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A 5 page book report that focuses on the many virtues of Anthony R. Ceresko's book, Introduction to the Old Testament: A Liberation Perspective. The writer discusses Ceresko's approach to Old Testament scripture, explaining how it is based on the theoretical model of Norman Gottwald, and also mentions the areas in which the book is weak. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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of the nation of Israel. But, Cereskos test is more than what the reader might expect from an introduction to the Old Testament, as Ceresko brings to this task an
interpretive model that provides a method for making sense of the "gaps and silences and inner contradictions of this very human set of documents" (Harik, 2002). Ceresko bases his model
on Norman Gottwalds remarkable theory concerning Israels origins. Cereskos book is written in a straightforward, clear-cut manner that makes it very accessible to all readers, not just people
well-versed in biblical scholarship. Its format makes it particularly suitable for an introductory course in Old Testament scholarship at the college level, or even as an honors level high school
elective, because each chapter has an introduction, conclusion and review questions. According to Gottwald, the people who became the nation of Israel did not come from outside the region of
Canaan, but were, in fact, the lower class people already living in that region. These people were partially inspired to revolt against Canaanite kings by the Hapiru and also by
escaped slaves from Egypt. They then endeavored to establish a more egalitarian society in the highland region of Canaan. Like Gottwald, Ceresko argues against reading the historical books of the
Old Testament as a straightforward history. Rather, both men advocate that these texts emerged as a "self-defining narrative of a loose confederation of marginalized Canaanite hill tribes and refugees" (Harik,
2002). Ceresko adds to Gottwalds sociological model with his own "liberation perspective," which presents an image of the God of the Old Testament as a God of justice and
mercy. Ceresko argues that God instructed these people in specific ways that were intended to aid them in maintaining egalitarian ideals with a particular emphasis on protecting the vulnerable.
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