Project Gutenberg 2014-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 74 Orchard, W. E. (William Edwin) 1877 1955 Orchard, William Edwin The Evolution of Old Testament Religion Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Evolution of Old Testament Religion" by W. E. Orchard is a scholarly work that can be classified as a historical and theological analysis, likely written in the early 20th century. The book explores the transformation in understanding and interpretation of Old Testament religion over time, focusing on significant themes like the development of monotheism, the impact of cultural exchanges, and the evolution of Israel's national identity and its covenant with God. The opening of the work sets the stage by introducing its intention to clarify contemporary confusions around Old Testament studies. Orchard begins with a preface, outlining the structure of the book as a collection of lectures aimed at both scholarly and general audiences. He expresses his hope that his analysis will bridge the gap between critical scholarship and the spiritual messages of the Old Testament, addressing the need for a deeper understanding of the text’s significance in modern religious thought. The author hints at addressing themes such as the historical context of the Biblical narratives and how this context has shaped the perception of Yahweh's character and the religious practices of ancient Israel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45952/45952-h/images/cover.jpg en Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D. Bible. Old Testament -- Theology BT Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 499434 499443 2024-09-19T09:04:07.706033 2023-09-20T05:25:57.895125 text/html text/html 483893 2014-06-12T14:33:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 333147 2014-06-12T14:33:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 360263 2024-09-19T09:04:15.974008 application/epub+zip 365887 2024-09-19T09:04:09.351040 application/epub+zip 229752 2024-09-19T09:04:08.523023 application/epub+zip 524189 2024-09-19T09:04:20.887940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470759 2024-09-19T09:04:15.090004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332988 2022-09-20T21:40:11.861472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412830 412611 2024-09-19T09:04:06.493055 2023-09-20T05:25:56.743138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 412630 2014-06-12T14:33:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149254 2014-06-12T14:33:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 412643 2014-06-12T14:33:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149220 2014-06-12T14:33:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20197 2024-09-19T09:04:21.035937 application/rdf+xml 21462 2024-09-19T09:04:08.664029 image/jpeg 2720 2024-09-19T09:04:08.594008 image/jpeg 334762 2024-09-19T09:04:07.748040 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog