TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schmid, Konrad
TI  - The Old Testament:  A Literary History
SN  - 9780800697754
U1  - B65 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Bible Old Testament
KW  - Criticism, Interpretation
KW  - Bible as a Literature
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; 1. Purpose, history, and problems of a LIterary history of the Old Testament .........1  why do we need a literary history of the old testament .........1  Language, writing, books, and literary production in ancient israel ......30  Methods and Presentation .............41  2. The biginnings of ancient israel`s Literature among the syro-palestinian city-states before the advent of the assyrians .........49  Historical backgrounds.........49  Theological characterizations ........49  Spheres of Traditions ........52  3. The literature of the Assyrian period ..........65  Historical Background..............65  Theological characterizations ........65  Spheres of Tradition ...........67  Spheres of Tradition .......69  4. The literature of the Babylonian Period.....105  Theological Characterizations ............107  Spheres of Tradition................111  5. The literature of the Persian Period ..............141  6. The literature of the Ptolemaic Period ........183  7. The Literature of the Seleucid period.............211  8. Becoming scripture and the Genesis of the Canon ..........223  Distinguishing scripture from Canon ..........223  The scripturalization of the old testament ...........227    4. The
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