The New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesi has rapidly become a benchmark for Old Testament study. The intro-ductory articles of this award-winning, five-volume set stand alone as study resource, and have proved their use as classroom material Together, they introduce the student to everything he or she needs to know to begin doing exegesis of the Old Testament.

Written by experts in their respective topics, now the ten introductory articles appear in this separate volume. A Guide to Old Testament Theology and Exegesis covers the following subjects:

1. Language, Literature, Hermeneutics, and Biblical Theology: What's Theological About a Theological Dictionary? (Kevin Vanhoozer)

2. Testual Criticism of the Old Testament and Its Relations to Exegesis and Theology (Bruce K. Wahke)

5. Old Testament History: A Theological Perspective (Eugene H. Merrill

4. Old Testament History: A Hermeneutical Perspective (V. Philips Long)

5. Literary Approaches and Interpretation (Tremper Longman III)

6. Narrative Criticism: The Theological Implications of Narrative Techniques (Philip E. Satterthwaite)

7. Linguistics, Meaning, Semantics, and Discourse Analysis Peter Conerell

6. Principles for Productive Word Study (John H. Walton)

9. The Flowering and Houndering of Old Testament Theology Elmer A. Martens)

1. Integrating Old Testament Theology and Exegesis: Literary, Thematic, and Canonical Issues (Richard Schulz)