The Old Testament World

Davies, Philip R

The Old Testament World - 2th ed. - Philadelphia Westminister John Knox Press 2005 - 250p

includes index and biblioraphy

1. The Setting Geography and Ecology of Ancient palestine .........3 Social Organization ..........24 The peoples of the old Testament world ......39 2. The history and Religion of Israel Until the time of Solomon ...........65 From the Death of Solomon to the Babylonian deportations .............73 Judah under the persians and ptolemies and the judeans in babylonia.........86 From the Maccabees to Herod the Great ........96 3.. Literature and Life Creation and origin stories .......111 Narratives .........124 Legal Texts ......137 Sacrifies and psalms ........151 Prophetic Literature .....166 Wisdom literature ..........184 Apocalyptic literature ........198 Beyond the old Testament .......209 4. The formation of the Old Testament Oral Tradition and collections prior to the deportation ............225 The formation of the scriptural canon..........232

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