Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction

Part One: Approaching the Text as Revelation
1 Understanding the Nature and Goal of Old Testament Theology
2 Finding the Author's Verbal Meaning
3 What Is the "Historical Meaning" of Biblical Texts?
4 Finding the Big Idea in the Final Composition of the Text

Part Two: Rediscovering the Composition of the Pentateuch Within the Tanak
5 Textual Strategies Within the Tanak
6 The Composition of the Pentateuch
7 Exploring the Composition of Legal Material in the Pentateuch

Part Three: Interpreting the Theology of the Pentateuch
8 The Nature of Covenant and Blessing in the Pentateuch
9 Is There a "Biblical Jesus" of the Pentateuch?
10 The Purpose of Mosaic Law in the Pentateuch
11 The Theme of Salvation in the Pentateuch

Conclusion
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index

About the Author

John H. Sailhamer is professor of Old Testament at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Brea, California. He is the author of several books, including Introduction to Old Testament Theology and The Pentateuch as Narrative.

Reviews

"Sailhamer illustrates the kind of fresh and creative thinking on the OT that is possible for an evangelical scholar."
*Joe M. Sprinkle, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, December 2010*

"Sailhamer has made a valuable contribution to both Pentateuchal studies and the larger field of biblical theological studies."
*Roger D. Cotton, Enrichment, Winter 2011*

"An interesting evangelical position in language accessible to all."
*James Chukwuma Okoye, The Bible in Review*