The contributors, who write in English, French or German, come from eleven different countries and belong to different religious traditions, Jewish, Protestant and Roman Catholic. They also represent different outlooks on Old Testament study, and both new methods and trends and older points of view are to be found. This volume reflects the vigorous and varied discussions among contemporary Old Testament scholars in an age of change and challenge.

The contributors, who write in English, French or German, come from eleven different countries and belong to different religious traditions, Jewish, Protestant and Roman Catholic. They also represent different outlooks on Old Testament study, and both new methods and trends and older points of view are to be found. This volume reflects the vigorous and varied discussions among contemporary Old Testament scholars in an age of change and challenge.