An introduction to the Old Testament :
Carr, David McLain, 1961-
An introduction to the Old Testament : sacred texts and imperial contexts of the Hebrew Bible / Sacred texts and imperial contexts of the Hebrew Bible. David M. Carr. - Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - xix, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Orientation to multiple bibles and multiple translations -- Studying the Bible in its ancient context(s) -- The emergence of ancient Israel and its first oral traditions -- The emergence of the monarchy and royal and Zion texts -- Echoes of past empires in biblical wisdom, love poetry, law, and narrative -- Narrative and prophecy amidst the rise and fall of the Northern Kingdom -- Micah, Isaiah, and the southern prophetic encounter with Assyria -- Torah and history in the wake of the Assyrian Empire -- Prophecy in the transition from Assyrian to Babylonian domination -- Laments, history, and prophecies after the destruction of Jerusalem -- The Pentateuch and the exile -- The Torah, the Psalms, and the Persian-sponsored rebuilding of Judah -- Other texts formed in the crucible of post-exilic rebuilding -- Hellenistic empires and the formation of the Hebrew Bible.
9781405184670 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405184687 (hbk. : alk. paper) 140518468X (hbk. : alk. paper) 1405184671 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009041256
Bible.--Old Testament--History.
Bible.--Old Testament--History of contemporary events.
Bible.--Old Testament--Introductions.
BS1130 / .C37 2010
221.09
An introduction to the Old Testament : sacred texts and imperial contexts of the Hebrew Bible / Sacred texts and imperial contexts of the Hebrew Bible. David M. Carr. - Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - xix, 276 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Orientation to multiple bibles and multiple translations -- Studying the Bible in its ancient context(s) -- The emergence of ancient Israel and its first oral traditions -- The emergence of the monarchy and royal and Zion texts -- Echoes of past empires in biblical wisdom, love poetry, law, and narrative -- Narrative and prophecy amidst the rise and fall of the Northern Kingdom -- Micah, Isaiah, and the southern prophetic encounter with Assyria -- Torah and history in the wake of the Assyrian Empire -- Prophecy in the transition from Assyrian to Babylonian domination -- Laments, history, and prophecies after the destruction of Jerusalem -- The Pentateuch and the exile -- The Torah, the Psalms, and the Persian-sponsored rebuilding of Judah -- Other texts formed in the crucible of post-exilic rebuilding -- Hellenistic empires and the formation of the Hebrew Bible.
9781405184670 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405184687 (hbk. : alk. paper) 140518468X (hbk. : alk. paper) 1405184671 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2009041256
Bible.--Old Testament--History.
Bible.--Old Testament--History of contemporary events.
Bible.--Old Testament--Introductions.
BS1130 / .C37 2010
221.09