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Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: A Guided Tour of Israel's Sacred Library / Edition 1
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- 03/07/2007
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- Pearson
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Overview
Welcoming readers into the world, culture, history, and literature of the library of Judaism, this volume provides a solid and rich overview of the content of each book, including its historical background. Attractively formatted as a museum or library tour, the book gives readers a sense of the plurality and richness of the on-going traditions of the biblical faith communities and shows how the three Abrahamic world religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have all used the Old Testament. The library tour begins with the layout, an historical and critical overview of the books, prophets and writings and a provides look at the faith-communities that use the Bible. For Bible novices and Bible experts alike interested in a comprehensive tour of its Books.
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ISBN-13: | 9780130453570 |
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Publisher: | Pearson |
Publication date: | 03/07/2007 |
Edition description: | New Edition |
Pages: | 528 |
Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d) |
Table of Contents
A Note to Teachers
Preface
Welcome to the Library!
Easy Access for All
Why a “Library”?
How This Guide Works
Acknowledgements
**************THE ENTRANCE**************
Chapter 1. What is a Bible?
The Bible is Not a Book
Books and Scrolls
The Bible or Bibles?
Which Library Are We Touring?
Naming the Library
Arranging the Library
Subsections in the Library
The Rare Book Room: Our Oldest Manuscripts
Chapter 2. Preliminary Matters of Interpretation
Translations
Valuing the Scrolls
Ways of Studying/Reading
A Brief Word about Meaning
History Then and Now
Religion in Ancient Israel
Chapter 3. Preliminary Matters of Ancient History
Where Are We Going and Why?
Ancient Near Eastern Political History
Sumer, at the Beginning
Egypt, “Gift of the Nile”
Back to Mesopotamia
Persia, Conquest from the East
Greece, Conquest from the West
Where We Are
Canaan: The “Land Between”
Topography and Travel
Ancient Israel’s Political History and the Library Scrolls
Everybody’s History
Chapter 4. The Composition of Biblical Scrolls
Hebrew Language
Time Periods of Composing the Scrolls
Collecting the Scrolls
Authoring a Scroll
Literary Forms
Hebrew Narrative
Hebrew Poetry
***************IN the LIBRARY**************
Chapter 5. Torah/Instruction
The First Five Scrolls
Moses (Moshe)
One Story Begins
Explaining the Composition of Torah
1. Genesis Bereshit
Literary Format and Movement
Composition of Bereshit
Bereshit and History
Setting the Stage: Creation
Setting the Stage: From Creation to Abraham
Abraham Our Great Father
Stories of Isaac and Jacob
Themes of Bereshit
The Main Character
2. Exodus Shemot
Literary Format and Movement
Date, Composition, and Manuscripts
Exodus and Historiography
The Dramatic Liberation
God, Moses, and YHWH
Women and the Rescue
Who Was Rescued?
The Celebration
The Instruction on the Mountain
How Shall YHWH Live with Israel?
3. Leviticus Vayikkrah
Literary Format and Movement
Leviticus as Literature
Dating Leviticus
Sources and Sections in Leviticus
Holiness and the Big Ideas of Leviticus
Areas Covered by Holiness Laws
Leviticus and Other Nations
“Behind the Scenes” Observations
4. Numbers BeMidbar
Literary Format and Movement
Date and Composition
The Behavior and Punishment of One Generation
YHWH’s Blessings
Numbers and History
Laws in BeMidbar
5. Deuteronomy Devarim
Literary Format and Movement
Composition and Date
The Unique Voice of Moshe in Devarim
The Covenant of YHWH and Israel
Devarim and Other Scrolls of Moses
Chapter 6. Neviim/Prophets- Part I
Narratives: Four Scrolls
6. Joshua Yehoshua
Literary Format and Movement
A Familiar Story Continues
Joshua and History
Complexity/Reality in Narrative
7. Judges Shophtim
Literary Format and Movement
Formation and Dating
What’s the Point?
A Literary Genius
Judges and History
8. Samuel Shemuel
Literary Format and Movement
History and Composition
The Man Samuel
Saul
David
The Text of Samuel
9. Kings Melakhim
Literary Format and Movement
Composition and sources
History and Historiography
Organizing the Religious History
Prophets in Kings
Religion and Writing
Chapter 7. Neviim/Prophets-Part II
Prophetic Oracles
10. Isaiah Yeshayahu
Literary Format and Movement
Compositional History
The world of Yeshayahu of Yerushalim (Jerusalem)
The world of Yeshayahu of Babylon
Oracles of Criticism
Oracles Inspiring Trust and Hope
Poetry and Pictures
11. Jeremiah Yermiyah
Literary Format and Movement
The Scrolls of Yermeyahu
The Life and Times of Yermeyahu
Baruch, Scribe and Associate
Yermeyahu’s Poetic Preaching
12. Ezekiel Yehezkael
Literary Format and Movement
Yekhezkael the Prophet in His Setting
Yekhezkael the Entertainer
Text and Composition
Major Messages
13. The Twelve
Twelve to One
Hosea Hoshea
Literary Format and Movement
Hosea’s Time: Politics
Hosea’s Time: Religion
The Text
Joel Yoel
Literary Format and Movement
Dating the Composition
Today’s Priestly-Prophetic Message, Yesterday’s Words
Ahmos Amos
Literary Format and Movement
Influence of Amos
The non-Prophet’s World and his Oracles
Amos the Social Critic
Amos the Revisionist
Construction of the Scroll
Obadiah Ovadyah
Literary Format and Movement
Structure and Message
Obadiah’s Times
Obadiah and Other Poems
Jonah Yonah
Literary Format and Movement
Questions of Genre and Origin
Compositional Date
The International Times
Foreigners
The Poem
A True Prophet
A Strange Ending
Micah Mekhah
Literary Format and Movement
Who and When
Composition of the Scroll
Mekhah’s Opposition
A Court Case and Mekhah’s Priorities
Nahum Nakhum
Literary Format and Movement
The Times of Nahum
National and Religious Overtones
Poetic Video
Habakkuk Khabakkuk
Literary Format and Movement
A Poet’s Question and Answer Time with YHWH
Zephaniah Ts’fanyah
Literary Format and Movement
The Times of Ts’fanyah
The Urgent Poetry of Ts’fanyah
Haggai Khaggai
Literary Format and Movement
The Times of Khaggai
Khaggai’s Encouragements
Zechariah Zekharyah
Literary Format and Movement
The Times of Zekharyah and the Composition of the Scroll
The Visions and Message of Zekharyah 1-8
The Themes of Zekharyah 9-14
Malachi Malakhi
Literary Format and Movement
Date and Setting of the Messenger
Message and Tradition
Chapter 8. Ketuvim/Writings
Overview
14. Psalms
Literary Format and Movement
Psalm Literature in the Ancient Near Eastern World
Collecting Poems in Ancient Israel and Later Manuscripts
Music and Tehelim
Authors and Dates
Larger Poetic Structures
Kinds of Psalms
Psalms and Prayers
15. Proverbs
Literary Format and Movement
Wisdom in the Ancient Near East
Wisdom in Mishlei
Lady Wisdom
The Fear of YHWH and Wisdom
What is a Proverb?
Collecting Proverbs
A Jewish “Patron Saint” of Wisdom?
A Final Poem
16. Job
Literary Format and Movement
The Basic Drama
Date and Composition
The Ancient Hebrew Text of Job
Historical Names and Places
Job as Wisdom Literature
The Prologue
The Poetic Disputes
The Epilogue
Job in the Library
17. Song of Songs
Literary Format and Movement
Link to Solomon
Who Is Speaking?
What Are They Saying?
Specific Metaphors
Female and Male
Reflection on Love
Religious Literature?
18. Ruth
Literary Format and Movement
A Simple Story, Well Told
Dramatic Setting and Date
The Point?
19. Lamentations
Literary Format and Movement
A Poetic Monument of Sorrow
Poem One
Poem Two
Poem Three
Poem Four
Poem Five
20. Ecclesiastes
Literary Format and Movement
Date and Authorship
The Quest
The Findings
Method of the Search
Resulting Advice
God and Hevel
The Epilogue
Qohelet in the Library
21. Esther
Literary Format and Movement
Dramatic Setting and Plot
Date and Composition History
Esther and History
Esther and Religion
A Later Version
22. Daniel
Literary Format and Movement
Ancient Daniel Stories
The Longer Version
Daniel’s Dramatic Settings, History, and Date of Composition
Apocalyptic Literature and Daniel
Where to Put Daniel?
23. Ezra-Nehemiah
Literary Format and Movement
History and ‘Ezra-Nekhemyah
Stories with a Purpose
24. Chronicles
Literary Format and Movement
A Historical Review
Ancient Source Citation
Watching the Writer
The Writing Continues
The End of the Story
Chapter 9. Additional Scrolls
More Scrolls?
Deuterocanonicals
Tobit
Judith
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
3 Maccabees
4 Maccabees
Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom of Ben Sira (Ecclesiaticus, Sirach)
Baruch
Letter of Jeremiah
************AFTER THE TOUR************
Chapter 10. Meeting the Librarians: The Communities of the Books
Religious Communities and Biblical Literature
Jewish Practice
Christian Practice
Muslim Practice
The Library in Our Pluralistic World
Checking Out
Glossary Index