Hebrew Bible

by Harrelson, Walter J.

• ISBN13: 9780687036660
• ISBN10: 0687036666
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Summary

"Hebrew Bible is an informative and affordable extension of Abingdon's "Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation. It focuses on the history of the interpretation of individual books (for example, Genesis, Exodus, and Proverbs) and major genre categories (for example, law, prophets, history, and poetry) found in the Hebrew Bible, from the beginnings of critical study to the present. This volume is an important textbook for college and seminary classes on Old Testament exegesis or interpreting the Hebrew Bible. It is a helpful reference work for those wanting to learn more about the differing opinions and interpretations of key biblical writings and how both Jews and Christians viewed and valued the Hebrew Bible through the centuries.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Walter Harrelson	vii
Publisher's Foreword	ix
Abbreviations	xi
Contributors	xxiii
The Pentateuch
Genesis	1	(10)
Exodus	11	(12)
Leviticus	23	(8)
Numbers	31	(8)
Deuteronomy	39	(32)
The Former Prophets
Joshua	71	(12)
Judges	83	(14)
Ruth	97	(4)
1 and 2 Samuel	101	(8)
1 and 2 Kings	109	(6)
The Writings
1 and 2 Chronicles	115	(12)
Ezra and Nehemiah	127	(10)
Esther (and Additions)	137	(8)
Job	145	(18)
Psalms	163	(8)
Proverbs	171	(6)
Qohelet (Ecclesiastes)	177	(12)
Song of Songs	189	(8)
The Latter Prophets: Major
Isaiah	197	(10)
Jeremiah (Interpretation through the 19th Century)	207	(10)
Jeremiah (20th and 21st Century Interpretation)	217	(8)
Lamentations	225	(6)
Ezekiel	231	(8)
Daniel	239	(10)
The Latter Prophets: Minor
Hosea	249	(6)
Joel	255	(6)
Amos	261	(6)
Obadiah	267	(6)
Jonah	273	(6)
Micah	279	(6)
Nahum	285	(4)
Habakkuk	289	(6)
Zephaniah	295	(6)
Haggai	301	(4)
Zechariah	305	(6)
Malachi	311	(6)
General Articles
Decalogue	317	(10)
Deuteronomistic History	327	(8)
Pentateuchal Criticism	335	(10)
Poetry	345	(10)
Prophecy and Prophets	355