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The Hebrew Bible : A Critical Companion /
This book brings together some of the world's most exciting scholars from across a variety of disciplines to provide a concise and accessible guide to the Hebrew Bible. It covers every major genre of book in the Old Testament together with in-depth discussions of major themes such as human natu...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- List of Contributors
- Part I. The Hebrew Bible in Its Historical and Social Context
- 1. The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament
- 2. The Historical Framework
- 3. The Social and Cultural History of Ancient Israel
- 4. Israel in the Context of the Ancient Near East
- Part II. Major Genres of Biblical Literature
- 5. The Narrative Books of the Hebrew Bible
- 6. The Prophetic Literature
- 7. Legal Texts
- 8. The Wisdom Literature
- 9. The Psalms and Poems of the Hebrew Bible
- Part III. Major Religious Themes
- 10. Monotheism
- 11. Creation
- 12. The Human Condition
- 13. God's Covenants with Humanity and Israel
- 14. Ethics
- 15. Religious Space and Structures
- 16. Ritual
- Part IV. The Study and Reception of the Hebrew Bible
- 17. Reception of the Old Testament
- 18. Historical-Critical Inquiry
- 19. Literary Approaches
- 20. Theological Approaches to the Old Testament
- 21. Political and Advocacy Approaches
- 22. Textual Criticism and Biblical Translation
- 23. To Map or Not to Map?
- Index of Scripture
- Index of Modern Authors
- Index of Subjects.