The Bible as it was / James L. Kugel.
By: Kugel, James L
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1997Description: xvii, 680 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0674069404 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Bible. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- HistoryDDC classification: 222/.106/09 LOC classification: BS1225.2 | .K84 1997Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-646) and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-646) and index.
The world of ancient biblical interpreters -- The creation of the world -- Adam and Eve -- Cain and Abel -- Noah and the flood -- The tower of Babel -- Abraham journeys from Chaldea -- Melchizedek -- The trials of Abraham -- Lot and Lot's wife -- Jacob and Esau -- Jacob and the angel -- Dinah -- Joseph's ups and downs -- Jacob's sons in Egypt -- Growing up in Pharaoh's court -- The exodus from Egypt -- The Red Sea -- Into the wilderness -- At Mt. Sinai -- The golden calf -- Worship in the wilderness -- Trouble along the way -- The bronze serpent, Balaam, and Phinehas -- The life of Torah -- Afterword.