Includes bibliographies and indexes

Introduction to Old Testament theology -- The Old Testament as revelation -- How God is known -- God's purpose in revelation -- The law of God -- Knowing and doing the will of God -- The theological significance of the decalogue -- The role of the ritual and purity laws -- The recipient's of God's revelation -- Agents of God's rule: Moses, Judges, Kings -- The office and function of the prophet -- True and false prophets -- The theological role of priesthood -- Benefits of the covenant: the cultus -- Structures of the common life -- Male and female a a theological problem -- The theological dimension of being human -- The shape of the obedient life -- Life under threat -- Life under promise.