Introduction to the Old Testament Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible

Name: Introduction to the Old Testament Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible
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ISBN: 9781405184670

ISBN-10: 1405184671

ISBN-13: 9781405184670

Edition: 2010

Authors: David M. Carr

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Book details

List price: $51.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/9/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.57" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Maps


List of Boxes


Preface


Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations


Overview of the Historical Period


Timeline


Prologue: Orientation to Multiple Bibles and Multiple Translations



Studying the Bible in Its Ancient Context



The Emergence of Ancient Israel and Its First Oral Traditions



The Emergence of the Monarchy and Royal and Zion Texts



Echoes of Past Empires in Biblical Wisdom, Love Poetry, Law, and Narrative



Narrative and Prophecy amidst the Rise and Fall of the Northern Kingdom



Micah, Isaiah, and the Southern Prophetic Encounter with Assyria



Torah and History in the Wake of the Assyrian Empire



Prophecy in the Transition from Assyrian to Babylonian Domination



Laments, History, and Prophecies after the Destruction of Jerusalem



The Pentateuch and the Exile



The Torah, the Psalms, and the Persian-Sponsored Rebuilding of Judah



Other Texts Formed in the Crucible of Post-Exilic Rebuilding



Hellenistic Empires and the Formation of the Hebrew Bible


Glossary


Index