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9780192845788

Understanding the Hebrew Bible Essays by Members of the Society for Old Testament Study

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  • Copyright: 2025-07-17
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author Biography

John Barton, Emeritus Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford, and Senior Research Fellow, Campion Hall, Oxford

John Barton is Emeritus Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at Campion Hall, Oxford. Previously, he was Junior Research Fellow at Merton College, University Lecturer in Theology (Old Testament), Reader in Biblical Studies, and Fellow and Vice-Master of St Cross College. He is Corresponding Fellow of the Norwegian Academy, Fellow of the European Academy, and Former President of the Society for Old Testament Study. Professor Barton was Delegate of the Oxford University Press from 2005 to 2015.

Table of Contents

Introduction, John Barton1. The Pentateuch, Nathan MacDonald2. The Narrative Books, Reinhard G. Kratz3. Prophetic and Apocalyptic Literature, Anja Klein4. Wisdom Literature, John Jarick5. Psalms and Poems, Susan Gillingham6. The Bible and Early Jewish Literature, Carol A. Newsom7. Biblical Canons, George J. Brooke8. Textual Criticism, James K. Aitken9. Philology and Linguistics, Kevin J. Cathcart10. Archaeology, H. G. M. Williamson11. The Ancient Near Eastern Context, Laura Quick12. The History of Israel and Judah, C. L. Crouch13. Religious Practice in Ancient Israel and Judah, Mark Scarlata14. Visual Cultures of the Hebrew Bible, Francesca Stavrakopoulou15. Theological Interpretation of Scripture, Richard S. Briggs16. Gender and the Hebrew Bible, Caroline Blyth17. Postcolonialist Readings of the Hebrew Bible, Hugh S. Pyper18. Ethics in the Hebrew Bible, Eryl W Davies19. The Hebrew Bible and Ecology, Hilary Marlow20. The Hebrew Bible and Race, Tsaurayi K. Mapfeka21. The Hebrew Bible and the Social Sciences, Katherine E. Southwood22. The Hebrew Bible and Psychology, Ekaterina E. Kozlova23. Cognitive Science and the Hebrew Bible, Joachim Schaper24. Reception of the Hebrew Bible in Music, Visual Art, Literature, Theatre, and Film, Deborah Rooke, Holly Morse, and David J. Shepherd25. Translating the Hebrew Bible, Jim West26. Literary Approaches to the Hebrew Bible, Paul M. Joyce

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