Chapman, Stephen B

The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament - New York Cambridge University 2016 - 525p

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Text and canon Texts, titles, and Translations..........9 Collections, canons, and communities ...........28 2. Historical Background The ancient near eastern context ..............57 The history of isralite religion .........86 The hebrew bible and history ...108 3. Methods and approaches Historical- critical methods ......129 Social science models.................147 Literary approaches to the hebrew bible .......163 4. Subcollections and genres The pentateuch and israelite law ..........187 The former prophets and historiography.........215 The latter prophets and prophecy ..........233 The psalms and hebrew poetry........253 Wisdom ......274 Late historical books and rewritten history .......292 The biblical short story ............314 Apocalyptic writings ...........331 Deuterocanonical /Apocryphal books ............349 5. Reception and use The hebrew bible in Judaism .........375 The old testament in Christianity ..........388 The hebrew bible in art and literature .........426 The old testament inpublic : the ten commandments, evolution and sabbath closing laws.................447 The theology of the hebrew bibe/old testament ............466

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Bible Old Testament

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