A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible,9780800662073

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A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

by Collins, John J.

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9780800662073

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0800662075

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7/1/2007

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Augsburg Fortress Pub

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Summary

John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible with CD-ROM is a leading textbook in Old Testament studies. With this new, well- tailored abridgement of that larger work, Collins's erudition is now available to general readers and professors and students who prefer a shorter, more concise introduction to the Hebrew scriptures. New features, especially designed for the college student, include maps, images, and study questions. A companion web site includes special resources for both teachers and students including: PowerPoint presentations, chapter by chapter test banks, study questions, suggestions for further reading, and web site links.

Author Biography

John J. Collins is the Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism at Yale University.

Introduction : what are the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament?	p. 1
The Torah/Pentateuch
The near eastern context	p. 15
The nature of the Pentateuchal narrative	p. 28
The primeval history	p. 36
The patriarchs	p. 44
The exodus from Egypt	p. 55
The revelation at Sinai	p. 64
The priestly theology : Exodus 25-40, Leviticus, and Numbers	p. 74
Deuteronomy	p. 84
The Deuteronomistic history
Joshua	p. 94
Judges	p. 108
First Samuel	p. 116
Second Samuel	p. 123
First kings 1-16 : Solomon and the divided monarchy	p. 131
First kings 17 - Second kings 25 : titles of prophets and the end of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah	p. 141
Prophecy
Amos and Hosea	p. 153
Isaiah	p. 164
The Babylonian era : Jeremiah and Lamentations	p. 174
Ezekiel	p. 185
The additions to the book of Isaiah	p. 197
Postexilic Prophecy : Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Joel	p. 209
The writings
Ezra and Nehemiah	p. 220
The books of chronicles	p. 229
The Psalms and song of songs	p. 236
Proverbs	p. 248
Job and Qoheleth	p. 256
The Hebrew short story : Ruth, Jonah, Esther	p. 268
Daniel, 1-2 Maccabees	p. 278
The Deuterocanonical wisdom books : Ben Sira, wisdom of Solomon	p. 293
From tradition to canon	p. 302
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