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The Bible : an introduction /
The Bible: An Introduction offers clear answers to the most basic questions that first-time students and curious inquirers bring to the Bible. Without presuming either prior knowledge of the Bible or a particular attitude toward it, Jerry L. Sumney uses straightforward language to lead the reader on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota :
Fortress Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part 1. What is the Bible, and how did it come about? The Bible: a gradually emerging collection
- From then to now: the transmission of the Bible
- Inspiration: the claim that God speaks in a text
- Part 2. What is the story of the Hebrew Bible? The Pentateuch, part 1: Genesis
- The Pentateuch, part 2: Exodus through Deuteronomy
- The Israelites tell their story: interpretations of national disasters
- "Thus says the Lord": Israel's prophetic tradition
- An alternative worldview: Israel's wisdom literature and Esther
- Israel's response to God: the Psalms and the Song of Solomon
- Between the testaments: from Alexander the Great to the time of Jesus
- Part 3. What is the story of the New Testament? The gospels: their composition and nature
- Four views of one Jesus: Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John
- The story continues: the Acts of the Apostles
- The Pauline letters: apostolic advice to early churches
- The disputed Pauline letters: continuing the advice in Paul's name
- Hebrews and the general epistles: messages for broader audiences
- Revelation: John's apocalyptic vision
- Epilogue: the Bible today.