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Tanak : A Theological and Critical Introduction to the Jewish Bible /

"Though 'biblical theology' has long been considered a strictly Christian enterprise, Marvin A. Sweeney here proposes a Jewish theology of the Hebrew Bible, based on the importance of Tanak as the foundation of Judaism and organized around the major components: Torah, Nevi'im (Pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sweeney, Marvin A. (Marvin Alan), 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Though 'biblical theology' has long been considered a strictly Christian enterprise, Marvin A. Sweeney here proposes a Jewish theology of the Hebrew Bible, based on the importance of Tanak as the foundation of Judaism and organized around the major components: Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), and Kethuvim (Writings). Sweeney finds the structuring themes of Jewish life: the constitution of the nation Israel in relation to God; the disruption of that ideal, documented by the Prophets; and the reconstitution of the nation around the Second Temple in the Writings. Throughout he is attentive to tensions within and among the texts and the dialogical character of Israel's sacred heritage"--Publisher description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (464 pages).
ISBN:9781451414356