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The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes
Each of the eighty-three short contributions in this volume is written by an expert on the topic. Each deals with the essentials anyone entering the fascinating world of biblical scholarship needs to master. Concise and jargon-free chapters present the nature of the biblical texts and the different... Read more
Series: Religion in 5 Minutes
Published: 2024
Pages: 463
eBook: 9781800504516
Each of the eighty-three short contributions in this volume is written by an expert on the topic. Each deals with the essentials anyone entering the fascinating world of biblical scholarship needs to master. Concise and jargon-free chapters present the nature of the biblical texts and the different methodologies that have been developed to understand it. In addition, major issues that standard introductions tend to dodge are considered in a balanced way, providing the pros and cons for each position.Philippe Guillaume is Lecturer at the University of Berne. Diana V. Edelman is Professor Emerita of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo.
| Cover | Cover | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| Preface | xiii | ||
| General Matters | 1 | ||
| 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 22 | ||
| Authorship, Audiences, Organization | 27 | ||
| 7 | 29 | ||
| 8 | 34 | ||
| 9 | 39 | ||
| 10 | 43 | ||
| 11 | 47 | ||
| 12 | 53 | ||
| Genres in the Hebrew Bible | 59 | ||
| 13 | 61 | ||
| 14 | 66 | ||
| 15 | 72 | ||
| 16 | 77 | ||
| 17 | 83 | ||
| 18 | 88 | ||
| 19 | 93 | ||
| 20 | 97 | ||
| Dating the Bible and the Bible as History | 103 | ||
| 21 | 105 | ||
| 22 | 110 | ||
| 23 | 114 | ||
| 24 | 120 | ||
| 25 | 126 | ||
| 26 | 131 | ||
| 27 | 137 | ||
| The Hebrew Bible and Archaeology | 143 | ||
| 28 | 145 | ||
| 29 | 149 | ||
| 30 | 153 | ||
| 31 | 157 | ||
| 32 | 161 | ||
| Translation and Transmission | 165 | ||
| 33 | 167 | ||
| 34 | 172 | ||
| 35 | 176 | ||
| 36 | 181 | ||
| 37 | 186 | ||
| 38 | 190 | ||
| Themes | 197 | ||
| 39 | 199 | ||
| 40 | 204 | ||
| 41 | 208 | ||
| 42 | 214 | ||
| 43 | 219 | ||
| 44 | 224 | ||
| 45 | 229 | ||
| 46 | 234 | ||
| 47 | 238 | ||
| 48 | 243 | ||
| 49 | 248 | ||
| 50 | 253 | ||
| 51 | 259 | ||
| 52 | 264 | ||
| Issues | 269 | ||
| 53 | 271 | ||
| 54 | 276 | ||
| 55 | 281 | ||
| 56 | 286 | ||
| 57 | 291 | ||
| 58 | 295 | ||
| 59 | 301 | ||
| Selected Biblical Figures | 307 | ||
| 60 | 309 | ||
| 61 | 314 | ||
| 62 | 318 | ||
| 63 | 323 | ||
| 64 | 329 | ||
| 65 | 333 | ||
| 66 | 339 | ||
| 67 | 343 | ||
| 68 | 348 | ||
| 69 | 353 | ||
| 70 | 358 | ||
| 71 | 362 | ||
| Methods and Approaches | 367 | ||
| 72 | 369 | ||
| 73 | 373 | ||
| 74 | 378 | ||
| 75 | 383 | ||
| 76 | 388 | ||
| 77 | 394 | ||
| 78 | 399 | ||
| 79 | 403 | ||
| 80 | 409 | ||
| 81 | 414 | ||
| 82 | 419 | ||
| 83 | 424 | ||
| Scripture Index | 429 | ||
| Subject Index | 445 |