The Hebrew Bible : : A Critical Companion /

The Hebrew Bible : : A Critical Companion / / John Barton.

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2016
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Barton, John,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 1 halftone. 5 line illus. 5 maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction / Barton, John
  • List of Contributors
  • Part I. The Hebrew Bible in Its Historical and Social Context
  • 1. The Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament / Barton, John
  • 2. The Historical Framework / Stavrakopoulou, Francesca
  • 3. The Social and Cultural History of Ancient Israel / Southwood, Katherine
  • 4. Israel in the Context of the Ancient Near East / Frendo, Anthony J.
  • Part II. Major Genres of Biblical Literature
  • 5. The Narrative Books of the Hebrew Bible / Römer, Thomas
  • 6. The Prophetic Literature / Kratz, R. G.
  • 7. Legal Texts / Bartor, Assnat
  • 8. The Wisdom Literature / Grillo, Jennie
  • 9. The Psalms and Poems of the Hebrew Bible / Gillingham, Susan
  • Part III. Major Religious Themes
  • 10. Monotheism / Sommer, Benjamin D.
  • 11. Creation / Spieckermann, Hermann
  • 12. The Human Condition / Marlow, Hilary
  • 13. God's Covenants with Humanity and Israel / Markl, Dominik
  • 14. Ethics / Crouch, C. L.
  • 15. Religious Space and Structures / Russell, Stephen C.
  • 16. Ritual / Kunin, Seth D.
  • Part IV. The Study and Reception of the Hebrew Bible
  • 17. Reception of the Old Testament / Gray, Alison
  • 18. Historical-Critical Inquiry / Bultmann, Christoph
  • 19. Literary Approaches / Jasper, David
  • 20. Theological Approaches to the Old Testament / Moberly, R. W. L.
  • 21. Political and Advocacy Approaches / Davies, Eryl W.
  • 22. Textual Criticism and Biblical Translation / McCarthy, Carmel
  • 23. To Map or Not to Map? / Curtis, Adrian
  • Index of Scripture
  • Index of Modern Authors
  • Index of Subjects

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