The Original Story God, Israel, and the World
- Michigan William B.Eerdmans Publishing Co 2004
- 318p
includes index and biblioraphy
THE BASICS - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT 1.1 Old Testament or Hebrew Bible? The Scriptures of Jews and Christians 1.2 The Story So Far Israel Tells Its Story 1.3 Where and Who on Earth? 19 The Geography and Peoples of the Old Testament World 1.4 The Way They Tell It 27 Types of Literature in the Old Testament MAJOR THEMES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 2.1 Watchmaker or Living God? 39 The Old Testament View of God 2.2 The Chosen People? 53 God`s Relationship with Israel 2.3 Who Am I? 65 The Old Testament View of the Human Condition 2.4 How Should We Live? 77 Ethics and the Old Testament 2.5 Why Me? 91 The Old Testament View of Human Suffering 2.6 Can We Know God? 107 Religious Experience in the Old Testament HISTORY AND THE OLD TESTAMENT 3.1 Tall Stories? 119 Writing the History of Israel 3.2 Meet the Ancestors 125 What Can We Know about the Early History of Israel? 3.3 Give Us a King! 133 What Can We Know about the Monarchy in Ancient Israel? 3.4 Refugee Status 143 What Can We Know about the Exile and Return? 3.5 Loyal Subjects? 155 What Can We Know about the `Second Temple` Period? 3.6 Digging Up the Old Testament 165 The Contribution of Archaeology to the Study of the Old Testament THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT 4.1 The Social Scene 179 The Social Life of Ancient Israel 4.2 Thus Says the Lord! 191 Prophecy in Ancient Israel 4.3 Hallelujah! 205 Worship in Ancient Israel 4.4 Can We Cope? 221 Wisdom Literature in the Old Testament 4.5 The Plot Thickens 235 Israel`s Historians and Story-tellers 4.6 Taking Orders 245 Law and Instruction in the Old Testament 4.7 The Number of the Beast 257 Apocalyptic Literature in the Old Testament METHODS, TEXT, AND INTERPRETATION 5.1 Cut and Paste 273 Source Criticism and the Old Testament 5.2 Word of Mouth 283 Form Criticism and the Old Testament 5.3 Edit and Format 293 Redaction Criticism and the Old Testament 5.4 A Good Read? 301 Literary Criticism and the Old Testament