Longman, Tremper,  III. <br/><br/>
How to read Exodus /  
Tremper Longman III. 
 - Downers Grove, Ill. :    IVP Academic,    c2009 
 - 187 p. ;    21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I: Reading Exodus with a strategy. Understanding the book of departure -- Part 2: Reading Exodus as literature. The shape of the book of Exodus ; The narrative structure of Exodus: presence, covenant, and servitude -- Part 3: Reading Exodus as history in its historical context. Birth legends, Hammurabi, and portable shrines: the ancient near eastern background of Exodus ; Evidence for the Exodus event ; Does it matter whether the sea parted? -- Part 4: Reading Exodus as God's story. God rescues Abraham's descendants from Egyptian bondage (Exodus 1:18) ; God gives Israel his law (Exodus 19:24) ; God instructs Israel to build the tabernacle (Exodus 25:40) -- Part 5: Reading Exodus as a Christian. The Christian experience of Exodus ; The role of law in the Christian life ; The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780830838585 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible--Exodus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1245.52   /  .L66 2009