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The Hebrew Bible : a critical companion / edited by John Barton.

Contributor(s): Barton, John, 1948- [editor.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: xii, 613 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691154718; 0691154716Subject(s): Bible. Old Testament -- IntroductionsDDC classification: 221.6/1 LOC classification: BS1140.3 | .H43 2016Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Part I. The Hebrew Bible in its historical and social context -- The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament / John Barton -- The historical framework: biblical and scholarly portrayals of the past / Francesca Stavrakopoulou -- The social and cultural history of ancient Israel / Katherine Southwood -- Israel in the context of the ancient Near East / Anthony J. Frendo -- Part II. Major genres of biblical literature -- the narrative books of the Hebrew Bible / Thomas Römer -- The prophetic literature / R.G. Kratz -- Legal texts / Assnat Bartor -- The wisdom literature / Jennie Grillo -- the Psalms and poems of the Hebrew Bible / Susan Gillingham -- Part III. Major religious themes -- Monotheism / Benjamin D. Sommer -- Creation: God and world / Hermann Spieckermann -- The human condition / Hilary Marlow -- God's covenants with humanity and Israel / Dominik Markl -- Ethics / C.L. Grouch -- Religious space and structures / Stephen C. Russell -- Ritual: diet, purity, and sacrifice / Seth D. Kunin -- Part IV. The study and reception of the Hebrew Bible -- Reception of the Old Testament / Alison Gray -- Historical-critical inquiry / Christoph Bultmann -- Literary approaches / David Jasper -- Theological approaches to the Old Testament / R.W.L. Moberly -- Political and advocacy approaches / Eryl W. Davies -- Textual criticism and biblical translation / Carmel McCarthy -- To map or not to map?: a biblical dilemma / Adrian Curtis.
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Book Book John Bulow Campbell Library 1 East BS1140.3 .H43 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0182903507651

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part I. The Hebrew Bible in its historical and social context -- 1. The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament / John Barton -- 2. The historical framework: biblical and scholarly portrayals of the past / Francesca Stavrakopoulou -- 3. The social and cultural history of ancient Israel / Katherine Southwood -- 4. Israel in the context of the ancient Near East / Anthony J. Frendo -- Part II. Major genres of biblical literature -- 5. the narrative books of the Hebrew Bible / Thomas Römer -- 6. The prophetic literature / R.G. Kratz -- 7. Legal texts / Assnat Bartor -- 8. The wisdom literature / Jennie Grillo -- 9. the Psalms and poems of the Hebrew Bible / Susan Gillingham -- Part III. Major religious themes -- 10. Monotheism / Benjamin D. Sommer -- 11. Creation: God and world / Hermann Spieckermann -- 12. The human condition / Hilary Marlow -- 13. God's covenants with humanity and Israel / Dominik Markl -- 14. Ethics / C.L. Grouch -- 15. Religious space and structures / Stephen C. Russell -- 16. Ritual: diet, purity, and sacrifice / Seth D. Kunin -- Part IV. The study and reception of the Hebrew Bible -- 17. Reception of the Old Testament / Alison Gray -- 18. Historical-critical inquiry / Christoph Bultmann -- 19. Literary approaches / David Jasper -- 20. Theological approaches to the Old Testament / R.W.L. Moberly -- 21. Political and advocacy approaches / Eryl W. Davies -- 22. Textual criticism and biblical translation / Carmel McCarthy -- 23. To map or not to map?: a biblical dilemma / Adrian Curtis.

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