A short introduction to the Hebrew Bible : and deutero-canonical books /

John J. Collins's A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible has become a popular option for college and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible. This more compact version of C...

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Autore principale: Collins, John J. (John Joseph), 1946- (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Minneapolis : Fortress Press [2018]
Edizione:Third edition.
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1w6tb3r
Sommario:
  • The Near Eastern context
  • The nature of the Pentateuchal narrative
  • The primeval history
  • The Patriarchs
  • The Exodus from Egypt
  • The revelation at Sinai
  • The priestly theology : Exodus 25-40, Leviticus, and Numbers
  • Deuteronomy
  • Joshua
  • Judges
  • 1 Samuel
  • 2 Samuel
  • 1 Kings 1-16 : Solomon and the divided monarchy
  • 1 Kings 17-2 Kings 25 : tales of prophets and the end of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah
  • Amos and Hosea
  • Isaiah
  • The Babylonian era : Jeremiah and Lamentations
  • Ezekiel
  • The additions to the Book of Isaiah
  • Postexilic prophecy : Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Joel, Jonah
  • Ezra and Nehemiah
  • The Books of Chronicles
  • The Psalms and Song of Songs
  • Proverbs
  • Job and Qoheleth
  • The Hebrew short story: Ruth, Esther
  • Daniel, 1-2 Maccabees
  • The deuterocanonical wisdom books: Ben Sira, Wisdom of Solomon
  • From tradition to canon.