods in contemporary interpretations without jargon.
This book offers a thorough and lively introduction to the Hebrew Bible's two primary literary modes, narrative and poetry, foregrounding the nuances of plot, character, metaphor, structure and design, and intertextual allusions.